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If you have ever made a flourless chocolate cake, you'll understand the process and why this cake bakes the way it does. Same physics, different flavor. Ground nuts and eggs hold everything...
Think of this Goat Cheese Fig Honey Walnut Stack as the easiest cheesecake you'll ever make. It’s got the same spirit as a luscious cheesecake, but this snacky little stack comes together in...
Fresh, California-grown figs are the cherry on top of this Fig Pistachio Ice Cream Sundae. A quick, easy, jammy homemade fig compote ripples between creamy, cool scoops of pale green pistachio ice...
Parents know the everyday magic of a chicken nugget. Kids inhale them without a single question about what you tuck inside. This chicken nugget recipe puts that trust to good use, folding a full...
A morning glory muffin is basically carrot cake and I’m not going to pretend otherwise. Grated carrots, warm spices, raisins and walnuts, minus the cream cheese frosting and plus enough fruit that...
If you've got apples and pears sitting on your counter at the same time right now, that's not an accident, and it's the entire reason this recipe exists. Late summer is one of the only stretches all...
There is a stretch of summer when heirloom tomatoes and juicy peaches are sitting three feet apart at the farm stand, both at their absolute peak, and almost nobody thinks to put them on the same...
Farrotto is the dish that makes turning on your oven in July feel like a good decision. It's farro cooked low and slow, risotto style, until it turns rich and creamy. Then, it's topped with a pile...
Every summer I overbuy sweet corn. Six ears for a household of two, every single trip, like the season might get called off early. This corn salad takes the same ears and turns them into something...
Blended cottage cheese is having a moment, and honestly, it's about time. That tub of cottage cheese in the back of your fridge just got a serious glow-up. Throw it in a food processor with fruit...
There's a particular kind of dinner win that comes from a stuffed sweet potato, and it asks almost nothing of you. Bake a few California sweet potatoes until the insides turn soft and jammy, then...
Roasted corn might be the easiest recipe you make all summer, and that is exactly the point. Skip the grill, skip the boiling pot, and let the oven do the work while you handle everything else for...