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Le Gibassier

When I lived in France, I never saw gibassier at the bakery. It’s probably because I lived in northern France near Paris. Gibassier, or a buttery breakfast bread made with orange and anise, is more common in southern France near … Continue reading

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Cumin Black Bean Bowl with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Avocado

One of the keys to cooking is finding a recipe you like and making it your own. That’s how I came up with these cumin black beans. Years and years ago, I found a recipe for black beans with lime … Continue reading

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The Softest Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt

The other day my friend Anna sent me a recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I filed it under “Things I Want to Make Soon, but First I Have to Make Everything Else I Have Planned.” Then I saw her Saturday … Continue reading

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Kale Salad with Roasted Chickpeas and Tahini Dressing

I was browsing Instagram the other day and I saw a salad that looked so good, I knew I had to make it immediately. Like many food photos on Instagram, this one didn’t come with a recipe. So I decided … Continue reading

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Chocolate Tahini Granola

I’ve been craving chocolate tahini granola for a few days, so yesterday, I decided to do something about it. Also I needed a really, really good breakfast to jumpstart my appetite. I got (food poisoning?) (stomach flu?) over the weekend … Continue reading

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Smoked Salmon Soba Noodle Salad

My friend Jim likes to smoke salmon, and the other day he was generous enough to give me some. It was perfect timing because I’d been thinking about making soba noodle salad with smoked salmon. This salad is something you … Continue reading

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Swiss Pear Tart with Edelbrand Plum Brandy

A couple months ago, I went to Marthasville, MO, to visit Edelbrand Pure Distilling. The business, which is owned by Lynn DeLean-Weber, Martin Weber, and their daughter Tess DeLean, makes vinars, or Swiss brandy. “Vinars” is word in Romansh, or … Continue reading

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Lemon Poppyseed Cake with Mandarins

I was craving lemon poppyseed cake last week, partly because I miss California/Los Angeles. When I was there last fall, I went to Sqirl and got lemon poppyseed cake that blew. my. mind. I still think about it often, especially … Continue reading

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Roasted Pineapple Ricotta Toast

In the winter, I like to do two things: Eat food that’s the equivalent of sitting in front of a warm fire with a blanket wrapped around me, OR eat food that makes me believe that I’m on a beach. … Continue reading

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Making My Own Pizza

I’ve wanted to make my own pizza for a long time but I never took the plunge. Part of the reason was because I didn’t own a pizza stone, but it was also because I was intimidated by the process. … Continue reading

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