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Learn how to de-seed a pomegranate! This quick and easy method will have you hooked on the superfruit. On one of my trips to the grocery store last week, I had a thicker-than-normal amount of fog in the harbor. I began purchasing all sorts of items that were uncharacteristic for me, like duck, yucca root, …

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Gluten Free crepes with white cheddar, maple spiced apples, and salted coconut caramel sauce… Cue the drool! How do you do with the sweet and savory combo? Like, could you just ravage a bag of chocolate covered pretzels, or would you rather keep your sugar away from your salt and your salt away from your …

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More stuffed vegetables! ‘Tis the season for stuffing things. And ‘tis the season for sweet potatoes! If there’s one thing that’s more cozy than a big carby vegetable, it’s a big carby vegetable stuffed with other food items. Roasted sweet potatoes are one of my favorite veggie go-to’s. Stuffing them in either a sweet or …

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Pumpkin cheesecake. It’s really very pleasing. What’s not to adore about a silky-smooth, creamy, sweet piece of pumpkin-y feel good that melts in your mouth and leaves you love drunk in decadent satisfaction? True story, kidlets: I once made a pumpkin cheesecake before I left for a trip to Europe, and I told my roommate at …

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Fireside Chats with Julia are stories I share that are unrelated to my regular recipe posts. This is where I let it all hang out. Spoiler alert: There’s lots of profanity in this post. Hiya! Welcome to the third episode of Fireside Chats with Julia!  This one’s a long one, so I recommend you pour yourself …

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What are you doing this weekend? Tailgate on these guacamole bacon turkey burgers with roasted poblano peppers and queso fresco! Last night, I had a dream that I was on an all-girls football team, and we were on our way to play the 49ers. Every woman’s fantasy, right? Wrong. In my dream, I was the …

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Happy root vegetable Mondaaaaaaaaaay!… Have a bouquet of carrots! IIIIII know…In the bustling metropolis of the root vegetable kingdom, carrots aren’t the most adventurous. They would be the type of root that sits at home and plays Sudoku, not the kind that goes skydiving over an erupting volcano. BUT you know what I say to …

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Ahhhhh siiiiiiiiighheeeeee yooooooou! That was creepy. Hey-o, I’m back home from Illinois and have stories galore for you!…BUT I’m going to save most of the wordage for a Fireside Chat. Because that is just.how.good the stories are. Plus, it has been far too long since you and I cozied up with a good tale. And folks: this …

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Moist and fluffy gluten-free butternut squash pancakes. These delightful hotcakes are warmly-spice, naturally sweet, and taste like fall! Weeks ago, when I went on a squash-roasting bender, I had leftover butternut squash that was just dyyyyyying to be pancake-d. Meaning, I was dying for pancakes. I simply mashed it up, and into the batter it …

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