Every recipe I make has purpose—joy, pleasure and my favorite, comfort.

My soul-soothing Ginger-Chicken Basmati Soup will warm you up from the inside out. When you think of weeknight 30-minute chicken soup recipes, you probably think a rotisserie chicken is the shortcut. Instead, my fast-and-easy version calls for ground chicken. Plus, adding the rice to the meatball mixture keeps the rice from disintegrating into the broth and makes the meatballs light and airy.

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NOURISH YOUR BODY + MIND WITH MY FEEL-GOOD RECIPES

taste teste

The 6 best dairy-free chocolate chip morsels, based on taste + bakeability.

These days, grocery shelves are stocked with at least a handful of choices—some brands even swap in plant milks to make milk chocolate morsels, others use unrefined sugars. Here’s my cheat sheet on the latest offerings from old school to artisanal chocolate makers.

THE WINNERS

Reclaim your food memories, one cookie at a time.

  • Peanut Butter Meltaways (TAGALONGS)

  • Coconut-Caramel Rounds (SAMOAS)

  • Peanut Butter-Oat Sandwiches (Do-si-dos)

  • Thin Minty Cookie Wafers (thin mints)

recipe makeover

Dairy-Free Ricotta

DAIRY-FREE • GLUTEN-FREE • SOY-FREE • EGG-FREE 

I developed sweet ricotta for desserts like my Pumpkin Pie Cannoli with Maple-Candied Pistachios and the savory ricotta I use in place any recipe that calls for ricotta, like lasagne, pizza, handmade ravioli or crostini. The ricotta will keep in a resealable container for up to 1 week in the fridge.

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