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Nourished By My Heroes

Oprah’s Cornbread and Black Eyed Peas Recipe (Cold Weather Comfort Food)

December 30, 2022 by Admin Leave a Comment

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Today’s edition of Nourished By My Heroes features the ultimate comfort food combo: Oprah’s recipe for Southern-style cornbread and black-eyed peas.  The Maui-based mogul has openly stated on multiple occasions that her favorite meal is “cornbread, black-eyed field peas, and rosé”— and it’s easy to understand why.  This easy black-eyed peas recipe is so SO […]

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Gâteau au Yaourt (Yogurt Cake) Recipe from Bringing up Bébé

August 16, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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The latest Nourished By My Heroes recipe comes from Pamela Druckerman’s cultishly beloved parenting book, Bringing up Bébé. This recipe for Gâteau au Yaourt (Yogurt Cake), was referenced early on in the book’s discussion of feeding children and how to encourage them to become independent, confident, curious eaters. For me, this Gâteau au Yaourt recipe is […]

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Natalie Portman’s Vegan Hamantaschen Recipe

February 17, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 6 Comments

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The latest recipe in G&L’s Nourished By My Heroes series is a fun one: Natalie Portman’s vegan hamantaschen recipe. Hamantaschen are classic, triangle-shaped filled cookies that originate in Israel and enjoy massive popularity in many parts of Eastern Europe. The cookie casing can range from hard, almost like a shortbread, to more dough-y, akin to […]

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Joni Mitchell’s Easy Lentil Soup (Comfort Food)

September 16, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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Joni Mitchell’s easy lentil soup recipe is a darling little gem that reflects the no-frills food ethos of the 1970s. Made with red lentils, tomato puree, and a hint of sweet paprika, this easy blended lentil soup recipe is the ultimate fall/winter comfort food. This recipe originally came from a repost in The Guardian, which […]

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Gloria Steinem’s Breakfast of Champions (Easy Freekah Porridge Recipe)

February 3, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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Gloria Steinem is possibly the single most beloved feminist figure in American history. And with that distinction came no shortage of commentary on her looks, which were as admired as they were patronizingly weaponized against her. In a Washington Post article from 1984 (<— scary!), I recently unearthed a reference to a yummy-sounding wheat berry […]

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Michelle Obama’s Shrimp Linguine Recipe is Lovely

March 8, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin 4 Comments

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Michelle Obama’s epic shrimp linguine recipe was something I saw whispered about in various presidential profiles detailing what Barack Obama liked to eat at home. Eventually, I found the recipe on Genius Kitchen and decided to make it fresh with a few modifications, below. (Minor adjustments made to up the nutrient profile while making the […]

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Joan Didion’s Artichokes Au Gratin Recipe is Delightful

July 15, 2019 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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It’s hard to find good artichoke recipes out there, but Joan Didion’s artichokes au gratin recipe is a real keeper. Even if it weren’t the literary icon’s own recipe, I’d still love it. It’s creamy, rich, simple in the way that all cooking was in the 1970s, and delicious– a crowd pleaser that can simultaneously […]

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Hillary Clinton’s Chocolate Chip Cookies (With a Twist!)

February 27, 2019 by Molly Beauchemin 6 Comments

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Last year when I unearthed the recipe for Hillary Clinton’s chocolate chip cookies in Family Circle Magazine, I was bummed to learn that the original recipe calls for vegetable shortening as the principle fat. Vegetable shortening is pure trans fat and should be avoided at all costs. Trans fat has *zero* redeeming health qualities– and yes, […]

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Meryl Streep’s Pistachio Rose Heart Cookies

February 14, 2019 by Molly Beauchemin 3 Comments

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The latest recipe in our Nourished By My Heroes series is based on Meryl Streep’s cookie recipe, which I originally saw in an old Good Housekeeping feature from years ago. These delicious pistachio-rose shortbread cookies are an homage to Meryl Streep’s original almond shortbread cookie recipe.  The short crumb and delicate rose flavor of these […]

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