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Ted Lasso’s Biscuit Recipe (The Real Recipe from The Show)

March 1, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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This edition of our Nourished By My Heroes series features the first male subject we’ve ever featured in this column: Ted Lasso, the lovable hero of the Apple TV+ soccer-themed series Ted Lasso. Below, we share the official Ted Lasso Biscuit recipe– the real recipe used to make the iconic cookies on the show.  Fans […]

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Natalie Portman’s Vegan Hamantaschen Recipe

February 17, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 8 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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NYC’s 8 Best, Most Famous Cookies (& Other Unique Treats)

June 13, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

New York City’s food scene quite literally has something for everyone, as the best chefs and bakers in the world come to this city to prove themselves. Not unlike the world’s best actors, singers, stylists, musicians, and artists, the city has something of a flair for attracting people with niche talents, and in the baking […]

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The BEST gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe (Focus-Enhancing)

May 11, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin 3 Comments

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These gluten-free cinnamon peanut butter cookies were adapted from Ovenly’s salted peanut butter cookie recipe– a New York City classic that we’ve modified to incorporate focus-enhancing adaptogens and some cinnamon and maple to round out the flavor.  Gluten-free peanut butter cookies are all the rage in boutique bakeries across America at the moment. The lack […]

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Juniper Glazed Walnut Shortbread Recipe (A Sweet Digestif)

November 5, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

This juniper glazed walnut shortbread cookie recipe might just be the perfect winter digestif. The cookie itself is not too sweet, paired with a sweet, herbaceous juniper glaze. Because juniper reminisces of pine and is super wintery, it’s a favorite among mixologists, who often use it in cold-weather cocktails. Here, we developed this delicious crumbly […]

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Meryl Streep’s Pistachio Rose Shortbread

February 14, 2021 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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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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