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Easy Acorn Squash Pie Recipe (A Cool Riff on Pumpkin Pie)

November 4, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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This easy Acorn Squash Pie recipe is a delicious pumpkin pie alternative that’s perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. It’s also a great recipe for anytime you have extra squash lying around, and you’re tired of making savory dishes. It’s so good! Beginning with our super-flaky homemade pie crust, we add just the right amount of seasonal […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: dessert, recipe

The 5 Best Coffee Shops in Milan, Italy

November 2, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Whether you’re a cafe lover, a coffee snob, a baked goods enthusiast or simply want to experience the quintessential urban Italian experience, the best cafes and coffee shops in Milan deliver on the promise of sensational vibes and atmosphere in Italy’s fashion capital.    The subtle details of cafe culture in Milan, Italy are part […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: coffee, dessert, europe, Europe travel, european cities, Italy, restaurants

Vegan Olive Oil Quick Bread Recipe (World’s Best Anti-Inflammatory Dessert)

September 15, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 3 Comments

Olive oil cake is all the rage in the baking world right now. This vegan olive oil quick bread is versatile and moist enough to moonlight as an olive oil cake (if you want to bake it in a cake pan) or as olive oil cake muffins. We love it best as an understated olive […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: brain diet, brain food, dessert, fatigue, gluten free, recipe, vegan

The 11 Coolest Birthday Cake Bakeries in Los Angeles

September 12, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for an amazing birthday cake in Los Angeles, you’ve come to the right place. The City of Angels is increasingly regarded as one of the best culinary cities in America, and this is especially true when it comes to bakeries and celebrations. Like New York City, Los Angeles is a place where […]

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The 12 Best Birthday Cakes in NYC

September 5, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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Want to experience one of the best birthday cakes in NYC? As a food critic who’s ordered countless top-notch birthday cakes in the city over the last decade, I can assure you there’s a wide variety to choose from. More importantly, New York City has no shortage of excellent bakeries. And with the advent of […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, bakeries, birthday cake, dessert, gluten free, nyc, vegan

6 Cool Places to Get Birthday Cake in Providence, Rhode Island

September 4, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

If you need a birthday cake in Providence, Rhode Island, you might initially think that your only option is to go to Federal Hill, where all the best Italian bakeries are located. This is certainly a good strategy– though Rhode Island’s capital city has a much more diverse birthday cake scene (is that a scene?) […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, bakeries, birthday cake, dessert, providence, restaurants, rhode island, vegan

The BEST Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Brownies Recipe (Dopamine Booster)

August 31, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Let me just cut right to the chase: these delicious gluten-free peanut butter brownies are fudgy and decadent, made with serotonin-boosting bittersweet chocolate and happiness-inducing mucuna bean powder. Baking is a good stress reliever, and this recipe thoughtfully incorporates mood-supportive ingredients.  (And if you don’t want to add the superfoods, leave ‘um out. The recipe […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: brain food, calming, chocolate, depression, dessert, gluten free, mood diet, peanut butter, recipe

The 5 Best Ice Cream Shops in Asheville, North Carolina

August 17, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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The best ice cream in Asheville is relatively easy to find if you know where to look. With a number of inventive, dairy and non-dairy allergy-friendly ice cream shops around this eclectic little mountain town, the flavors and creativity never fail to impress. Ultimately, we cobbled together this guide to Asheville’s best ice cream shops […]

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

August 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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The Best Ice Cream in NYC: 9 Cool, Weird & Wonderful Shops

June 30, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

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There’s nothing more whimsical or reminiscent of childhood than a good ice cream cone. Fortunately, like pizza, ice cream is something of a religion in New York City, whether you’re a kid or an adult. As a result, the best ice cream in NYC runs the gamut from experimental and edgy to foreign-inspired with All-American […]

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