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Maple-Date Chestnut Milk Recipe: A Local Food Lover’s Alternative to Hot Chocolate

February 23, 2026 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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This easy maple-date chestnut milk recipe is made from fresh-roasted chestnuts, dates, water, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt. That’s it! If you’re a local food lover, it makes a beautiful alternative to hot chocolate for warm-weather sipping by the fire. Chesnuts are the ultimate winter season crop, a lovely treat to wait for […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas, Mood Recipes Tagged With: dairy free, gluten free, recipe, winter blues

Natalie Portman’s Vegan Hamantaschen Recipe

February 17, 2026 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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Ted Lasso’s Biscuit Recipe (The Real Recipe from The Show)

February 1, 2026 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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Vegan Olive Oil Quick Bread Recipe (World’s Best Anti-Inflammatory Dessert)

January 11, 2026 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

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

January 6, 2026 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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Joan Didion’s Artichokes Au Gratin Recipe is Delightful

December 5, 2025 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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How To Roast Fresh Chestnuts in The Oven

December 3, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Roasting fresh chestnuts in the oven is the modern equivalent of “chestnuts roasting on an open fire…”, the iconic lyrics to one of the most quotable American Christmas songs in the canon. Every year when winter comes around, securing a bag of locally-grown chestnuts and roasting them in the oven is a local food lovers’ […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas, Mood Recipes Tagged With: nature, recipe, winter blues

Joni Mitchell’s Easy Lentil Soup Recipe (Comfort Food)

November 16, 2025 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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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 […]

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Easy Baked Pears With Honey and Walnuts (Good For The Lungs During Cold & Flu Season)

October 13, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

This super, super easy baked pears with honey and walnuts recipe is so rich, satisfying, and hearty. I love it as a rustic dessert or breakfast. Plus, it’s gluten-free and vegan. (Though you can also serve it with a hefty dollop of whipped cream, crème fraîche, Greek yogurt, ice cream, or any plant-based alternatives to […]

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