Giant Puffballs have always delighted me. The first time I first saw one, gleaming and impossibly white, I was hiking through a low elevation meadow in the San Louis foothills of Colorado. I felt elated;
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Moroccan Sesame Milk
The dates in Morocco are unbelievably rich, moist, and flavorful. There are so many different kinds. My favorite are Barhi—soft, sweet, and chocolatey. We bought a bag of them in the medina and savored every
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Pinole
Pinole is a versatile food made from ground and toasted grains and spices. It can be consumed as a beverage, porridge, or baked into small cakes, as in the recipe below. Pinole has its origins
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Pleasure Medicine
What is it that brings you pleasure? What is it that makes you grin unselfconsciously, ear to ear, not caring who sees? What is it that makes you feel completely free, totally at home, fully yourself? Whatever
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Pistachio Rosewater Delights
These morsels are satisfyingly sweet, sightly savory, and subtly floral. They exist somewhere on the spectrum between a snack, a desert, and well—heaven. The delicate flavor of the rosewater lingers just long enough to delight you
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Lover’s Truffles
Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a legendary aphrodisiac. And like many aphrodisiacs, its primary action is to nourish the body and rebuild depleted nutritional stores so that the neurotransmitters and hormones necessary for arousal can be more easily
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