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Date, Coconut and Walnut Balls

12/07/2011 By Dana Slatkin Leave a Comment

Everyone’s supposed to love holiday cookies. And I do, really I do. I appreciate the artistry, the loving effort, and the sweet reminder to enjoy this festive season. But those little gems of butter and sugar stress me out. Knowing that I will never have the time to pipe icing around a gingerbread man or extrude sugar dough from a cookie press makes me sad, just sad. The good news is that if you adore the idea of giving and getting edible gifts like I do, there are plenty of solutions. Take these addictive date balls. Made in a snap from three ingredients, they are the kind of holiday confection I am thrilled to bestow or receive. I’ve experimented by varying the dried fruits — try prunes, figs, and apricots — … [Read more...]

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Dairy-Free Coconut Macadamia Ice Cream

07/28/2011 By Dana Slatkin 1 Comment

On the car ride back from Casco, Maine, where I had just picked up my teenage son from summer camp, I resisted the urge to ambush him with questions about his month in the wilderness. Instead, we rode together silently, a boy on the brink of manhood and a mother aching to reconnect (but trying to heed the advice of her parenting books). A few days and some meals later, we were able to pick up where we left off. We laughed a lot; I listened. Finally, one evening on an after-dinner walk through the Boston Commons, my boy’s sentiments surfaced in the form of a casual but incisive comment: “Mom, it was raw.” I had to consult the Urban Dictionary to understand what he meant. “Raw: pure, unadulterated, seriously … [Read more...]

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Pumpkin Coconut Souffle

01/07/2010 By Dana Slatkin Leave a Comment

When Starbucks takes its Pumpkin Spice Latte off of the menu, I know the holidays are over. There’s a twinge of sadness in the air as the perfume of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg vaporizes into the winter months ahead. Time to start wearing my Apothia Gingerbread Spice Musk to perk up my spirits. I’ll also be simmering back-to-back batches of fresh Maple Pumpkin Butter — just for the whiff of it. Why relegate pumpkin to the fleeting weeks of winter feasts? Cans of luscious purée are on supermarket shelves all year…and, with the twist of a can opener, the richly flavorful, vitamin-packed squash is at your service. A soufflé is my favorite guilt-free way to indulge in dessert. For this impressive yet painless dish, you need only … [Read more...]

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Dark Chocolate Coconut Fondue

01/23/2009 By Dana Slatkin Leave a Comment

(adapted from Summertime Anytime: Recipes From Shutters On The Beach, Clarkson Potter 2008) Try some Cranberry-Almond Scones for a soul-satisfying treat. … [Read more...]

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