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In times like these, turning to the simplest recipes is not only a preference, it’s a requirement. That’s why I’ll be making this tart for the holidays. With a prep time of less than a half hour and less than 10 ingredients, I can make something deceivingly simply but seemingly decadent. If you’re short on time these days, I suggest you do the same.
(Recipe for Vegan Chocolate Tart with Walnut-Date Crust follows)
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In chapter 5 of Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot, a story is told of a man with five minutes left to live. Knowing this, he decides to intentionally divide his time into precious segments - two minutes to bid farewell to his companions, two minutes to examine his own life, and one minute to take a last look around. Recognizing that soon he would cease to be anything, he decides it fitting to concentrate on the glittering light emitted from the gilded spire of a distant church, willing himself to become one with it during the transition from life to death.
Three days out from the due date of birthing my first child, I feel a bit like this man…
(Recipe for No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Lactation Bars follows)
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As a nutritionist, I tend to try to solve all of life’s problems with food. It’s like a weird superpower. Are you depressed? Add some probiotics. Worried about climate change? Decrease your consumption of conventional red meat and dairy. How about declining bee populations? Choose organic. Concerned for your local economy? Eat local, from farmers and restaurants you believe in. Want to connect with your family? Make a meal together. And so on, and so on. That’s the encompassing power of food - it ties into everything. Absolutely everything.
Of course, this mindset can also be an idealist trap. Problems don’t exist in a vacuum. Not all depression can be resolved by kimchi. Abstaining from almonds isn’t going to put even the slightest dent in the damage from the 100 companies that contribute 71% of global emissions. You can’t fix a broken bones with kale. And yet, I feel compelled to at least try. After all, it’s one of the rare powers I’ve got. I have to believe that the choices I make can have a positive change, otherwise, what am I even doing here? What are any of us doing here?
So, it follows that I could attempt to use this lens to target a growing health problem within our American population: exposure to chemical weapons.
(Recipe for Chewy Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies follows)
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