Kiersten Hickman

Food & Nutrition Journalist

Hi, I’m Kiersten!

Most people call me Kes.
I'm a food editor, writer, and photographer based in Brooklyn. I'm here to debunk toxic diet culture and give you the truth about nutrition.
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Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

This past weekend at a lunch with friends, someone asked if my family has any Christmas food traditions. At the time, I didn’t really have a great answer—I mean, my family loves to experiment and make all kinds of fun foods for the ...
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How to Make Sourdough Bread (One Loaf Recipe)

This update has been a long time coming. Over the past two years, I’ve been perfecting my sourdough bread recipe, and I finally feel like I’ve got it. And OMG, is it a lot easier than the last recipe I shared. Like…so much ...
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Ridiculously Easy Creamy Vegan Pizza Sauce Recipe

You’re probably thinking I should be posting something a little more Thanksgiving-like this week (if you really need inspo, click here and here), but people—Thanksgiving is just one meal! You have so many other eating opportunities this ...
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Blogs that are inspiring me right now

Given that I’ve been so busy with my new novel—and getting prepared for the holidays at work, which tends to be our busiest time of the year—I haven’t clearly given myself enough time to focus on the is blog. But truthfully, the time apart has ...
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My go-to breakfast right now

I’ve been waking up each morning and pretty much doing the same thing. 6 a.m. wake-up call. Get a pot going for some tea. Light my pumpkin harvest candle. Wrap myself up in a blanket, and crank out another chapter of my new novel. I’m over ...
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What I’m Cooking This Month

So, this month I’m embarking on a crazy journey of writing an entire novel in a month. It’s…yeah. Crazy. I’m following the #NaNoWriMo challenge (National Novel Writing Month), where each writer is challenged to write ...
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Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe for Two

This recipe has been a year in the making. Not because it’s taken me that long to get the recipe down—oh no. I just simply haven’t posted it for a year. Why? Well, to be honest, I developed this recipe at the end of the fall last ...
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A Quick Boston Weekend Trip

Well hello, lovelies. It’s been a bit since I’ve written anything or posted a recipe because, quite honestly, life has been non-stop for the past few weeks. And unfortunately, it will remain that way for just a few weeks more. Or ...
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