Kiersten Hickman

Food Writer & Photographer

23 Quick Weeknight Dinner Ideas

I get it—when you reach the end of a long workday, the last thing you likely want to do is cook. Especially if the usual recipes you turn to take a long time to make. When the clock hits 7 p.m. and it’s time for me to get cooking, I always ...
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The Simplest Tomato Ricotta Toast

I know everyone’s all pumpkin spice latte already, but it’s still tomato season and gosh dang it, I’m not ready to give it up! It may be September but I still have 21 glorious days of summer left in this month and I’m ...
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The Easiest Lemon Pasta Primavera

Okay, this is *by far* one of my favorite ways to use up all my summer veggies. Our fridge is stocked right now with vegetables—I kind of went crazy last week and basically bought everything imaginable. Tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, arugula, ...
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It’s okay to embrace change.

I’m not sure what it is, but something changed in me this summer. Maybe it was therapy (it was probably therapy), but I feel different. Confident. A little more like me. For a while I felt a little lost there—floating around, feeling like ...
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Honey Sweet Potato Summer Salad

For those of you that are new, a very special hello! I’m so glad you are here! And for those of us that have been around for a little bit, what’s up? It’s been a few weeks since I’ve checked in. I took that much-needed ...
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