Winter Fruit Salad
The first time I discovered the combination of fruits and rosemary was at Sage, a vegan bistro in Silver Lake. Until then rosemary was something that I used mostly in potato dishes, breads and crackers. Its piney wooden flavor is…
Sfenj with Cardamom
Sfenj (or “Sfinj”) are Moroccan sufganiyot / donuts / beignet. Of all the sweet fried doughs, Sfenj are my favorite and the least harmful. The dough doesn’t contain any butter or milk, and has only 2 heaping tablespoons of sugar.…
Baked Nectarines, Peaches & Plums
My plan was to make a fruit crisp but I accidentally over processed the nut mixture into sand. I added 1 egg to save it but it turned into a chewy crust. Pretty yummy crust but I didn’t use it.…
Gluten-Free Oat Sandwich Cookies (Vegan)
Every now and then I like to torture myself and explore the cookies/sweets aisle of Trader Joes and get some ideas for cookies and cakes. I never leave uninspired. Last week I bumped into the oat and greek yogurt sandwich…
Orange & Chocolate Madeleines
If you are An Instant gratificationerCan’t eat dairyNeed something with your teaLove the combo of chocolate and orangeYou have to try this!
Strawberry Jam With Black Peppercorns
When life gives you mushy and bland strawberries make jam with black peppercorns. Why with black peppercorns? because the peppercorns give a pleasant spicy kick. Homemade jam is easy to make and heartwarming.
Banana Bread With Chocolate Chunks
We are still in quarantine, cooking and baking nonstop. Hope you’re all doing well and getting the most out of this situation. Sending my love and strength to anyone who needs it xxs I already posted two or more banana…
Dairy-free Banana Bread
NEVER THROW AWAY OVERLY RIPE BANANAS! NEVER!
Gluten-Free Almond Pear Cake (DF)
Is it normal to be organized but messy? Fearful of failure but courages to start all over again? Love all foods but be fussy? Terrified of cockroaches but totally okay with spiders? Hate to fly but love to travel? Skeptical…
Vegan Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cake
Up until a month ago I didn’t like the flavor of sweet peanut butter, such as in PB&J and Reese’s. It took me almost a decade to like peanut butter in general and another decade to like it sweetened. It’s…
ketoish dark chocolate & tahini truffles
They have an addictive flavor and fun to make, which can be challenging when you try to avoid sugar completely. They’re all the diets friendly (Keto, vegan, Paleo…). Too friendly 🙂 if you can limit yourself to 2 maximum 3…
Pumpkin Spice Cookies
I was craving cookies but run out of coconut sugar or maple syrup so I decide to use molasses to make my basic cookies recipe. Molasses has a strong, burnt flavor but with pumpkin spice it somehow disappear. I grounded…
Banana, Whisky & Coconut Nice-cream
No ice cream machine, no dairy, no refined-sugar, no effort, no fuss, just a little bit of patience until the bananas are frozen, and then one more time after you process them into a creamy ice cream.
keto friendly almond cookies
Last week after feeling low and bloated again I decided to quite gluten, grains and most sugars. Luckily, I have Miss Rogel, who’s a friend, a brilliant designer, a talented cook, and many other things. She’s been on a strict…
Vegan caramelized apple tart
I know that Thanksgiving is tomorrow so I hope you get this recipe before. It’s the best and easiest pie I ever made. I wish though that puff pastry had a nutrition value, but unfortunately it doesn’t. The fact that it’s…
Hand-Crafted Chocolate Bars
I think my purpose in life is to make chocolate bars. I would love to make honest good dark chocolate bars for living. Just like those crafty bars Dick Taylor or Dandelion make. I’m salivating just thinking about pure, rich, bitter, mildly sweet chocolate. I prefer chocolate that is made with…
Vegan & GF Chocolate Mousse
Really, Shelly? Avocado? Come on. Why not? Avocado is a fruit. In South America they eat avocado with sugar, so why can’t it work with chocolate? I knew it. I knew she wouldn’t approve this recipe. It doesn’t matter how…
Dates & walnuts dipped in chocolate
I want to pack these stuffed dates in their lunch boxes for a snack, but I know they won’t eat them. I’ve tried sending dried fruits and nuts before but they came back. Alex accused me of ruining his life.…
Chocolate discs (palette) with hazelnuts and sea salt
The inspiration for these beautiful chocolate palettes (rounds) came from a very chi-chi restaurant cookbook called Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook. I’ve never eaten at the restaurant, but I heard from the friend who gave me this book as a…
bread pudding with wild berries
Leo: Mommy, I feel bad to say that my french toast is delicious. Me: Why? Leo: Because I don’t want you to feel bad that you can’t eat it. Me: Thank you, motek (sweetie), don’t worry, I don’t feel…