whole lemon and ginger tea with honey

between the farmers market and chinese medical school, i get a lot of different recipes relayed to me in short little snippets – usually no more than 15 words or so.  off the top of my head i think of the sweet pickled carrots and daikon or the okra and miso marinara, both of which the farmer i work for told me about.  but there are many, many more that have found their way into my diet. this recipe is one someone at my school gave me on... Read More

strawberry and fig galette with tahini honey cream

i had never made a galette before, but spotted them all over the blogosphere.  they are beautiful and elegant, but look even easier to make then a double-crusted pie or a tart because they consist of a single pie crust with filling loosely piled in and the edges simply folded over.  so when i had beautiful fresh figs just waiting to be used and some yummy local strawberries that paired with them well, i figured a galette would be the perfect way... Read More

dutch baby with berries and honey yogurt cream

i kept seeing recipes for dutch babies all over the internet, but it was the version on orangette that made me finally bite the bullet and try out this buttery, over-sized pancake – and boy am i glad i did. eggs make up for most of the batter, so it’s low in flour and has no sugar, which cause parts of the baby to resemble a light omelet or eggy crepe while the edges are so crispy they are nearly croissant-like.  traditionally dutch babies... Read More

chamomile lemonade

have you ever come across fresh chamomile at the farmers’ market?  i love loose chamomile tea but the fresh stuff is even better, just like how fresh mint tea is so much better than the dried version. i found bunches of fresh chamomile at a stand in the hollywood farmers’ market, but with this warm weather i don’t feel like brewing hot tea.  and since i’ve been obsessed with different flavors of lemonade, i instantly thought... Read More

purely decadent raw chocolate pudding

i must start with a disclaimer that this recipe is not completely vegan.  it contains organic raw honey, which i do enjoy for it’s health benefits.  it is antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, healing, digestive and is the only natural substance that never spoils.  just make sure it is unprocessed and comes from a good source that is bee-friendly, the farmers’ market is a good place to look. because it is an animal product, most vegan’s... Read More