mixed stone fruit salsa
we are at the very peak of stone fruit season. apricots have been around for a while, peaches are just now getting good and cherries are the sweetest they can be right this very second! for these few weeks of the year we can see nectarines, pluots, and apriums next to white, yellow and doughnut peaches, alongside baskets of red and rainier cherries. so i gather them up while i can! i often think of baking them into tarts, pies or cakes, but... Read More
pluot cobbler tart
people think tarts are so fancy, so european. but in reality, all you need to make one is the pan. the crust that you press into it isn’t far off from that of a pie and the filling is much simpler – just dice up fresh fruit, arrange it in concentric circles and voilà! you have yourself a certified fancy dessert and like the pizza i made a few weeks ago, this treat just happens to be gluten-free. i used ground cashews and oats... Read More
chocolate pluot cupcakes
i’ve been baking vegan treats for at least 2 or 3 years now and i can safely say that i’ve got the cookie down. there are so many cookie recipes already that leave out eggs or substitute oil for butter, that a vegan cookie recipe is easy to come by and hard to screw up. but for some reason, all this time, the cupcake has successfully eluded me. i envied so many other bloggers who seemed to flawlessly pull off those soft-looking treats,... Read More
pluot crumble
if you don’t know what a pluot is, you’re not alone. i had no idea either until my wonderful friend laura fed me a slice and told me she sold them at the silverlake farmers’ market. they are half plum, half apricot. sweet like a plum but you don’t have to wait until they get mushy to eat them. my saturday morning routine now usually consists of me picking up a few from her stand to snack on for a few days, but i got inspired... Read More
review: silver lake farmers’ market
i cannot think of any better activity on saturday morning than to hop on my bike and ride over to the silver lake farmers’ market. it’s on the smaller, cozier side, but packed full of anything you would need. Read More Read More