mini flourless chocolate cakes

i was prompted to try this recipe after enjoying a very delicious flourless chocolate cake from the village bakery in atwater village.  when i looked up recipes online i found that they are quite easy to make, with only 5 ingredients!  the chocolate flavor is very intense and the texture quite fudgy, so you won’t miss that flour at all.  you can whip these up before dinner and they will make for a really special dessert, especially for valentine’s... Read More

berry picking at underwood farms!

between classes, clinic, work, babysitting and selling vegetables, every once in a blue moon i get a weekday off.  on days like this my eyes widen as i envision the the possibilities… my boss had told me she and her family visited underwood farms to go berry picking for mothers’ day, which sounded just perfect.  while she had gone to the somis location, where they have blueberries and raspberries, we decided to go to the moorpark farm... 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

mixed berry pastry pockets

goji berries (gou qi zi) and mulberries (sang shen) are exotic berries that have recently become popular among health foodies. they are well-known chinese herbs that tonify your liver, kidney and blood, as well as contain essential nutritional components for your body. for example, goji berries are high in antioxidants, vitamin A, and the entire B-complex (super important to vegans because it’s often attained from animal products). mulberries... Read More