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Herbed Stuffing

November 24, 2014 Dairy-Free

Easy herbed stuffing, perfect for Thanksgiving gatherings or dinner regularly. Made with toasted sourdough bread and filled with vegetables and flavor. One of my favorite things to eat during Thanksgiving is stuffing. I love warm, soft inside but crunchy on top stuffing, especially next to a generous dollop of mashed potatoes and gravy. This stuffing […]

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Garlic Mashed Potatoes

November 20, 2014 Dairy-Free

These creamy garlic mashed potatoes topped with mushroom gravy will have you coming back for seconds. Make this for your Thanksgiving with just 20 minutes of active time! Thanksgiving is coming! This year my family is having two Thanksgiving celebrations so the Thanksgiving cooking will be upon us in exactly ONE week. This is the […]

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Maple Walnut Cake with Chocolate Ganache

November 11, 2014 Cakes

This maple walnut cake with chocolate ganache is a vanilla cake is wrapped in maple frosting and filled with chocolate ganache. Dotted with maple candied walnuts, this cake is ready to bring maple to your kitchen in cake form. Cake is one of my favorite things to make. I love the process of dreaming up what the […]

Tagged as: Fall, vegan

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Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles (Zhajiangmian)

October 22, 2014 Asian Dishes

These saucy noodles are quintessential Beijing street food, a popular dinner dish that has lines for weeks. With just a few ingredients, this simple recipe is packed with authentic flavor and ready in 30 minutes. These noodles are my favorite noodle dish since I was a kid living in China. My family is from ShanXi province (just […]

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Pumpkin Spice Candy Corn Cookies

September 25, 2014 Dairy-Free

These pumpkin spice candy corn cookies taste like Fall on a cloud. Soft, sweet, with a hint of spicy. Fall is my favorite cooking season. It’s the time when I eat all the cinnamon in my kitchen, bring out my pumpkin spice, and make the pumpkin flavored version of everything. I recently found some pumpkin spiced […]

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Candied Yams

September 18, 2014 Asian Dishes

These candied yams are coated with sweet hard candy on the outside for a crunchy bite into soft fluffy yams. An extra special treat! I try to stay away from deep frying. But occasionally the desire for crunchy food overtakes and deep-frying goodness happens. This dish is the perfect dessert or side-dish to complete your […]

Tagged as: dairy-free, dim sum, Easy, egg-free, vegan

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Caramel Blondies

September 5, 2014 Cookies

Hello! My family went to Canada for a week last week on vacation. We visited Banff and Jasper National Parks and both where astoundingly beautiful (pictures to come!). However after one week of traveling I missed home cooking, my oven, and DESSERT. Also the amazing California sunshine. These caramel blondies are the first thing I […]

Tagged as: bars, blondies, vegan, vegan dessert

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Lychee Popsicles

September 2, 2014 Desserts

Hello there! I have to tell you about something exciting that sits in my room and is furry and four-legged. But first these refreshing popsicles with just ONE ingredient. These lychee popsicles are made with canned lychee, and are the simplest popsicles I’ve made yet. They also help me cool off these warm days in my […]

Tagged as: dairy-free, egg-free, frozen treat, vegan

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Green Tea Caramel Cupcakes

August 22, 2014 Cakes

Green Tea is one of my favorite flavors because it’s so calm and soothing. When I drink green tea it makes me feel like I’m sitting at a breezy place (the beach in San Diego is my favorite) in a soft armchair enjoying good weather. Besides liking the tea itself, I’m obsessed with any food […]

Tagged as: Caramel Sauce, Green Tea

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Chocolate Cigars

August 21, 2014 Dairy-Free

Chocolate cigars make beautiful decorations for ice cream, cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, and make any dessert look instantly fancier. They are also not that hard to make! So you can have beautiful cigars in no time, and also make a big batch of chocolate cigars in advance and freeze them to add to any dessert you like. […]

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