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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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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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Healthy Salted Caramel Sauce

August 15, 2014 Dairy-Free

Homemade salted caramel drizzle is amazing. Especially when it’s sans heavy cream and butter. Even though this caramel is healthier, it still has all the delicious taste of salted caramel made with cream and butter = can we make an extra jar please? This caramel is also easier to make than traditional salted caramel so you […]

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Crunchy Homemade Fried Chicken

August 12, 2014 Asian Dishes

When I was five, the first deep-fried chicken restaurant opened in the city I lived at in China. My mom biked there with me on the back of her bicycle and we waited in a long line. I could smell the oil from outside, and though I’d never had fried chicken before, I knew it […]

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Berry Vanilla Birthday Cake

August 8, 2014 Cakes

This is my favorite style of cake. A simple white cake decorated with chocolate swirls, chocolate words, and fresh red berries. The berries make the cake taste light, perfect for Spring and Summer. Unlike fondant cakes or cakes with fancy royal icing flowers, all you need to decorate this cake is a few simple tips […]

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Daisy Fondant Cake

August 1, 2014 Cakes

I made this cake for my friend Grace’s birthday, and it was one of the funnest cakes I’d ever made. This cake is 100% vegan from the cake to the decorations 🙂 The flowers and colors were so fun to do, the perfect evening activity when you’ve spent your daytime looking at a computer screen […]

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Steamed Pork Buns

July 25, 2014 Asian Dishes

Remember those fluffy steamed pork buns you ate at the dim sum place or picked up at 99 Ranch Market? This is your chance to make it at home! Steamed buns (also known as bao zi) are a Chinese dim sum classic, and the filling comes in all flavors and textures. The pork and vegetable […]

Tagged as: chinese, dim sum, pork buns

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