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Raspberry cupcakes with surprise center

July 17, 2014 Cakes

Hello there! I’m super excited about these cupcakes, because in addition to being delicious and vegan (code: healthier) they have a surprise center! I bought a cupcake corer when I started med school last Fall, but school and classes got in the way and anywho this is my first time using it (but will NOT […]

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Moist banana muffins with sweet drizzle

July 14, 2014 Breakfast

I used to make banana bread pretty regularly using butter and sour cream. It was tasty, but pretty unhealthy, so not something I would eat for breakfast. This banana muffin is the healthier and moister version of the banana bread I used to make. Plus it’s vegan! Because this is the lightened up version, you […]

Tagged as: banana, muffin, vegan

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Red Bean Soup | Tang Yuan

June 28, 2014 Asian Dishes

Hello! Update: Some of you have asked me where to find certain cooking tools and ingredients, particularly Asian cooking and cake decorating material, so I have set up an amazon shop with links to where I get the things I use. There are annotations under many items about how I use it, and if you have […]

Tagged as: Soup

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Sticky Soy Sauce Chicken

June 15, 2014 Asian Dishes

This chicken dish is the chicken dish I make when I feel like making chicken. It’s delicious and easy to make. I’ve made the liquid version of soy sauce chicken many times adapting the wonderful recipe from Appetite for China, but until now had trouble making the chicken look dark brown. The flavor is delicious […]

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Vegan Vanilla Rose Cupcakes

May 9, 2014 Cakes

This week it was one of my friend’s birthdays, and to celebrate a couple of us planned a surprise birthday party for her. When I think of her, I think of the color lavender because she’s very warm and comforting. She also likes flowers, so I thought it would be fun to make an edible […]

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Mocha Espresso Cake

March 7, 2014 Cakes

It’s my Dad’s Birthday! He loves drinking coffee, which inspired me to make a coffee-flavored cake. Coffee goes well with chocolate, and thus this Mocha Chocolate Cake was born. I hope this cake will have him thinking of fresh brewed coffee. He eats pastries with coffee, so I tried to make this cake as healthy […]

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Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 15, 2014 Cookies

These are the *yummiest* chocolate chip cookies that I have made yet. They are chewy, with a soft chocolatey center that fills your mouth with melted chocolate when they are warm right out of the oven. And the best part is, these cookies are vegan! Many people equate vegan baked goods to bland or less […]

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Szechuan String Beans

February 7, 2014 Asian Dishes

Szechuan string beans are one of the staple dishes I always order at restaurants. Growing up in San Diego, I ordered this dish at almost every Chinese restaurant in the city. The crispy puckered skin of the string beans paired with the spicy sauce and crunchy inside of the string beans keep my chopsticks reaching […]

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Chinese BBQ pork ribs

January 26, 2014 Asian Dishes

I was convinced I wasn’t a read meat fan, until I tried this recipe. These Chinese BBQ pork ribs slide right off the bone, and the home-made BBQ sauce is the perfect mix of sweet and savory. My usually tofu filled fridge will be making some room for these every once in a while. I’ve […]

Tagged as: Chinese food, Meat

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The Best Pecan Pie

January 4, 2014 Dairy-Free

I am convinced this is the best pecan pie I have eaten, or made. It’s chewy inside, with crunchy pecans on top. The flavor is mildly sweet to bring out the taste of the nuts, and to keep you coming back for seconds. I made this pecan pie for a Christmas dinner with family friends, […]

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