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Cinnamon Tahini Chocolate chunk Cookies-no flour

August 24, 2015

When I did ‘pseudo’ paleo diet, these cookies are the one thing that kept me through it. I didn’t feel deprived at all. In fact, when I eat ‘regular’ cookies now, I feel funny in my tummy. Everything in these cookies are good for you. Just make sure you use real cinnamon, ‘ceylon’. I even put…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: ceylon, chocolate chip cookies, cinnamon, paleo cookies, tahini, tahini cookies

Sour Cream-Strawberry Meringue

October 13, 2013

    Fall in Love Be passionate and fearless Listen to your heart. Be thoughtful and generous Believe in love at first sight. Hold hands. Laugh nervously. Write love letters and make handmade gifts. Get dressed up for a date. Feel butterflies in stomach. Run away together. Stay in bed all day. Create memories that…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: meringue, sour cream, strawberr, strawberries

Emy’s Mochi Biscuit

November 29, 2012

The ladies in my hula practice love food. We always talk about food, restaurants and share recipes. And we love to bring munchies when we practice. On our Saturday practice, very hungry Saturday, I find myself  in front of these little butter mochi. I surrendered. I took a one bite. Ok, this must be a taste…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: condensed milk, mochi

Easiest Chocolate Mousse : vegan

May 7, 2012

Vegan chocolate mousse made with silken tofu. This is so easy you can do it with my eyes close. Ready? Go! Ingredients 1/2 pound silken tofu, blended in food processor till smooth 6 oz chocolate chips 1 teaspoon expresso powder 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract For coconut whipped cream: 1 can full-fat coconut…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: chocolate mousse, tofu, vegan

Sake & Food Pairing

March 5, 2012

Besides wine, Sake is my favorite drink (adult beverage, I meant).  So when SakeOne (One of very few American sake makers. I think there are only 4…) contacted me, I was thrilled. They were going to send me a box of their premuim sake. Heck yeah! I will trade in food for sake anytime! And…

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Filed Under: Asian, Main course, Misc, Sweet Things, Vegetarian Tagged With: kale, pinaeapple, sake, tofu

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

February 21, 2012

My 8pm sweet tooth kicked in. I opened the freezer. There is a lonely left-over pint of sorbet. Sorbet sounds way too healthy right now. Moist, rich and decadent chocolate – craving is real. So next day, I put my game face on to make some bad ass  chocolate dessert. I always get what I want. 😀…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: cake, chocolate, chocolate mousse, dark chocolate, white chocolate

Gluten Free : Lemon-Millet Muffins

January 24, 2012

    I spent last 2 days perfecting my gluten free muffins.  Muffin pans after muffin pans, measuring cups, spoons, whisk, pan and paper…. thank god for my amazing cleaning goddess,  Maria…. I have been waiting for the day you come to my house….**** Finally,  muffins are approved by my husband!  You can’t tell they…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: gluten free, muffin

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 19, 2012

I actually didn’t like peanut butter growing up and I eat everything, you know. (except for raisins. They scare me) I did not understand peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But now I love peanut butter and jelly! Funny how people change, huh? Peanut butter cookies and a glass of cold milk. Guess I am a legit…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: chocolate chip, cookies, molasses, peanut butter

Coconut Cloud Cake

January 11, 2012

If you ask me what my favorite food is, the answer would be ‘Cake’. I would eat cake anytime of the day, I would crash any wedding for a piece of wedding cake. I become ugly when it comes to cake. I will fight for that second piece. Telling you, it gets uuugly. I can…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: buttermilk, coconut cake, coconut milk, cream cheese frosting

Pumpkin Bread 2

December 24, 2011

As I mentioned in last pumpkin bread recipe, Pumpkin Bread 1, I stocked pumpkin puree. I mean, STOCKED THEM UP. Obession is real, guys. Here is another recipe. Pumpkin Bread 1, I posted is ‘cakey ‘deliciousness but this one is more like…..’bready’ deliciousness. Does it make sense?? If you look at the texture between the 2…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: bread, chocolate chip, cinnamon, pumpkin bread, pumpkin puree, walnuts

Cardamom-Honey Christmas Cookies

December 15, 2011

I have been in a cooking slump for last few days. Short rib I made the other night didn’t cook in time for dinner, I burned my husband’s breakfast (I was making ‘Bull’s eye’-toast with egg in the middle-yup very complicated breakfast), mango I bought for mango relish was dried out inside when I cut…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: cardamom, christmas cookies, honey, royal icing

Fennel Ice Cream

December 9, 2011

I love good vanilla ice cream especially the ones where you can see those little black dots. But my new favorite flavor is Fennel! Fennel is new vanilla in my kitchen. How would I describe the taste? To me, it does taste like vanilla ice cream, believe it or not. With a bit of an edge….

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: fennel, ice cream, ice cream machine, vanilla

Chocolate chip cookies

November 23, 2011

It is a rainy Sunday. The hubby went to play hockey, turkey stock simmering in the kitchen for Thanksgiving and I am reading my book on the couch. It’s the calm before the storm. I will start freaking out tomorrow. Before the thanksgiving craziness starts, I decided to make him a batch of his favorite chocolate…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: apple cider vinegar, chocolate chip cookies, thanksgiving

Angel Food Cake with White Chocolate Frosting

November 20, 2011

I had this most divine angel food cake at a wedding cake shop in La Jolla one time. (It was $10 a piece! $$$) and since then I have been looking for that perfect angel food cake – ‘heavenly’ fluffy and moist. I have been looking and experimenting…and then I found this recipe in Italian…oh crap….

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: angel food cake, frosting, strawberries, whipped cream, white chocolate

Chocolate pudding bites

November 15, 2011

I look at a dessert menu first when I go to a restaurant…anyone else do the same?!? no? yes? What’s the fun of having dinner without dessert, right? yes? no? I hate when I’m excited to see the dessert menu and person you are having dinner with said ‘I’m good without it’. Wawawawaaaaaa~~~~ I made…

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: chocolate, coco powder, coffee, pudding

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