Inspired by the Levain on the Upper West Side, but with whole wheat pastry flour, these are a copycat Levain chocolate chip cookie recipe but with whole wheat flour. These Levain chocolate chip cookies are the best a tad undercooked — that’s how you get the gooey, molten middle. whole wheat chocolate chip cookies Making […]

This recipe for a honeydew boba smoothie is dairy-free, healthy and so refreshing for the summertime. The frozen honeydew blends into a smooth, creamy texture, and uses cucumber, mint and coconut water. This honeydew smoothie is so cooling for scorching hot days. And, if you are a fan of bubble tea, this recipe shows you […]

For all of you lovebirds out there, now would be a good time to start planning your Valentine’s Day dinner menu: February 14 is coming very soon. Here are some Valentine’s day dinner ideas, from a modern kale caesar to my foolproof method for cooking steak, to a roasted cauliflower dish, to a perfect flourless chocolate cake […]

If you’re looking for Mexico City travel guides or Mexico City restaurant recommendations, you have come to the right place. I love Mexico City: the colors, the energy, the light, the architecture, the people, the dogs everywhere… *sigh* Mexico City is known as DF or CDMX, and in the past 2-3 years, is having quite […]

Here is a recipe for a homemade green goddess dressing. This recipe is one that is vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, it’s all the -free’s. Using just a few simple ingredients that you probably already have stored in the fridge, you can make your own tangy, herby, zesty and creamy avocado green goddess dressing – it goes […]

Here’s a recipe for a keto margarita. It uses fresh lime juice, a homemade keto simple syrup, and tequila — that’s it. By forgoing the traditional ingredient of triple sec in a margarita, and instead making a homemade keto simple syrup, you will have a margarita that is super refreshing for happy hour with only […]

Here’s a recipe for fried zucchini blossoms, stuffed with brie cheese. You fry the zucchini blossoms in a light beer batter and either simply serve them with a little bit of flaky salt. This appetizer recipe is very elegant and fancy with extremely minimal effort. I mean can we talk about this melty cheese pull!!! […]

These air fryer sweet potato fries are loaded with Mexican flavors. Simply make some basic air fryer sweet potato fries, then top with an insanely delicious chipotle-lime crema, cotija, and cilantro. Hope you devour these at your next party!! The way this recipe came about was that I was thinking about just how perfect of […]

Here’s a recipe for a rhubarb simple syrup, with an option to make it keto. Rhubarb reduces down beautifully into a compote, and there is a leftover syrup sauce that has tons of rhubarb flavor and is great for flavoring beverages, like this rhubarb gin sour. Rhubarb is a stalky vegetable that looks like a […]

This Instant Pot risotto is made with butternut squash, but you could make this Instant Pot risotto with any type of winter squash. In the hall of butternut squash Instant Pot recipes, this one is definitely up there. It would be a great Thanksgiving side dish if you’re looking to do something a little different […]

Here is a list of recipes that you can cook with rhubarb. Rhubarb appears for a few weeks in the springtime, normally around late April/early May, and you can cook with it to make pies, cakes, compotes, and drinks. Cooking with rhubarb is definitely one of the things I look forward to every spring. Rhubarb […]

Here’s a recipe for an olive oil cake topped with frosting and fresh fig. It’s is scented with Grand Marnier. It’s a really sophisticated take on an olive oil cake. And if I do say so myself, has a rather luxurious, smooth texture. It also has a really creamy, tight crumb. You can obviously tell […]

This is my trusted brioche dough recipe I use again and again. This recipe yields about 2 ½ lbs of raw brioche dough, enough for 1 regular sized (8-½” x 4-½” x 2-½” inches), two mini loaves, or about 2 dozen donuts. This basic brioche dough recipe can be taken and used for a brioche […]

Tahini chocolate chip cookies are good, but skillet tahini chocolate chip cookies are GREAT. If you’ve ever been curious how to make a skillet chocolate chip cookie for two, using tahini, here is a recipe for a tahini chocolate chip cookie. This recipe is adapted from David Lebowitz’s recipe, which itself is adapted from Danielle […]