This Vegan 3-Layer Chocolate Birthday Cake is sumptuous, sexy, exquisite, chocolate-y. It’s vegan without trying too hard. No super weird ingredients, just a good old fashioned chocolate cake. Celebrate your next birthday with this vegan chocolate birthday cake! this vegan chocolate cake recipe comes from one of my favorite bloggers, ashley rodriguez of not without […]

Here’s a super Autumnal baking recipe: this pumpkin cake is all the best flavors of September + October in a bite. This is a slightly healthier than average bundt cake. It’s made with pumpkin, maple syrup, and cardamom, and topped with a yogurt-cardamom glaze. It’s my favorite pumpkin cake I’ve ever made, and the cardamom […]

This homemade roasted applesauce recipe is a sophisticated take on an apple compote/applesauce with the addition of onion and thyme. This adapted from the roasted applesauce recipe from the Food52 book Genius Recipes! I’m calling this a roasted apple compote instead of a roasted applesauce because it goes a little in to savory land with […]

Hi there! My name is Mimi Newman. I’m an independent food blogger, food photographer, and UX/UI/product designer. I’ve been an avid home cook since forever. I grew up in a family of cooks – my grandmother’s family was one of the original butchers at the Farmer’s Market in LA, and I was always the sous-chef […]

This turkey chili verde is one of those building block recipes hat everyone should know. it’s a low carb chili that is easy to customize, healthy, and tastes so good – it can be eaten for nearly any meal on whole30! this turkey chili verde is the protein-packed chili that you need. I love a […]

Tarta de queso, known as gazta tarta in the Basque Region, is a cheesecake that is crustless, creamy, tender, and really amazing — it’s known as Burnt Basque Cheesecake here in the states. It’s also less sweet than the New York-style cheesecake. These Basque Cheesecake Bars have the flavor profile of the Basque dessert but […]

This recipe for one-pot chicken and rice is inspired by Indian flavors, using garam masala as its primary seasoning. This chicken recipe comes together in about a half an hour and serves 4. Make this super easy one pan chicken and rice dinner any time you’re looking to extend your pantry ingredients and make Indian […]

Here’s a recipe for chai blondies that are vegan, using coconut oil and a flax egg to bake them. They are scented with a warming chai spice –  a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and anise. This vegan blondie recipe is amazing! Blondies resemble brownies, but instead of cocoa in them, they are more vanilla-forward. […]

Have you ever really wanted a homemade chocolate chip cookie but every recipe out there yielded like 3 dozen? Well, here’s a small batch chocolate chip cookie recipe that produces the perfect amount – 12 cookies. You might still eat all 12 in 1 sitting but hey, at least it wasn’t 36. Either way, no […]

This kale yogurt dip recipe is your new favorite dip. It’s loaded with kale, sweet raisins, warm cumin, and crunchy almonds. It comes together so quickly and is naturally sweet-tart. This kale yogurt dip is a modern take on yogurt dips and would be great with pita chips or plain potato chips!!  Mimi Newman sweet, […]

this is a recipe that takes classic chocolate chip cookies and slightly updates them to be vegan-friendly! however – they aren’t overly “clean” — still a luxurious treat, just without dairy products. These vegan chocolate chips really hit the spot and are decadent without being cloyingly sweet. enjoy!! chocolate chip cookies are far and away […]

Tahini and chocolate – my favorite combo. These dark chocolate tahini Reese’s cups are 3 ingredients. When you add water to tahini, a magic trick kind of happens. Tahini goes from being like quicksand to becoming way thicker and more like peanut butter. Why is this?!?! Because I’m a nerd and love to learn about […]

Here is the best kale salad recipe – it’s as close of a copycat of the Barbuto kale salad as I could ever make. This kale salad is loaded with fluffy greens and salty, garlicky breadcrumbs. It comes together quickly in a food processor and is great in the depths of winter as a side […]

This coconut flan with a coffee caramel is TO DIE FOR. I ate a quarter of it by myself immediately after taking pictures of it. Make this coconut flan with just a can of coconut milk, condensed milk, 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of gelatin, alongside a super simple coffee caramel. The caramel has espresso […]