Who has started thinking about Thanksgiving already? I have and this Crispy Kale Wild Rice Squash Salad its the perfect side to serve. It has all the fall produce and flavors in one bite. While it may have quite a few steps, the labor is so worth it in the end. Don't forget to tag...
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Warm Matcha Chia Pudding with Mochi Balls
This recipe is a fusion of Japanese and Filipino flavors based on a Filipino dessert my Grandma and Mom would make us growing up. Traditionally it's called Ginataang Bilo Bilo. Ginataang is the cooking term used when you stew something in coconut milk. Bilo Bilo translates to balls balls. When my Grandma would make it...
Rose Poached Apples with Rosewater Reduction
I have been thinking about this recipe even way before apple season started. After our visit to the apple farm a few weeks ago this was one of the recipe's I first tested. I had to hold off sharing it until now because I want to save it for the special #aisforalltheapples party we have...
Morning Wander Around Williamsburg Brooklyn
One of the important things about being a stay at home mom is taking time for yourself and doing things that fires your soul. Going to the workshop I shared with you guys was a way to take care of myself and to take a break of my regular day to day routine. On my...
Fall Entertaining with Anthropologie
Thank you all for following me this weekend on Anthropologie Walnut Creek's Instagram! It was so fun showing you what I do on Saturday's and Sundays. Here is what I used for the cheese plate. It's a mix of vegan cheese and animal protein to cater for all tastes. For fall one of my favorite...
Sunday Suppers + Aran Goyoaga Food Capture Workshop Savory
Second Day - Savory On the second day of the food capture workshop at Sunday Suppers with Aran Goyoaga the food featured was savory. The day was set up the same as the sweets workshop and about 80% of the class were new students. Only a handful of us who traveled far stayed for both...
Weekend Project: Fall Winter Vegan Cheese Board
I am a lover of cheese and cheese boards. According to the calendar, but not the weather it's supposed to be fall. This weekend project is all about the cheese plate! It's time to fill your cheese boards with apples, persimmons and late harvest grapes from the farmers market. For fall one of my favorite...
Sunday Suppers + Aran Goyoaga Food Capture Workshop Sweets
Have you ever seen a place on Instagram and thought wow, this place is gorgeous but it's so far away from my life that there is no way I would ever get to see it - ever. That's how I felt every time Sunday Suppers posted something in my feed. Then one day back in...
Apple Vanilla Ginger Shrub
I am slowly going through all the apples we picked at Gabriel Farms and I wanted to make something that wasn't a sauce, cake or muffin. It's still unusually hot here and a Apple Vanilla Ginger Shrub was a nice and refreshing alternative to use those apples. What is a Shrub you ask? It's a...
Homemade Apple Sauce
As you know we went apple picking a few weeks ago and one of the things my daughter requested to make was apple sauce. So like a good Mama I prepped everything and we made apple sauce together. She tasted it and said no thanks and ate the one from her pouch. (Insert eye roll...
Simple Vegan Sweet Potato Soup
This Vegan Sweet Potato Soup is really as simple as it sounds. It has a total of 4 main ingredients and it's pretty hands off too. My daughter loves it and uses it as a dip for her proteins, but really it's so filling that you won't need a protein to go with it. I...
Weekend Project: Paleo Dutch Apple Babies
Yay! It's the weekend and it means weekend project time and we are making breakfast! Paleo Dutch Apple Babies to be exact. This one is so easy because there is no standing at the stove flipping pancakes. All you gotta do is put everything in the blender, pour in a hot skillet, bake and eat....
Apple Picking at Gabriel Farm
Last Friday night we declared let's go apple picking! Little did we know that most of the farms require a reservation and they are all booked until the end of November. Gabriel Farm Saves the day by offering a drop in U-Pick membership, where you pay a fee to help support this community farm and...
My Take on Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Paleo Chocolate Chip cookies are a fusion of my 3 favorite cookies. It is grain free, gluten free and packed with protein and other good nutrients. Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie Confession. I am a chocolate chip cookie fiend. If a bakery has a chocolate chip cookie I will order it. However I am now...
Weekend Project: Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savory Pancake)
I'm starting a new series called Weekend Project where I challenge you to take a day to shop and cook something you would normally eat at a restaurant. I'm going to kick it off with Okonomiyaki. It's a savory pancake filled with umami goodness. It's another favorite from my time spent in Japan. During the...
The Healthiest Cookie Butter Ever
Why I made the healthiest cookie butter ever. The bestie asked so I made her the healthiest cookie butter ever. Have you tried the Biscoff Cookie Butter or even from the one from Trader Joes? Gee's they are so good but so full of sugar. I did my research and it's condensed milk that...
Wholesome Green Plum Clafoutis
These Wholesome Green Plum Clafoutis is really a hybrid of a Frangipane Tart and a Clafoutis. I wanted to make something with these beautiful green plums I got from the farmers market, but didn't want to make a crust. I experimented and I loved how it turned out. This tart/clafoutis makes a nice transition into...
Very Pretty Very Vegan Nachos
For a quick snack attack I highly recommend these very filling and nourishing Very Pretty Very Vegan Nachos. Stock up on these essentials in your pantry and you will have a go-to snack or light meal ready to go. Save Save Save
Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Honey Roasted Figs & Hazelnuts
I admit I've been buying and roasting figs this summer because they are photogenic. My husband keeps stating that fact because when we first met I declared that I hated figs. The first time I had them raw they were super slimy and not sweet. I just didn't have the right one. I still can't...
Healthy Halo Halo Recipe
Ohh a Healthy Halo Halo with made with fresh fruit, frozen coconut water and buko ice cream. A nice and simple refreshment that you can still mix mix. What Is Halo Halo? Traditionally Halo Halo is made with fruit and chickpeas that have been soaked in sugar syrup and topped with flan and ice cream. ...
Talking about Friendship and Toast on Cottage Hill Magazine
I'm in Cottage Hill Magazine talking about friendship and toast. This feature is quite special to me as it was all me including all the photography. It was my second submission to a digital magazine and the second time I have been given the opportunity to show my work to a wider audience outside my...
No Bake Vegan Golden Milk Protein Bars
Who loves a Golden Milk Latte? I do, so much so that I decided to turn them into protein bars. I'm obsessed with creating my own bars as some of the ones that you buy have the longest list of ingredients and it adds up especially the sugar. This recipe requires no baking and is...
Blueberry Passionfruit Chia Pudding
Have you ever been drawn to those amazing Instagram photos of layered vegan smoothies and chia seed puddings? I have, but I have never been able to master the layering mainly because you need to freeze each layer before adding and I don't have the luxury of time so I just see what I can...
Quick and Easy Mint and Melon Beauty Pops
Vital Proteins was kind enough to send me their new Mint and Melon Beauty Water and I thought... why not make it into a popsicle. It's also nearing the end of summer and the melons have appeared at my farmers market. After all this heat we have had they are all sweet and juicy. One...
A Peek Into My Intimate Brunch and Baking School Event
This Brunch and Baking event was made possible from the kindness of Simple Mills, however all recipes, creative concepts and styling are my own. Brunch and Baking About two weeks ago I hosted a very intimate brunch and baking event at my house. It was a gathering of women who simply just wanted to spend...
Peaches in Rose´ Jelly
This recipe is an ode to one of my favorite places - Japan. Has anyone ever visited or lived in Japan? The fruit there is off the chain and one of my favorites is the momo or white peach. Somehow all the fruit in Japan taste exceptionally sweet and look picture perfect. When I was...
Chocolate and Cheese with Oprah and Giada
The Oprah and Giada connection Do you remember the days of taking a day off from school or work and turning on the TV and Oprah would be on? I did that one day many years ago (2008) and it happened to be an episode Giada De Laurentiis was on. She made Oprah a cheese...
Wine and Art Media Tour in Napa with Hype
Out with Hype Over the weekend I had the pleasure of going on a wine and art tour with Hype and other influencers. We had the opportunity to learn so much about wine and art and history of the Napa Valley. Hall Wines Our first stop was with Hall Wines. The story about this vineyard...
Luxurious Champagne Tart
I was searching for inspiration on how to decorate this Champagne Tart and I remembered something that I took from my last Soul Cycle class. The instructor said there is power in simplicity. That statement just hit me in the heart. In starting this blog and dabbling in food styling I am starting to feel...
Backyard Picnic Pictorial
This backyard picnic I did for Amy's Kitchen turned out so well that I wanted to do a pictorial for you all. Can you feel the cool breeze while eating on the grass? I still do and yes we ate all the things after these photos were taken. I love picnics!!! Save Save
Matcha Protein Bars with Pearl Butter
Matcha Protein Bars with Beauty Butter Have you guys heard of Pearl Butter? No? It's this amazing coconut based butter that also has real pearls in it. I finally got my hands on some the other week and had to create something special with them. I thought make some protein bars with matcha, but make...
Easy Ginger Mint Melon Mango Sorbet
I don't know about your part of the world, but in my part of the Bay Area we have had a few 100 degree days this summer. I have the perfect recipe for a Ginger Mint Melon Mango Sorbet to help cool you down in this heat. All you need is some frozen fruit and...
Summer Picnic with Jord
This Summer Picnic post is sponsored by Jord watches, but all opinions are my own. Ever since I moved to California I have fallen in love with the outdoors. When my husband and I were dating we would take long hikes in Point Reyes and carry a bag pack of food to eat on the...
Hawaiian Inspired Tropical Lunch Recipes on Inspired by This
I am so excited to have my Hawaiian inspired lunch featured on Inspired by This today!!! They have all the recipes I created for this fabulous lunch with some fab ladies. I can't wait to host the next one! All the photos and recipes are live on Inspired by This right now! Save
Blueberry Bliss Flax Zucchini Bread from Candice Kumai
About the Author This Blueberry Bliss Flax Zucchini Bread is so moist and decadent that your guests will never know it's gluten-free and vegan. The recipe is from Candice Kumai, who in my opinion helped start this wellness movement we are seeing now. She has written 5 books on eating clean, nutritious food over the...
Paleo Vegan Blueberry Tarts
I made these paleo vegan blueberry tarts today on a whim as I needed to start using up all our produce hanging out in our refrigerator before we leave for our summer vacation. I used my go to tart recipe from Against All Grain as the base and filled it with vegan mozzarella cheese and...
Pineapple Cake for National Pineapple Day
My Take on a Humming Bird Cake Did you know that today is National Pineapple Day? Neither did I. It's also Toast Tuesday, Orange Day and Popsicle Week. I know!!! It's starting to give me blogger anxiety. I mean what do I post today on Instagram??? Good thing I procrastinated and held off on this...
Minty Cold Brew Coconut Latte
Confession. I have never been to Philz Coffee. I know...but I hate standing in line and the lines are always so long as you have to wait for coffee to drip. I used to live right across the street from one for four years and every time I passed there was always a very long...
Food Bloggers Guide to Shopping at the Ferry Building
Come join me as I shop in one of my favorite places in San Francisco - the Ferry Building! It's where you can get the view of the bay, eat great food and browse awesome stores to stock up the pantry and prop collection all in one place. I can easily spend the whole day...
Matcha and Strawberry 3 Ways
I'm going to show you how to use matcha and strawberry 3 ways because they are that good together. They are so good together that I call them flavor BFF's. The earthiness of the matcha really comes out when paired with the strawberry. The sweetness of the strawberries really shine when paired with the matcha. ...
Favorite Spots in Kauai
In the last year Kauai has opened some new cool spots to eat and hang out. Here is the round up of my new favorite spots in Kauai. Hanapepe Town First up is Hanapepe Town. This is our third trip to Kauai, however we never stopped in Hanapepe. We always drove through and looked out...
Paleo Apricot Frangipane Tart
This Paleo Apricot Frangipane Tart is inspired by several women who use food to heal and nourish their bodies. Before I started eating clean I was an avid baker and wanted to still make those treats, with a healthier twist. Through many nights googling healthy patisserie I found Against All Grain. If you are looking...