Gingerbread cookies are a timeless Christmas classic, with motifs popping up in festive music, movies, and activities. There is even a national gingerbread house competition in America (find details here), in addition to a plethora of exhibits and local competitions. It truly is amazing how a cookie became a symbol of Christmas, parallel to SaintContinue reading “Small Batch Buckwheat Gingerbread Cookies”
Category Archives: Dessert
Spiced Blueberry Pie
My housemates birthday was the day following the Lamma’s harvest festival, so we asked if he had an absolute favorite dessert. Keeping within the theme of seasonality, he selected blueberry pie. It was the perfect choice in my opinion – blueberries were in abundance and Meg, the divine pastry chef at the farm we workContinue reading “Spiced Blueberry Pie”
Gluten Free + Vegan St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake
Both sides of my family have lived in St. Louis for at least 5 generations. I grew up in and around St. Louis – which happens to be a largely underrated food city. I know that I have some strong biases in this matter but we are becoming better known across the midwest US forContinue reading “Gluten Free + Vegan St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake”
Lemon Lavender Cookies
As soon as April/May rolls around I am craving floral flavored everything. I usually use May Day (May 1) as an excuse to make a festive floral dessert – and it is almost always these cookies. They are a combination of bright and fragrant with a melt in your mouth yet fluffy texture. I haveContinue reading “Lemon Lavender Cookies”
Cannoli Cheesecake
This was another treat I made for my step fathers birthday. We all try to eat ~relatively~ healthy (save our frequent popcorn dinners) so I wanted to do something refined sugar free and mostly grain free. The crust I used here is one I have used in other pies before so I had a goodContinue reading “Cannoli Cheesecake”
Green and Gluten Free 