Apple Cider Muffins

Rolled in a signature cinnamon-sugar coating, these moist and fluffy apple cider muffins are sure to become a new family favorite. Fall and apples go hand in hand and apple cider is definitely one of the coziest fall treats. You are probably quite familiar with apple cider donuts;

Peaches and Cream Butter Mochi

It’s usually right around this time of the year, when I start to really feel the days getting shorter and the end of summer feels imminent, that I start to crave all the fruits of the season all over again. Every berry feels extra special and the peaches, so much sweeter. This is the time to start to throw all the summer fruits into all the things, my friends.

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Almond Butter Mochi Muffins

It’s hard to believe that we are halfway through the year. It feels like so much has happened and with all that’s going on, so many things have fallen to the wayside. Back in March, my book baby, Aloha Kitchen turned one!

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Mochi Brownies

I’ve been thinking about mochi brownies for a while now. Mochi. Brownies. YUM.

There’s a spot on the Big Island (Hawai‘i Island) called Nori’s Samin & Snacks that is known for it’s chocolate mochi cake. It’s a cross between a cake and brownie and, well, mochi.

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Samin's Almond and Cardamom Tea Cake

Hi, it's been a while. I've missed you guys and this space. I'm still here, still alive, and currently back in LA! I've been a little busy, working on this thing called my first cookbook!! Man, nobody told me how much work, scratch that, everyone told me how much work this would be.

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Plum Almond Galette

We made it to Alaska!! It took two flights, a couple gomacro bars, and lots of Haim, but I made it to Cordova to meet the gang for a week with Copper River Salmon! Molly and I have been talking about this trip for months now and I can't believe we're actually here!

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Izy's Cookie Dough Balls

Hiii friends! It was something like 95°f yesterday and if today's anything like that, all I want to do is chill by the pool all day. However, I think I'll be inside blasting the ac and listening to the new Haim record on repeat (it's so good and I am utterly obsessed with their Want You Back video)...

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Swedish Almond Bread (Vetelängder med mandelmassa)

As always, my time on Maui has gone by too quickly. Whenever this happens, I always sit and think, where did it all go--my time? So here's what I did and where it went... I spent a fair amount of time at my parent's house, flipping through my mom's old cookbooks.

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Baked Strawberry Buttermilk French Toast

Weekend recap: go! First, my dad popped into town for a long layover on Saturday. I made one of his favorite meals, roast chicken, sautéed some giant asparagus spears, and Moses made a heavenly concoction of madeira, cream, and morels.

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Mini Cardamom Easter Bread Wreaths

I'm probably the last person to board the podcast train, but now that I'm on it, I don't know what I life was before hopping on. I love getting lost in the stories while I'm in the kitchen cooking or on a walk outside with Vienna. I'm a total podcast newbie...

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Haupia Hand Pies

It's been a little quiet around here and this is why... I'M WRITING A COOKBOOK!!! Can I scream that from the top of Haleakala? Also, is this even real life? The subject is close to my heart; it’ll be all about local Hawaii food, the food of my childhood...

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Matcha Melon Pan (Japanese Sweet Bread Buns)

There's a place in Echo Park called Winsome that sells the most epic matcha conchas. They are so light and fluffy and perfectly matcha-y and I dream about them. They're so good, Munchies devoted an article to them. A few blocks down the street from me...

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Cantuccini - Almond Biscotti

Moses has been out of town all week, so Vienna and I have been laying low. Don't worry, we're ok. We've been eating lots of eggs with rice, edamame, broccoli, oatmeal, and pizza. Kinda sounds weird now that I've said it out loud, but this is comfort food kind of week at its finest.

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Chocolate Coconut Cake

Truth be told, I'm not much of a Valentine's Day kind of gal. Sure, I love chocolates and cake, really any excuse to eat sweets as much as the next person, but Valentine's Day doesn't get my blood pumping. Which is why I'm almost like "who am I right now?"...

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Orange Cardamom Cinnamon Buns

I feel like I've been trying to recover from my birthday hangover for the past four days. And what's worse is that I only had five cocktails over the course of two days , a dark chocolate lilikoi birthday cupcake made by Lily, and some butter beer (non-alcoholic)...

Chocolate Gingerbread Cake Toast

Festive update: we strung up some lights and added the mini wreath I made with Lily and Adrianna the other night at Rolling Greens to the mix! I've been "polluting" as Moses puts it, the new Google Home Moses got for his birthday from my mom like it's my job.

Chocolate-Caramel Macadamia Nut Tart

DIY sushi parties are so much fun! I grew up making hand rolls with my family and haven't done it in a while, but this year Moses requested a sushi party for his birthday. So we invited a few friends over, got lots of Japanese beer, sake, and really good fish and did it up.

Cardamom Cupcakes with Brown Butter Buttercream

Hope you all had an epic Thanksgiving holiday! I'm hoping you dog showed it up, ate lots of turkey, Black Friday'd or Small Shopped Saturday'd (if you're in that), binged Gilmore Girls, and generally relaxed. And speaking of Gilmore, can we talk about it?

Pear-Cranberry + Crème Fraîche Pie

You probably won't believe me, but it actually rained here in LA yesterday, and it was glorious. I got to put on a jacket, bring an umbrella with me on my walk to the watch Fantastic Beasts with Moses, and it even got cold enough to wish that I grabbed something a little heftier.

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Cardamom Pear Upside-Down Cake

I had a couple very different posts lined up for this week, but somehow talking traveling to Paris and steam scrambled eggs didn't feel appropriate or important after Tuesday night. I wasn't sure how to talk about anything on Wednesday.