So I won’t lie, this was basically a re-hashed plated dish version of the fig-arugula flatbread I made before, but instead of mascarpone-feta, I made an aerated kefir(drinkable yogurt), and replaced the flatbread with brioche soldiers. Oh, and I put a poached egg in there, just to add more richness. What initially inspired this dish…
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Meyer Lemon Baked Cake Doughnuts
When life gives you many, many lemons, you have to find things to do with them besides make lemonade. So when I happened upon a bunch of Meyer lemons, I already had a couple ideas in my back pocket. Meyer lemons, compared to your standard lemon, is a more orange hue compared to the yellow,…
Grilled Romaine with Sesame Dressing
Brown butter-grilled romaine is my favorite savory discovery in 2025. Brown butter adds a toasty, nutty flavor to anything, and when you grill romaine with it, you get this smoky, crispy, crunchy lettuce that is super addictive. While my home’s ventilation system hates me whenever I break out my grill pan for this, brown butter-grilled…
Artichoke-Roasted Garlic Dip with Artichoke-Rye Crackers
This recipe was my take on artichoke dip, but made with feta cheese, confit garlic, and meyer lemons to give it a more Mediterranean feel! Artichokes are an ingredient that I just love, because they play off of cheese well. That’s because they have this sweet aftertaste that works with the salinity in cheeses like…
Blueberry-Sweet Corn Basque Cheesecake
I wanted to make a corn dessert of some kind, just to embrace the seasonality of corn. Corn is just naturally so much sweeter and juicier during the summer, and it makes for some really great desserts because of that. I wanted to make a basque cheesecake, pureeing sweet corn into it, and just to…
Pistachio-Blackberry Namelaka Cake
This recipe came about because I was craving a cake that had a light sponge and a rich frosting. There is just something so satisfying about a light as air cake and a silky, creamy sweet frosting that just melts in the mouth and makes you want to go back for another bite. I already…
PB&J Shortbread Sandos
After making the buttered and toast financiers using my bread slice muffin tins, I definitely wanted to do another recipe with them, but this time, shortbread sandos! I have been seeing shortbread sandwich cookies all over the internet, and I figured it would be a cute nod to do something like that, but with bread…
White Peach Blanc Manger
White peaches are my reminder that it’s finally summer. It’s crazy to think we’re over halfway through 2025(time literally flew by this year it feels like). 2020 still feels like yesterday, and the craziest part is that people born that year are already old enough to be in kindergarten now! That being said, white peaches…
Liver and Onion Piccata
I am one of those weirdos that likes liver and onions, okay? Back in college, when I was learning Montenegrin food, I noticed liver was a commonly used protein in that cuisine. I still remember when I was auditioning for Masterchef season 10, since I mentioned being a heavy baker more than a savory cook,…
Haricot Vert and Feta Pita
I had purchased green beans(or haricot vert) on a whim and was trying to figure out a way to use the last few up in a fun and creative way. That was literally how this recipe came about. When I think about haricot vert, I distinctly enjoy their snappy texture, when blanched and shocked properly,…
Lamb-Chickpea-Kataifi Fritters
These fritters were partially inspired by the mala cream shrimp dim sum from the Netflix show, Culinary Class Wars. The dish itself was a mixture of ground shrimp and pork, rolled in julienned spring roll wrappers and deep fried, so that there were these thin strands of crispy-fried dough for extra texture and crunchiness around…
Beef Heart with Lemon-Pecorino Risotto
Beef heart is a very fascinating ingredient. Being a high-activity muscle, heart as an ingredient can eat chewy after being treated with most cooking methods. However, I love preparing it in a marinade, then searing it, almost like how you treat ahi tuna. I actually never touched a beef heart before I made this recipe….
Strawberry-Pistachio-Lemon Mirror Glaze Cake
Strawberry and pistachio will always be on of my favorite dessert combinations – the tartness of red fruit against the salty, crunchy, smokiness of a pistachio is just so addictive. It also might be because my birthday is so close to Christmas that I just love the color contrast between red/pink and green. Pistachio and…
Hidden Rose Apple Krempita
So I was fortunate enough to procure some hidden rose apples, and I just had to use them in a couple recipes while I had the chance! Hidden rose apples are usually available in a relatively short span between November and December, so I always feel a need to make a couple of recipes with…
Mt. Pav-lava with Dinosaur Shortbreads
My friend Samantha(from season 9 and Back to Win) gifted me with these dinosaur cookie cutters back in January, but truthfully, I had zero ideas on what to do with these. I am not a major dinosaur enthusiast(I never even watched Jurassic Park, though I DID grow up on The Land Before Time rip Little…
Blueberry-Lemon Cheesecake Entremet
So I have already made a blueberry cheesecake or two in the past for this blog, but I wanted to do a cheesecake mousse cake-entremet kind of thing using a blueberry-lemon cheesecake as the body of the dessert, with a blueberry gelee and a lemon curd interior, as well as a blueberry chiffon cake base….
Lemon Marshmallow Rainbow Tart
I will admit, I procrastinated with my Pride dessert this year. Namely because I was almost not going to do one at all for 2024. I have made many a Pride dessert in the past, and while they were all tons of fun to conceptualize and admire after making them, the actual assembly of each…
Lemon-Haupia Chiffon Cake
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, lemon curd, lemon cake, and a lot of other lemon things, especially when life(your parents) gift you with 20 larger than life lemons to work with. This recipe was my way to use up a decent portion of them(I want to say about 4 lemons were used…
Citrus Tart with Baked Rose Meringues
This citrus tart is my take on a lemon meringue pie, but with a few twists. Obviously the term “citrus” would imply that I am using more than just lemon, which is true: my friend Karen was gracious enough to gift me with lemons and limes that she grew herself, so I wanted to use…
Basil-Meyer Lemon Cake
I love pairing basil with lemon. There is something about how aromatic, perfume-y, and floral basil is, and that against something acidic and tart like citrus that is super refreshing. I was watching the most recent season of Masterchef(which by the way, is a lot easier to watch when you yourself are not a contestant),…
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