Tag Archives: pastries

Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Salts Kitchen

Warning! The following entry has a gluten and dairy-full recipe. There is a GF and DF version at the bottom. My friends Jake and Joy got married a few weeks back and asked me to make the desserts for the … Continue reading →

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Boozy Orange Cake

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Salts Kitchen

I’ve made this cake and variations of it now dozens of times since the first go round. It has come to be one of my favorite standby desserts. My most popular version and the one I’ve now made over and … Continue reading →

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Three Layer Peanut Butter Brownies (Raw)

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Salts Kitchen

These were amazingly rich and decadent and though I made them myself, I couldn’t believe they were raw (and vegan and sugar free and gluten free). Everyone’s favorite Sal-Pal left town and for her going away bash I had to … Continue reading →

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Salted Chocolate and Nut Triangles

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Salts Kitchen

I made these for a vegan’s going-away fiesta and they were a hit. These were a quick and easy naturally gluten free and vegan treat- the texture was somewhere between fudge and a chocolate bar. I used chopped walnuts, pecans, … Continue reading →

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Sesame Balls

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Salts Kitchen

I made these sweet Sesame Balls filled with Red Bean Paste to ring in the Chinese New Year. The paste is two ingredients and the sesame balls are another two. Yep, that’s it. Both were pretty fool-proof. They were amazingly … Continue reading →

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Chestnut Cake

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Salts Kitchen

Hello chestnut cake. Who knew? Why don’t I see this everywhere, all the time? Talk about a lovely and naturally gluten free flour. My mother frequents a tiny, hole-in-the-wall, amazing Italian import store in Los Angeles called Guidi Marcello. Sometime … Continue reading →

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Salt and Pepper Cocoa Shortbread

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Salts Kitchen

I created these a long while back and brought them along to a picnic. I forgot all about them but my 3rd base-playing friend, LB, did not. She reminded me of how much she loved those cookies several times over … Continue reading →

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German Pancake with Brandied Apples

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Salts Kitchen

Easter Sunday became the Great Pancake Cook-off of 2014. We never actually voted but every pancake was eaten and there were a lot of “mmms” going around. My mother makes an amazing version of this German Pancake but I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Salts Kitchen

These are whoopie pies. They are delicious. Eat them all the time. I tried a variety of ways with these whoopie pies until I found the fluffliest cake and the richest pumpkin cream. The filling uses only a cup of … Continue reading →

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Nut and Berry Biscuits

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Salts Kitchen

I have no idea what to call this delicious cookie/scone/biscuit/breakfast treat. It originally came from Elana’s Pantry as a Muesli Scone, but it has gone through so many changes since I started baking it that I can’t justify calling it … Continue reading →

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