Author Archives: Emily Wasserman

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About Emily Wasserman

Bonjour! My name is Emily and I'm a writer based in St. Louis. I'm also a home baker with a small business, Amélie Bakery. I'm a self-proclaimed Francophile and love French pastries and baking.

Dimanche (That Means Sunday)

Welcome to this edition of Dimanche (That Means Sunday), a roundup of things that caught my eye this past week. This edition of Dimanche comes a day late on Lundi, the French Monday, because I decided to take a much … Continue reading

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Lemon Cornmeal Muffins

A few weeks ago I was digging through a box of books in my apartment and I came across my Huckleberry cookbook. I bought the cookbook a a few years ago when I was living in D.C. but dreaming of visiting … Continue reading

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Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve been craving chocolate chip cookies this week so last night, I decided to make some. I knew I wanted them to be extra salty so I used my last stick of salted butter. Then, I decided to take it … Continue reading

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Orecchiette Vegetable Bean Soup

Yesterday there was an ice storm in St. Louis so I hibernated all day and made lemon cornmeal muffins and orecchiette vegetable bean soup. I’ll tell you about the lemon muffins later this week, but first, I’ll give you the … Continue reading

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Dimanche (That Means Sunday)

Welcome to this edition of Dimanche (That Means Sunday), a roundup of things that caught my eye this past week. The last week in St. Louis was challenging weather-wise. We enjoyed beautiful, spring-like temperatures last Sunday and now, there’s an … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Risotto

Cooking risotto is a cathartic experience. Some people might say that it’s a tear-your-hair-out experience because of how much work it involves, but I’d argue that it’s more healing than it is enraging. I usually make risotto when it’s cold … Continue reading

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Dimanche (That Means Sunday)

Welcome to this edition of Dimanche (That Means Sunday), a roundup of things that caught my eye this past week. This is a slightly shorter version of Dimanche because admittedly, I was not up on the news this past week. … Continue reading

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Perhaps the Best Brownies Ever

Superlatives are common in food writing and I’m not immune. I’ll often say something is the best ever, but only because it’s better than the last thing I tasted that I thought was the best. In the case of these … Continue reading

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Brioche French Toast

French toast is the kind of breakfast that I aspire to make most weekends but for one reason or another, I never get around to it. Last weekend, I stopped making excuses and committed to a French toast breakfast on … Continue reading

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I was browsing Instagram the other day and I saw a recipe for vegan chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. They looked good and I realized that I had most of the ingredients to make them, but then I thought, why would … Continue reading

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