Author Archives: Emily Wasserman

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.

Banana Date Cardamom Smoothie

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

I made this banana date cardamom smoothie yesterday for breakfast and it was so good, I made it again this morning. I’m a big fan of anything that involves banana and dates together. Dates add sweetness in smoothies so then … Continue reading →

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Tomato Bread Soup with Croutons

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

The first winter I lived in D.C., I ate soup almost everyday for lunch. It was quick, it was cheap, and it was warming. The place that sold it was right across from my office, so I’d walk over, grab … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged autumn, basil, bread, ciabatta, croutons, delicious, dinner, fall, fall recipes, healthy, healthy dinner, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy lunch, healthy recipes, lunch, soup, tomato, tomato bread soup, tomato soup, vegetarian, vegetarian dinner, vegetarian lunch, vegetarian recipes | 1 Comment

Dimanche (That Means Sunday)

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

Welcome to the first installment of Dimanche (That Means Sunday). It’s a column I’m going to feature every weekend that will include a roundup of some of my favorite things from this past week, whether it’s a bowl of soup, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dimanche (That Means Sunday), Uncategorized | Tagged Back to Burgundy, CakeSpy, Catalonia, Ce Qui Nous Lie, Companion, dive bakeries, fall leaves, movies, St. Louis, Stranger Things, tomato soup | Leave a comment

Green Curry with Potatoes and Chickpeas

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

Yesterday was one of those gross, bleary days when all you want to do is make a cup of tea, curl up on the sofa, and catch up on TV you missed while you were traveling. I did all those … Continue reading →

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NYC

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

When I think of New York, I think of music. Maybe it’s because there are so many songs about the city. Maybe it’s because I constantly have earphones in to drown out the sound of traffic. But for whatever reason, … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged bakeries, bakery, brioche doughnut, Brooklyn, Butter & Scotch, cheese, chicken cutlets, coffee, coffee shop, dark chocolate chip cookie, Detroit-style pizza, doughnut, Emily, Gottino, Greenwich Village, indian food, italian, Italian food, latte, latte art, Levain Bakery, Lilia, Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery, Manhattan, NY, NYC, Parisi Bakery, pasta, pizza, Pondicheri, prosciutto, salted chocolate chip cookie, sandwich, Third Rail Coffee, West Village, Williamsburg, wine, wine bar | 1 Comment

Pumpkin Lassi

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

I spent the last week making everything with pumpkin, partly because I was craving it and partly because I constantly had extra pumpkin to use up. The struggle, as they say, is real. After I made pumpkin waffles, I saved … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Drinks, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged breakfast, cardamom, cinnamon, delicious, drink, easy breakfast, easy fall breakfast, easy fall recipes, fall, fall breakfast, fall recipes, ginger, hemp hearts, lassi, Pumpkin, pumpkin lassi, pumpkin seeds | Leave a comment

Fiddlehead Fern Café

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

If you follow my Instagram, it’s no secret that I’m obsessed with Fiddlehead Fern Café. The coffee shop just opened about a month ago in Shaw, one of my favorite neighborhoods in St. Louis. I wrote about Fiddlehead Fern a … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged cappuccino, coffee, coffee drinks, coffee shop, espresso, Fiddlehead Fern, Fiddlehead Fern Café, Shaw, Shaw St. Louis, St. Louis | 1 Comment

Pumpkin Waffles

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

After I brought maple pumpkin muffins into the office on Monday, I got an email from a coworker who wanted the recipe. I sent her a tentative one and then a link to my blog post once I actually put … Continue reading →

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Skillet Okra

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

Okra is one of my favorite vegetables to cook with in the fall. I love the way it looks like little stars when you cut it and I love how it tastes. It sounds kind of weird but okra *tastes* … Continue reading →

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Maple Pumpkin Muffins

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Emily Wasserman

There’s something you should know about me: I hate pumpkin spice. I rarely say that I hate things but I hate pumpkin spice with a fiery, burning passion. Why? There are a bunch of reasons. One, it’s an aberration. It … Continue reading →

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