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.

Quinoa with Maple Roasted Butternut Squash

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

Thanksgiving is a holiday of excess, and I’m not complaining. Every year, I manage to have not only an excess of leftover food, but also an excess of unused ingredients. That’s where this butternut squash comes in. I was craving maple … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Gluten-Free, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged blue cheese, butternut squash, dinner, fall dinner, fall food, Gluten-Free, gluten-free dinner, maple roasted squash, maple syrup, pecans, pomegranate seeds, quinoa, vegetarian dinner | Leave a comment

Blueberry Banana Smoothie Bowl, and Change

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

There have been a lot of changes in my life lately: some good; others very, very bad. A week ago, on my last day in D.C., the nation elected a misogynist, racist, facist into the White House. I told a … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Smoothie Bowls, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged banana, blueberry, dark chocolate, pecans, smoothie, Smoothie Bowls | Leave a comment

Bad Saint

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

I broke my cardinal restaurant rule for Bad Saint: Never wait in line. I have this rule because I think that good food should be relatively accessible. What’s the point of sharing a meal if you have to wait two … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Bad Saint, DC restaurants, filipino, filipino food | Leave a comment

Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts Salad

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

I used to come to the farmers’ market or grocery store armed with a list of ingredients. Now, I throw the list to the wind. Instead, I look around and see what stands out to me. It could be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Gluten-Free, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged brussels sprouts, fall dinner, fall salad, Gluten-Free, maple glazed, maple glazed brussels sprouts, maple syrup, pomegranate seeds, quinoa, roasted sweet potato, salad, Sweet Potato, Vegan, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Pizza Break: Timber Pizza Company

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

I haven’t stopped thinking about the pizza at Timber Pizza Company since I had pie there a couple weeks ago. The sign of pizza genius? I think so. A few Saturdays ago after a long shift at the bakery, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Pizza Break, Restaurant Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged pizza, restaurant review, Timber Pizza Company | Leave a comment

Kale Sweet Potato Tacos

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

Tacos are one of my favorite dinners to make for a bunch of different reasons. One is that they’re easy. The other is the fact that you can make anything into a taco. The tortilla is the palette and everything that … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Gluten-Free, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged Gluten-Free, gluten-free dinner, goat cheese, kale, pumpkin seeds, Sweet Potato, tacos, tortilla, vegetarian, vegetarian dinner | Leave a comment

D.C. Ice Cream: A Primer

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

If you ever check out my Instagram, it looks like all I do is eat ice cream. This isn’t so far from the truth. When I’m not pretending to be productive, cooking, eating out or baking, I’m probably at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ice Cream, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged D.C., gelato, Ice Cream, Washington D.C. | Leave a comment

Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Avocado Mash

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

Making these potatoes was an exercise in patience and slow breathing, especially once I set off the fire alarm five times. So…oven cleaning is a thing. I learned that lesson the hard way when I heated mine up to 450 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Gluten-Free, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged avocado, avocado mash, chimichurri, cilantro, dinner, Gluten-Free, oven roasted, roasted sweet potatoes, smashed sweet potatoes, Sweet Potato, sweet potatoes, Vegan, vegetarian | Leave a comment

St. Louis and a Birthday Dinner

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

I think it was Thomas Wolfe who said that you can’t go home again. Well, I did last weekend. Wolfe has a point. Everything changes, whether you want it to or not. Sometimes those changes are for the better; other times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Traveling, Uncategorized | Tagged birthday, birthday dinner, dinner, Midwest, salmon, St. Louis | Leave a comment

Zucchini Bake with Mozzarella

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

I was scrolling through Instagram on Sunday morning and I stopped when I saw a picture of a zucchini bake with mozzarella. Whoa, I thought to myself. This is happening. The picture didn’t come with a recipe, so I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Gluten-Free, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged bake, basil, cheese, Gluten-Free, Mozzarella, mozzarella cheese, oven, sage, skillet, thyme, tomato sauce, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini, zucchini bake | Leave a comment