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.

Pizza Break: Glen’s Garden Market

In this installment of Pizza Break, I bring you pizza from Glen’s Garden Market. I’ve been going to Glen’s since I moved to D.C. It’s a gourmet market that has excellent food, including some of the best pizza in the … Continue reading

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Balsamic Roasted Peach Salad

This is one of those salads that makes you say “whoa.” It’s so good, you’ll find yourself wanting to eat the whole bowl. I don’t know about you, but that rarely happens to me. The salad also depends a lot … Continue reading

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Chocolate Chip Brioche French Toast

The best part about working at a bakery is taking home free bread at the end of the night (if there’s any left). These days, there hardly ever is–which is great for business, but not so great for me. Luckily, … Continue reading

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Vegan Banana Split Smoothie

When I was walking home tonight, I looked up at the temperature sign on the SunTrust building in Dupont Circle. Why are there two zeroes after a one? I asked myself. Then I realized that it was 100 degrees outside. … Continue reading

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Vegan BLTA

I’ve been meaning to tell you about this sandwich, but I had trouble getting a good picture of it. BLTAs are not the most photogenic sandwiches. Tonight, though, I finally got a a good shot. This sandwich should be in … Continue reading

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No-Cook Recipes: Spaghetti with No-Cook Tomato Sauce

Blee blee blee dooo. That was me trying to make one of those trumpet noises that they used to introduce the king/royalty/someone else important during medieval times. Well, times have changed, and I’m introducing my new semi-weekly column, No-Cook Recipes, … Continue reading

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Caprese Salad

When it gets really hot outside, I start losing my motivation to cook. Luckily, there are a bunch of dishes that are doable without much cooking, including this caprese salad. The only labor-intensive part of making this salad is cutting … Continue reading

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No Bake (Vegan) Brownie Bites

This has been one of the roughest weeks of my life. On Tuesday, I found out that my good friend from my old job passed away. The news was shocking, but even more so because I just had dinner with … Continue reading

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Zucchini Noodles with Pesto

I just got a spiralizer attachment for my birthday and I’m obsessed. I’ve been wanting to make noodles out of vegetables for so long, and now, the time has finally come. I decided to make zucchini noodles with pesto for a … Continue reading

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Matcha Green Smoothie Bowl with Kiwi Flowers

Last weekend I spent most of Sunday afternoon and night at my friends’ pool. As the French would say, ça fait du bien (it feels good). After I finished doing nothing for a couple hours, I moved on to one of … Continue reading

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