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.

Southwest Style Pizza

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

Yeehaw. Sometimes it pays to think outside of the box when it comes to pizza. I wanted to make one last night for dinner and I was going to go with my usual combo of goat cheese, pesto and mushrooms. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged avocado, black beans, cherry tomatoes, chipotle powder, cilantro, goat cheese, mozzarella cheese, red chili flakes, southwest pizza, southwest style pizza, sweet corn | Leave a comment

Avocado Toast with Strawberries and Balsamic

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

A week or two ago when I posted my love letter to avocado toast, I got a comment from a reader who likes to make avocado toast with strawberries. I’ve heard about this combo and I’ve always wanted to try … Continue reading →

Posted in Brunch, Lunch, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged avocado, avocado toast, avocado toast with strawberries and balsamic, balsamic vinegar, goat cheese, strawberries, toast | 2 Comments

Strawberry Banana Mango Smoothie Bowl

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

On this not-so-sunny morning in D.C., I bring you this very sunny and bright strawberry mango banana smoothie bowl. I woke up this morning and this smoothie was the first thing that popped into my head. I had seen a … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Smoothie Bowls, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged banana, bowl, breakfast, coconut, Drinks, healthy breakfast, mango, smoothie, strawberry, strawberry banana, strawberry banana mango, strawberry banana mango smoothie, strawberry banana mango smoothie bowl | Leave a comment

Sunchoke Soup with Thyme

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

A few weeks ago, my friend Carly made sunchoke soup for a Mediterranean-themed dinner that we went to. I like soup as much as the next person (in the winter, maybe more), but I’ve never tried soup that has blown … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged Comfort Food, Parmesan, soup, sunchoke soup, sunchoke soup with thyme, thyme, winter soup | 3 Comments

Mango Lassi

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

Drinks in jars: Part II. What is more refreshing than a mango lassi? I decided to try to answer that question this week. The answer is, not much. The ingredients speak for themselves: Mango, yogurt, milk and pinch of cardamom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Drinks, Uncategorized | Tagged cardamom, Drinks, lassi, mango, mango lassi, rose water, summer drinks | Leave a comment

Blueberry Lemon Poppyseed Cake

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

Sometimes, a craving will hit me out of nowhere. The other day I was running late to work and I rushed out my front door, almost locking the keys in behind me. Then, all of a sudden, I had the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cake, Dessert, Uncategorized | Tagged blueberry, blueberry lemon poppyseed cake, cake, Gluten-Free, gluten-free cake, lemon, lemon poppyseed cake, poppyseed, poppyseed cake | 2 Comments

Homemade Chai

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

Making chai from scratch has been on my bucket list forever. I kept resisting for a bunch of reasons, the main one being that I thought the process would be waaayy too involved. I don’t own a teapot (yet) or a … Continue reading →

Posted in Drinks, Uncategorized | Tagged cardamom, chai, chai tea, cinnamon, Drinks, ginger, homemade chai, tea | Leave a comment

Blood Orange and Bean Salad

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

I’ve been looking high and low for blood oranges, and the other day, I finally found them. I think I said “YES” out loud in the citrus section of the grocery store. I must have, because I got some weird … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged blood orange, blood orange and bean salad, cannellini beans, celery, dinner, healthy dinner, healthy eating, healthy lunch, lunch, salad | Leave a comment

Strawberry Peach Banana Smoothie Bowl

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

I’ve been spending the last 48 hours tricking myself into believing that it’s already spring. So far, it seems to be working. I made this bowl for breakfast over the weekend and it helped. Nothing says “spring” (or “summer,” for … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Smoothie Bowls, Uncategorized, Vegetarian | Tagged banana, healthy, healthy breakfast, peach, smoothie, strawberry, strawberry banana peach smoothie, strawberry peach banana smoothie bowl | Leave a comment

Chocolate Raspberry Shake

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Emily Wasserman

There’s something to be said for drinks in a jar. Every time I sip something out of a Mason jar, I get a cheap thrill. Maybe it’s millennial brainwashing, I don’t know. But whatever it is, it’s working. Which brings … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Chocolate, Drinks, Uncategorized, Vegan | Tagged breakfast, Chocolate, chocolate raspberry shake, chocolate shake, healthy, healthy breakfast, healthy eating, raspberry, smoothie, Vegan | Leave a comment