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Dessert & Sweet Bites

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Apricot-Ginger Energy Bites

Blueberry Cardamom Sauce

Cardamom Snowball Cookies

Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies

Fig Almond Cake

Maple Granola Brittle

Matcha Green Tea Energy Bites

Oatmeal Craisin Cookies

Orange Blossom Coconut Macaroons

Orange Flan

Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Loaf

Sunflower Cacao Balls (Nut-Free)

Sun-tella Spread ( Sunflower Seed Butter Chocolate Spread)

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Hi! Welcome To My Berkeley Kitchen. I’m Shahla. I’m a food lover, “cooker” (as my daughter calls me), food photographer and an allergy-friendly mom. Thanks for stopping by.

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It’s Monday which means we have to celebrate with chocolate right? . These blondies from @miglorious book #geniusdesserts, recipe courtesy of @testkitchen have become a staple in our house. They have a gorgeous dose of vanilla & makes a family size tray so that you can cut them up & serve to a big crowd. They are such a hit & a #simplerecipe too ❤️ 👏 . If you have leftovers, Kristen recommends freezing & eating them straight from the freezer- believe me they’re so addictive!. I’ve made this version #nutfree and it’s my contribution to @champagneandcookies #getcookingcookbookclub . If you’d like to join Bebe’s virtual cookbook club, you can do so anytime by checking out her feed. . . #eatonhealth #feedfeedchocolate #feedfeed #f52grams #baking #thecupcakeproject #thebakefeed #bakinglife #blondies #ksgram #myamazonkitchen #bakersofinstagram #marthabakes #topchef #wsbakeclub #damnthatsdelish #tohfoodie #tastecooking #enjoylifefoods #rodellevanilla #atkgrams I’m thinking about yummy breakfasts & last weekend when my pal @champagneandcookies and I made this delicious Spanish tortilla in our cooking workshop with our talented chef instructor @chefjoanneweir 💜 . It’s easy to get into a cooking rut & feel uninspired rushing to get a meal quickly on the table. When learning a new dish it might take a few times to get it just right. I remember when I tried to make my mom’s salmon curry it took me twenty times to get it to taste similar 😩😳🙄! . . Learning something new can be inspiring & joyful too but it takes practice & sometimes lots of fails...The thing I love so much about cooking is that I feel like I’ll forever be a student & there is an endless amount to learn 👏. What was a dish you made recently that was new to you and how’d it turn out? . . #eatonhealth #feedfeedglutenfree #bareaders #feedfeed #f52grams #thecookfeed #weircooking #spanishtortilla #thecookfeed #marthabakes #storyofmytable #healthyish #morningslikethese #eatingwelleats #thenewhealthy #instayummy #rslove #easyrecipes #realsimple #mypinterest #yahoofood #cheflife #cookingschool #sffoodblogger #f52comfortingveggies #myamazonkitchen Here are some dark chocolate dipped strawberries for my kiddo’s class, inspiration from the talented & lovely Tasha @tashasartisanfoods 👏. I used @enjoylifefoods & a tiny bit of coconut oil for the chocolate sauce. Check out my stories for more ( I decided to forgo the sprinkles) & swipe left to see a “cleaned” up version. . I try to bring in treats for the holidays to make it more inclusive for my girl. It’s not often she can enjoy the same treat with her friends so it’s special when it can happen(#foodallergies). I’m so grateful to her teacher & class for letting me contribute & these strawberries were requested by all❤️ easy, tasty & decadent. Happy Valentine’s Day friends! . #eatonhealth #feedfeed #feedfeedchocolate #enjoylifefoods #dairyfree #allergyfriendly #realsimple #goopmake #ksgram #imsomartha #f52grams #tohfoodie #eatingwelleats #valentinesday2019 #thecookfeed #thebakefeed #cupcakeproject #tablesituation #mydomaineeats #bareaders #foodfluffer #bakinglife I was one of the lucky winners, along with my friends @champagneandcookies & @momskitchenhandbook of a cookie recipe contest @chefjoanneweir hosted back in December. . So this past weekend, for our prize, I headed into San Francisco to cook alongside new & old friends to learn about Spanish cuisine. Here I am prepping potatoes for a Spanish tortilla 👏 . Food has taken on a complicated relationship with me over the past few years. I rejoice in and celebrate food but it’s also the thing I have to work extremely hard at in keeping my daughter safe( #foodallergies). Living between these two extremes can often feel challenging but if I have to choose I will always celebrate the beauty & bounty of the foods we can safely eat. I hope that in some small way learning how to prepare these foods will only serve as a model to my daughter so that she can choose to celebrate food too instead of fearing it. . So thank you to @chefjoanneweir for getting this tired haggard mama out of my kitchen and into your magical one 😃❤️it was such a gift to learn from you this weekend 🙏. . . I’ll be sharing more photos of all the delicious food we cooked soon ❤️ thanks to all for following along on my cooking adventure. 📸 by @champagneandcookies #weircooking . . #eatonhealth #feedfeed #foodwinewomen #cookingschool #ediblesf #foodallergymom #momsofinstagram #sfblogger #sharetheeverymom #uniteinmotherhood #allergylife #spanishtortilla #spanishcuisine #cheflife #culinarylife #myfoodstory #motherhoodrising #instamom #feedyoursoul #mommyblogger #familycircle #feedingmyfamily #realfoodfamily Who says you can’t eat ice cream in February?! You can when it tastes this good 😋 . As promised, here’s @chefjoanneweir recipe for citrus coconut sorbet from her book #kitchengypsy. You can find the recipe on her website too. . It’s a #dairyfree, #vegan & #top8free, 5 ingredient, no churn tropical wonder 😍 A combo of fresh squeezed lime, lemon & orange juice mixed together with coconut milk & sugar. Freeze overnight and blend up the next day. That’s it! Serve it up in the original orange “bowls” which are frozen for a #nofoodwaste & super adorable presentation 🧡🍊 . Also check out my talented pal @champagneandcookies feed to see what she made for our collaboration. As part of a contest we won, we’ll be headed to cook with @chefjoanneweir this weekend in SF to learn about paella and Spanish cuisine( thank you Joanne) 👏. Follow along with us in our stories( we’ll post through the weekend) and by visiting #weircooking 🧡 . . #eatonhealth #feedfeed #f52grams #f52lemon #citrusseason #thecookfeed #topchef #saveurmag #feedfeedbaking #eatingwelleats #todayfood #wsbakeclub #plantbaseddessert #foodfluffer #mydomaineats #imsomartha #tastecooking #sorbet #nativeforest #makeitdelicious #cookandtell #bareaders #damnthatsdelish Do we need ANOTHER citrus photo?! I don’t know 🤷🏽‍♀️ 😬but these were just too pretty not to capture & the house smelled better than a bag of potpourri 😀 . . . I squeezed & juiced this medley(yes all of it!) into a very special dessert coming up tomorrow to celebrate a fun event my pal @champagneandcookies and I are attending this weekend with @chefjoanneweir. . . Check out our feeds tomorrow for our virtual collaboration where we’ll be sharing a recipe from Joanne’s book #kitchengypsy - I promise it will make you hungry! #citrusseason #weircooking . . . #eatonhealth #feedfeed #f52citrus #f52grams #thecookfeed #myamazonkitchen #wholefoodfavs #eatingwelleats #inseasonnow #cagrown #beautifulcuisines #farmersmarketinspo #nourishyourbody #citrus #f52farmstand #savmarketreport #getminimal #goopmake #ediblesf #goodmoodfood #thesunsetkitchen #bayareafoodblogger The kid (age 11) came home yesterday in a flurry “Mom, it’s Chinese New Year 🧧 tomorrow and we HAVE to make dumplings like tonight, like right NOW! 🙄!” . . . I had forgotten that her class was having a celebration today 🤦🏽‍♀️ so we doubled our recipe and made dinner for us too 👏... . We were in the kitchen for hours; chopping green onions, mincing garlic & ginger, stuffing filling & pleating dumpling wrappers which I left to my girl who folded all fifty dumplings herself. Kinda a lot to take on for a Monday night! 🤷🏽‍♀️👊 . . It got so messy in the kitchen, some of our dumplings burnt, we had filling in our hair & went to bed exhausted but with full, happy bellies. . . . This isn’t perfectly styled food nor is it close to being authentic! Cooking in the kitchen with kids is not always easy but just like life it’s messy, crazy and imperfectly perfect ❤️ Happy Lunar New Year to all celebrating today & may there be many more “adventures” for you in the kitchen! . . #eatonhealth #feedfeed #f52grams #kidsinthekitchen #feedyourfamily #chinesenewyear #thecookfeed #myamazonkitchen #eattheworld #thekitchn #storyofmytable #tastecooking #goopmake #realfood #kidscooking #momlife #eatingwelleats #healthyish #realfoodfamily #gunghayfatchoy #realsimple #mypinterest #sesamefree #nutfree Hey everyone! looks like it’s gonna be a hunker down, get cozy kinda weekend👏. . . So in case you need a little breakfast inspo- this babe is filled with all the good stuff & is going in the oven again this am (shown here pre-bake). All you need is a bag of cranberries, apples, currants (or raisins) & oats. Top with coconut milk or milk of choice & pumpkin seeds. Make a tray to enjoy with your fam & slice up the rest & freeze for later In the week. . . . Find the recipe link in my bio, “Cranberry Apple Baked Oatmeal” & a picture of the after shot further down my feed. Happy weekend ❤️ . . . #allergyfriendly #eatonhealth #healthyfoodideas #realfoodfamily #feedingmyfamily #eatingwelleats #thenewhealthy #thebakefeed #baking #healthykids #bakefromscratch #feedfeed #organicmoments #thecookfeed #hearthealthy #tastecooking #easyrecipes #realsimple #morningslikethese #healthybreakfast #refinedsugarfree #ksgram #plantbased #inseasonnow #f52grams #goopmake If you haven’t guessed by now I’m a big fan of freezing things...I don’t know if this is something I picked up from my mom ( queen freezer of all things) or something I became very diligent about doing when my little one developed #foodallergies 🤷🏽‍♀️ . . . I think part of me fears that we will run out of safe foods to eat and having a freezer stocked with goodies makes me feel less stressed out & more sane 👏 Can you relate? Do you have freezer space? . . . Also I hate wasting food & since I’m cleaning out the freezer, I had to use up this #hachiya persimmon purée. Its the soft fleshy yummy kind ☺️. . . I made this “persimmon latte” by blending 1/2 c persimmon purée with 1 c almond milk, a knob of ginger, 1 teaspoon vanilla, splash of water, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 tablespoon collagen powder( non-gel kind) & a squirt of my fav sweetener( about 1-2 teaspoons) of @justdatesyrup. Warm in pot. Sprinkle w/ more cinnamon. You could also throw in a shot of espresso. We can’t find persimmons here any longer but I’m so happy I had this stashed away 🧡 . . #eatonhealth #feedfeed #inseasonnow #persimmon #dairyfree #latte #healthyish #ksgram #thekitchn #ediblesf #freezermeals #buzzfeedhealth #cleanliving #choosehealthy #eatingwelleats #thenewhealthy #fuelyourbody #justdatesyrup #mypinterest #thecookfeed #instayum #realsimple I’m still on a breakfast kick & dreaming about slow Sunday mornings & these buckwheat waffles - they go hand in hand right?! But ...who am I kidding this scene only lasted for a minute before crazy #momlife took over 😳🤦🏽‍♀️ . . . We enjoyed these yesterday...I had leftovers that I popped into the freezer for later in the week- yay for #mealprep ❤️ . . The recipe is from @ashrod’s new cookbook#letsstayinbook for my sweet pal @champagneandcookies #getcookingcookbookclub. . . It’s a mix of buckwheat & AP flours. The compote on top of the thick dollop of labneh is made w/ frozen cranberries & strawberries & sweetened only with a bit of maple syrup, vanilla & sweet aged balsalmic vinegar. I sprinkled w/ some slivered almonds & coconut flakes. . . This will be on repeat again for sure 👏❤️ . . . #eatonhealth #feedfeed #feedyourfamily #getcookingcookbookclub #letsstayinbook #f52grams #healthybreakfast #thebakefeed #lifeandthyme #morningslikethese #foodblogfeed #bakeandshare #thebakefeed #storyofmytable #inseasonnow #waffles #wafflewednesday #eatingwelleats #tastecooking #thenewhealthy It’s been more than a hot minute since I’ve been on here & I didn’t mean to stay away but I ended up getting sick last month which spilled over until now ( I’m much better 👏)... lots of meds later & not having much taste made me realize how much I miss eating for the pure joy of it all! . . . With #foodallergies, celebrating the foods you can eat it is so important & good for the soul because sometimes it feels like the losses can be so big. Getting sick was my gentle reminder of this... I’ll be back with some new recipes hopefully soon but in the meantime I’m sharing these #dairyfree sweet potato coconut muffins. . . These came about because I had leftover roasted sweet potato & had to turn them into something that my little people would eat 🤷🏽‍♀️. Of course muffins are the obvious choice 🤦🏽‍♀️ 🤪They definitely bring us joy & the recipe is on my blog, link in bio 💙 . . . #eatonhealth #feedfeed #thebakefeed #muffins #healthyish #ksgram #baking #bakefromscratch #feedyourfamily #eatingwelleats #thenewhealthy #bakeandshare #simplyorganic #homemade #healthykids #foodblogfeed #bakersofinstagram #feedfeedbaking #myamazonkitchen #sodelicious #tastecooking Saturday’s are for farmers markets & these golden beets are my favorite 🧡. . . . They are a bit mellow-er in taste than red beets and I love them roasted or puréed to make a golden beet dip( from a few posts down) or roasted beet salad . You can take the dip recipe a step further & add liquid ( broth or water) to turn it into a creamy dreamy soup too 👏This happened by accident once when I had leftovers & it was so good 😃 . . Both recipes are on my blog ☝️How do you like to enjoy beets? Do they grow in your neck of the woods? Happy Saturday friends! . . #eatonhealth #f52farmstand #farmersmarketinspo #goopmake #healthyfoodideas #saveurmarketreport #feedfeed #colorfulfood #beets #plantbased #eatrealfood #cagrown #foragebyfolk #ediblesf #eatingwell #locavore #inseasonnow #healthyish #f52grams #choosehealthy #foodfluffer #realsimple #thenewhealthy #simplerecipes

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