Inspired to Taste

03/04/2025

I’m calling these sweet treats “Fairy Garden Cakelets.” Made to share with family and neighbors, these little cakes feature layers of toasted almond sablé breton, almond and rosemary genoise sponge soaked in amaretto syrup, raspberry compote, and brown butter vanilla bean Italian meringue buttercream frosting. Topped off with more buttercream, toasted almond slices, candied raspberries, and rosemary sprigs, my utmost hope was that they were as enchanting as they were time-consuming 😅

02/10/2025

My parents just celebrated 52 years of marriage — 52 years! I wanted to honor their journey with a special dessert that captured who they are both as individuals and as a couple.

A couple years ago, I created a two-in-one pastry for them, and revisited that concept here. Their favorite flavors couldn’t be more different (just like their personalities) but together, they create something whole that just works.

Their story began when my mom was a young nursing student and my dad had just immigrated from Honduras. He didn’t speak much English. She had never heard of Honduras. He knew right away she was the one. She, on the other hand, walked away from their first meeting thinking about work, not love. But my dad never gave up on her (I get my stubborn streak from him), and after four proposals, she finally said yes.

I wanted to capture a bit of that story in this heart-in-heart, tart-in-tart. The outer tart is for my dad — bold and bright, with pistachio frangipane, tangy lemon curd, and swirls of toasted Italian meringue. The center tart is my mom — sweet and full of warmth, with caramel mousse, a crispy layer, chocolate ganache, hazelnut sablé breton, and a silky chocolate crémeux.

Their love has never been about being the same. It’s about balancing each other, bringing out the best in one another, and standing side by side, even when things aren’t easy.

I’ll be sharing more of their story (told by them!) later this week on YouTube. Stay tuned 🥰

01/16/2025

With Valentine’s Day less than a month away, I thought it was the perfect time to whip up a dreamy new collection of AI-designed holiday-inspired mixers. With options from sweet and simple to bold and romantic, which of these fantasy designs has stolen your heart? 💖 Let me know which one you’d fall for!

01/08/2025

Here’s a closer look at my vintage cocktail-inspired “Toasting Tarts,” whipped up for a few of my sweet neighbors.

The Old Fashioned: bourbon caramel, zesty orange ganache, and a sprinkle of aged sea salt from —because some flavors are timeless.

The Bellini: peach mousse, vanilla-soaked peach slices, bright peach preserves, and a pillowy nuage de Prosecco—like a bubbly toast in dessert form.

Which one would you choose for yourself? And while we’re at it, any ideas for future cocktail tarts? This was such a spirited creative challenge, I’m already excited to plan another round! 😁🍸

12/28/2024

Introducing a tasty collection of cozy cookie clothes. Which piece is your favorite?

12/11/2024

A collection of edible outfits of the day, reimagined in tasty cookie format. Which look is your favorite?

11/27/2024

It’s about time for another round of fantasy holiday-inspired KitchenAid mixers! These designs are just for fun, so no need to point out how impractical they might be. Sure, a Christmas tree mixer would be a cleaning disaster. But you know what? I’d still be over-the-moon to find one under the tree on Christmas morning.

Which design would you pick for your festive holiday baking? 🎄☃️

11/15/2024

Lord of the Rings cupcakes! These were actually apricot-honey muffins. I topped them with pistachio cream cheese frosting, cookie rings, chocolate rocks, fondant flowers, and royal icing butterflies. 💚

11/06/2024

Another look at this pumpkin spice couture dress cake, perfect for celebrating the autumn season in high style 🍂🍁

10/11/2024

Spellbinding style (and flavor!). These witchy fashion cookies are magically made with COOKIE LACE 😱. The hats are filled with blackberry buttercream and the shoes are filled with dark chocolate ganache. Check the comments for a full tutorial (including free downloads!)

09/19/2024

My nephew requested a ‘Totoro in the Rain’ tart for his birthday, and I wanted to create a treat as magical as a Studio Ghibli forest itself. This tart features a homemade Oreo cookie crust, perfect for Totoro’s stomping grounds, and playful cookie decorations. Inside, it’s layered with salted caramel, chocolate chips, and a rich chocolate ganache (made with Valrhona chocolate). The totoro-ly irresistible toppings are painted with Poppy Paints and decorated with a buttery soft-bite royal icing, with sparkling isomalt raindrops as a final magical touch.

It was so much fun to surprise my nephew with this sweet treat! 🤗🍄

09/09/2024

Spooky season is creeping up on us, so I thought it was the perfect time to unveil a ghoulish new set of fantasy mixers I conjured with AI magic. Which one would you pick to haunt your kitchen?

Side note: Quirky designed like these are meant to get the creative juices bubbling. I’m aware that they’re not particularly practical and might be frightening to keep clean.

1. Beetlejuice
2. Jack-o-lantern
3. Zombie
4. Spider
5. Witch / haunted forest
6. Werewolf
7. Skeleton
8. Wizard
9. Frankenstein
10. Vampire

09/04/2024

Heres another look at my newest chocolate high heel shoe design — a special request from my 8 year old niece 💕. The shell is chocolate and the platform and heel are filled with blueberry/strawberry ganache. The tail is a sandwich cookie filled with strawberry ganache and decorated with vanilla royal icing. The wings are strawberry-flavored isomalt. The bow, horn, ears, and filigree are modeling chocolate. The flowers are royal icing. She had a LOT of requests for this thing and I was SO relieved (and thrilled!) with how it turned out.

07/27/2024

Here’s a closer look at the birthday dessert I created for my dad this year, as well as the story that inspired it 🥰:

Several years ago, I began creating edible illustrations to celebrate my dad's birthday, each depicting a dessert version of one of his childhood stories. He...

07/24/2024

It's been a while since I worked with AI to dream up some fantasy Kitchenaid mixers, and I thought we might be due for a new collection.

This lineup is inspired by Disney Princesses. Which would you choose for yourself? (I'm pretty in love with the Tiana and Jasmine models)

07/16/2024