I teach cooking classes at The Brooklyn Kitchen Labs, and offer private classes to individuals or groups.

Here are some pictures from my most recent class on Aphrodisiac Desserts! Click here to read a review.My next class will be March 31. Click here to sign up!

 If you are interested in a private class, or hosting a cooking-themed party, please contact me for details.

 For all of my students, here is the recipe you asked for in class!

Vegan Almond & Five Spice Cake

1 cup     almond meal

1 cup     unbleached flour, plus extra for dusting

¾ cup    spelt flour

1 tsp      baking powder

2 tsp      Chinese 5 spice

½ tsp     salt

¾ cup    coconut oil or earth balance, room temperature

1 ½ cup  raw sugar

¼ tsp     each orange and lemon zest

3 tbp      flaxseed meal whisked with ½ cup warm water

1 tbp      vanilla extract

1 ½ cup  almond milk

Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush pans with vegetable shortening and dust with flour.

Whisk together dry ingredients.

Beat oil, zest and sugar until blended.  Mix in flax and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients and milk in alternating batches, finishing with dry.

Fill pans ¾ full and bake until cakes spring back when touched. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.