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Shikha la mode

Eating Life to its Fullest in San Francisco, CA.

Spiced Apple Sesame Muffins

Spiced Apple Sesame Muffins

fig leaf ice cream with honey oat crumble

No Churn Fig Leaf Ice Cream

Brown Butter Cornmeal Peach Cake

Brown Butter Cornmeal Peach Cake

sliced strawberry tart

May 24, 2021

Slow Roasted Strawberry Coconut Tart

This slow roasted strawberry coconut tart is deep, dark, and delicious. Make with a kamut crust and kumquat frangipane for even more flavor. This slow roasted strawberry coconut tart draws inspiration from a few things going on in my life right now. Although the weather has been literal crap in London (like much worse than…

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kumquat poppy seed loaf

April 29, 2021

Kumquat Poppy Seed Loaf

This kumquat poppy seed loaf is sweet, moist, and perfect for spring. Cook your kumquats with some sugar first for max flavor. I love pastries that look simple and easy, but when done right, actually require a keen sense of flavor and process to perfect. My favorite bakeries (like Huckleberry, which inspired this loaf!) do…

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Tahini Rye Muffins with Strawberry Jam

April 5, 2021

Tahini Rye Muffins with Strawberry Jam

These Tahini Rye Muffins with Strawberry Jam get a punch of flavor from creamy tahini, soft rye flour, strong black tea, and sweet strawberry jam—the perfect treat. I say this every year, but I am STOKED for spring to start and all the seasonal fruit to get here. Legit, I am so bored of eating…

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toasted pine nut honey cake

February 17, 2021

Toasted Pine Nut Honey Cake

This toasted pine nut honey cake is an easy, one-bowl snack cake packed with warm flavors. Use good quality honey for maximum deliciousness! A million, billion things have happened these past few weeks. We got engaged! My mom got a puppy! (follow her here) We moved to London! We found an apartment! I made a…

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Vermont Maple Oat Sablés

January 6, 2021

Vermont Maple Oat Sablés

Vermont maple syrup is luminous, and these sablés (shortbread cookies) let the flavor shine. DIY oat flour adds lightness, and buckwheat adds structure. Also gluten free! Well, this year started with a tragic bang. It feels stupid to post about cookies when democracy is crumbling. But one thing I’ve always loved about food is its…

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December 28, 2020

2020 Recap

I’m a sucker for recaps, so here’s mine!    This year, I learned to embrace space, in all aspects and directions—space from seeing friends and family; the physical space in our apartment (and the many other apartments we had this year), and all the outdoor space. I became an introvert and loved it, enjoying (for…

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Chocolate Ginger Pudding with Pecans

November 8, 2020

Chocolate Ginger Pudding with Pecans

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Shikha here - a pastry chef, runner, and writer based in San Francisco. I've worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants and blasted a lot of hip hop during prep service. Now I develop recipes, write, run races, and teach classes so you too can eat life to its fullest.

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