C'est La Vegan

When I think of desserts for Valentine’s Day, what comes to mind more often that not are over-the-top-decadent chocolate concoctions.  And while I’m all for that (who isn’t?), I wanted to craft a unique meal that ends with something more unexpected.  And let’s face it, there ain’t gonna be no “romance” on Valentine’s night if [...]

Before going vegan, magic cookie bars (or 7-layer bars, or dream bars or whatever you called them where you were from) were one of my favorite treats.  Looking back, I realize I never actually baked them when I was younger, and I did a lot of baking.  Maybe they were even more special because I [...]

I just found out that today is National Cupcake Day, so of course I have to post some cupcakes!  These are a seasonal flavor that C’est La V is offering right now.  It’s a mint chocolate cake topped with a Candy Cane Joe Joe frosting – a match made in holiday heaven!  Hope you get to [...]

Things have been a bit busy as of late with prepping for the Animal Acres Gala, baking for the Hollywood Farmers’ Market, and shipping orders from the online store.  With so much time being spent in the kitchen, it’s been a while since I’ve really cooked an elaborate meal.  One of our favorite things to [...]

UPDATE: We just want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the market today!  You helped make today a success, and we really appreciate the support.  Hope to see you next week!
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I’m so excited to announce that C’est La V Bakeshop has been accepted into the Hollywood Farmers market!  We’ve [...]

I spend a ton of time baking, and when I bake for myself I like to try new things so it doesn’t just feel like work.  I wanted to make a fun and easy-to-eat dessert to bring to the Bowl, so I searched though all my recipes that I dream about having time to test.  [...]

We’re so excited to say that after a lot of work, we’re finally ready to launch the new website and online store for C’est La V Bakeshop!  I say “we” did a lot of work, but the bulk of it was done by Ryan and our good friend Robert of LoopLava.  With the new online [...]

Just a quick reminder that we’ll be at WorldFest tomorrow, and we won’t be at the Woodland Hills market on Topanga Canyon Boulevard today.  Tomorrow should be a really fun day, so please come check it out!  And be sure to bring your sweet tooth, because we’ll have a ton of stuff there to satisfy [...]

This is a Magic Cookie bar recipe that I’m in the midst of testing to try to get it just right.  I used to know these as Seven Layer Bars and I loved them with butterscotch chips, but I can’t find any non-dairy ones around here.  To be honest, I don’t miss them that much [...]

I recently received an email from Paramount Farms with information about the pistachio recall -
“We wanted to let you know that not all pistachios have been affected and that a new site, PistachioRecall.org, the result of a collaboration between the FDA and California growers/processors, is now available. The site lists specific safe pistachio products and [...]

These cookies are awesome.  They’re almost like a little brownie bite covered in powdered sugar.  We made a non-vegan version of these at Leda’s, but never ended up doing a vegan version.  I thought it was time to remedy that and added them to my menu.  They’re based on this recipe from good old Martha [...]

A good friend of mine was an associate producer on an independent film called “Mother and Child” that just finished shooting, and she ordered my cookies for their wrap party.  I ended up making over 400 cookies!  It was pretty exhausting, but Ryan and I got to go to the party, and I have to [...]