Who needs bouquets when there’s floral-infused tea to be had? Pair with a rich, gluten-free chocolate beet cake, and consider our hearts won over. We tried these V Day-ready recipe from L.A.’s Botanica at our recent cooking class at Jenni Kayne’s and couldn’t believe how delicious, not to mention beautiful, they were. (We especially love the secret dosing of veggies in our dessert). Whether for a boyfriend or best friend, we cant think of a better way to flex those V-Day vibes than with these two light, lovely, refined sugar-free recipes…
As far as menu inspiration, we wanted to make the food festive, colorful and light. We wanted to incorporate some pink and red (beet muhammara, tisane, cake) and we wanted it to be easy enough to not cause stress! It is NO fun to stress when you’re trying to do something nice for someone. Oh, and the cake was inspired by Nigel Slater’s chocolate beet cake, just with a Botanica twist (no refined sugar, gluten or butter). I’ll also add that this menu works for ANY kind of V-Day celebration, whether it’s just two people, or a group of friends having a dinner party.
