Alexandra Phelps Events

Happy August 🍋 🍓🌼

My favorite dessert of the summer… thus far

Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Passion Fruit Curd, Stone Fruit & Marigold

Last week was filled with lots of sweetness 💕

Mini Key Lime Tarts with Coconut Milk Icing & Candied Key Lime

Horchata Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Espresso Brownie & Thin Mint Frosting Trifles

Candied Kumquat Scones (gluten free)

Orange Zested Mascarpone Tartletts

Summer Fruits with Organic Edible Blooms

California friends and colleagues: There is still time to apply for the 2024 Resilient Fund through June 30th!

Eligible independent restaurants and commercial caterers are encouraged to apply for $5,000 to build resilience in their small business.

Please swipe to learn more about eligibility and ways in which you can use these funds to help build and strengthen your company & team.

Feel free to DM me to help get you connected!

DYK I have 5+ years experience teaching cooking classes?

This week I led a cooking demo sharing a few of my ‘Easy Summer Staples’:

- Urfa Pepper Spiced Nuts
- Greek Tzatziki
- Versatile Vinaigrette

I shared a list of my favorite cooking tools in addition to the herbs and edible flowers I grow in my garden. We also participated in a fun Q&A session… I love questions!

I’m truly passionate about sharing my love for cooking, shopping for seasonal produce at the farmers market, entertaining hacks & party tips.

Send me a message if you’re interested in learning more about my demonstrations and classes!

{ early } summer berry birthday cake 🍓

Spring Saturday luncheon for a group visiting

Turmeric Brown Butter Scented Cous Cous
with Oranges, Fresh Herbs & Slivered Almonds

Roasted Rainbow Carrots & Garden Snap Peas
with Beluga Lentils, Curly Endive & Minted Feta Vinaigrette

Goat Cheese Tartine
with Preserved Lemon, Radish & Frisee Salad

Grilled Organic Chicken Breasts
with Baby Kale, Sourdough Croutons & Sliced Oranges

Summer Berry Trifles with Lemon Curd & Orange Vanilla Mascarpone

Wild, fragrant sunny florals for a lovely bride and groom to be 🤍💚💛

Calling all restaurant & tasting room owners, managers, and staff!

These Back-of-House Posters from are a simple yet impactful way to spread the word about the safety-net available for food and beverage workers

Visit Restaurants Care’s website to download & hang these posters, allowing your team and patrons know that help and support are always within reach

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free Pumpkin Muffins!
Makes 2 dozen muffins
 
Ingredients:
Muffins:
1 c avocado oil
1.5 c brown sugar
4 *flax eggs (ok to use standard eggs too)
3 c pumpkin puree
2 t vanilla or almond extract
4 c gluten-free flour (ok to use AP flour instead)
1 t salt
2 t cinnamon
1 t ground ginger
½ t ground nutmeg
½ t ground allspice
4 t baking powder
1 t baking soda

Optional streusel:
2 T shortening
2 T gluten-free flour
2 T h**p seeds
2 T brown sugar
½ t cinnamon
Pinch salt
 
*To make 1 flax egg, combine 1 T flaxseed meal & 3 T water and allow to sit for 5 minutes before using
 
Directions:
1. Prepare the streusel if using: combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together with your fingers until crumbly. Place the bowl in the refrigerator to chill
 
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cupcake tins with paper liners
 
3. In a large bowl, mix the avo oil & brown sugar. Whisk in the prepared flax eggs, pumpkin puree & extract of choice - mix to combine
 
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, all spices, baking powder & soda
 
5. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin puree mixture and mix until just combined
 
6. Divide the batter among the prepared cupcake tins. Top with streusel, if using.

7. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 19-23 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tins for 10 minutes before enjoying

As a volunteer with Restaurants Care, I’m honored to be a part of a community that uplifts and supports food and beverage workers in times of need

Throughout January, I’ll be sharing resources & stories of the incredible impact of Restaurants Care. Please help us spread the word and make January a month of meaningful change!

Every act of kindness creates a ripple of change 🌟

Fall Menus are in Full Swing 🍁

Baby Gems, Sweet Potatoes, Pecans, Pomegranate Pips, Feta & Meyer Lemon Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Late Summer Tomato Soup
with Gruyere Toasts
 
Arugula with Beets & Persimmons
Toasted Pistachios, Garlic Cashew Cream, Shaved Mimolette
 
Rosemary Pork Chop
Braised Fennel, Leek & Apples, Broccolini, Cheddar Cauliflower &
Rosemary Balsamic Glaze

Seared Salmon, Spring Onion Risotto, Boy Choy, Turnips, & Ponzu Consommé

Butterscotch Pecan Pumpkin Cake
with Vanilla Bean Frosting
 
Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake
with Strawberry Syrup

Warm Bourbon & Oat Apple Crisps
with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream

Watermelon Cake!

By special request of , an array of d'affinois fromage & delicious bread by and

Endive with Avocado Cashew Crema, Toasted Pistachios & Edible Blooms

Brioche Toast Points with Duck Rillettes, Radishes & Fava Beans

Basil Pea Puree with Prosciutto & Lemon Oil on Crostini

Bronze Fennel Crab Bites with Avocado in Phyllo Cups

Citrus Champagne Punch with Floral Ice Cubes

Thank you for the beautiful photos!

A favorite repeat client called me six months prior to her 40th birthday to ask if I could recreate some of the magic I had put together for her wedding celebrations that took place years ago 🤍🤍🤍

Priority number one was a champagne punch with edible flower ice cubes 🌸👌🍾

Thank you for always trusting me and honoring my work . You have such a gift for making the people around you feel special

📸: the wonderful

Colors and flavors like these are what living in Napa is all about 🧡

Almond Orange Upside Down Cake 🍊🍅🌱🍰

Hydra gave me allllll the inspiration and feels. It’s one of those places where beautiful moments stop you in your tracks around every corner

I definitely recommend a visit to , where I enjoyed the most delicious fresh uni imaginable. The octopus carpaccio and lemon mousse with almond crumbles were the icing on the cake

Hydra ~ I ❤️ you!

Summer, delivered 🥗🥕🍍🥝🍅

Rachel & Nick’s Napa Wedding Shower ~ Part Two ~ Party Details

Florals by
Calligraphy by
Planning & Catering by

Rachel & Nick’s Napa Wedding Shower ~ Part One ~ The Food

Florals by

My nieces making me proud with the foodie word magnets 🥖🫒🌿🧄

Surrounded by inspiration, beauty and collaborative magic at with &

Throwback (2015) to a fun styling project with this fabulous crest gifted to me by

My favorite clients come to me with their theme/idea and let me run with it. Throwback to a festive Hawaiian Christmas party last December. Edible decor ticks all the boxes!

🌺🍍🥥🥝🌸

Miso Ginger Garlic Braising Greens & with Fried Eggs

Easy Saturday lunch at home 🍳

Brown Butter Birthday Cake with Lemon Curd & Vanilla Mascarpone Frosting

Sometimes when I am creatively stumped / have menu writers’ block (yeah it’s a thing), I find that the best way to overcome it is to walk around the farmers market and take it all in. It’s the best reflection of true seasonality and I love asking the farmers for their advice on what’s tasting best and what’s coming in the next few weeks
What’ve y’all been enjoying from your local farmers market?

Some colorful moments from the weekend 🌈

Dahlias, hellebore & ranunculus oh my!

Espresso Cocoa Cake with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting for a lovely summer birthday party

A lovely easy summer evening atop the Napa Valley