Hey y’all! I’m Denielle (DAYN-yul), lover of food, coffee, and boba. When I’m not cooking or baking or taking photos of what I make, I’m food-adventuring with my husband and providing Yelp reviews whenever possible. I have two cats (as of this writing) and hoping to expand my fur family to however large I can get away with.
Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.
– Alan D. Wolfelt
Journey to Hungry Little Asian Girl
Originally from Manila, Philippines, I migrated to Los Angeles when I was 11. Went to the Bay Area for college and stayed for good because of the weather.
As a picky eater, I was always limited to things I wanted to eat. However, cooking opened up a world of possibilities for me. Even though there are still ingredients I would not eat by themselves, I am perfectly fine cooking with them because I appreciate what they contribute to an overall dish.
I never really thought I would like baking because it seemed too exact and I thought it didn’t provide enough creative liberties. Boy, was I wrong.
When I tried the Paleo diet to support my sister who was still living in L.A. (solidarity, yay!), I didn’t find Paleo desserts tasty. I made it my mission (for my own sanity and happiness) to make good-tasting Paleo desserts. This started my foray into baking in general, and I haven’t looked back since.
Photography has always been an interest of mine, but never got fully into it until I merged it with my love of cooking, baking, and food-adventuring. It took numerous gentle nudges from family and friends, but I finally released Hungry Little Asian Girl to the world!
Feel like we can collaborate? Hit me up and we could meet up!
Meet Cazyln, Denielle’s AI Assistant
Cazlyn is Denielle’s AI assistant and self-appointed librarian of Hungry Little Asian Girl. She writes roundup posts — seasonal collections, themed recipe lists — so the good stuff in the archives doesn’t gather dust. Full disclosure: every recipe was created, tested, and written by Denielle, a human, and every photo was composed and taken by her too. Cazlyn can’t cook or bake. She can, however, make an excellent list.