“Making candy does not simply make you feel like a kid in a candy store – it makes you feel like a kid with keys to the candy store.” – Nina Wanat I was lucky enough to receive a review copy (and an extra copy to give to one of you) of Sweet Confections: Beautiful Candy […] Read more…
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Eat Real Festival Recap
Last Saturday I visited the annual Eat Real Fest in Oakland, CA. The festival is full of local food trucks, demos, DIY food fun, butchery contests, and more. The focus is on high quality (“real”) foods plus how to make and grow your own food. The whole thing was a lot of fun, with some freebies, […] Read more…
Patriotic Mini Pavlovas
I hope you had a great 4th of July! What did you do to celebrate? And, to my international friends, did you do anything fun this weekend? My awesome Australian friend Susie came over and we whipped up a traditional Australian dessert. And then promptly made it American with red and blue fruit. Although, the […] Read more…
Molten Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yesterday I wrote about my experience at the Bazaar restaurant in Los Angeles. The reason we were in LA was actually because I won a hotel stay at the beautiful Montage Beverly Hills last year through a contest on Twitter! It was one of those things you enter and never dreaming of winning, so I was incredibly surprised (and excited!) when […] Read more…
Bizarre Dinner at Bazaar Restaurant in LA
Last week I was in Los Angeles for a few days over spring break. During our 3 day stay there, Russ and I dined at Bouchon (French food) and The Bazaar by José Andrés (tapas of the traditional and “modern” persuasions). While we had a lovely dinner at Bouchon with great food, it wasn’t quite […] Read more…