I’m not a morning person. But I found myself getting up super early, on a Saturday to boot to attend a bakery crawl with some foodies in Orange county. The first stop was the Farmers Market in Irvine where we chatted with chef Rachel Klemek, owner of the Blackmarket Bakery. Fresh baked goods were numerous at this small stand. So many
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I’m not participating in Muffin Monday this week so I decided to post on its more flamboyant cousin, the cupcake. Let’s face it, we’re lured to these decorative beauties. We ogle at them in display cases. We don’t care if we have to run an extra mile after we’ve devoured a few. It’s worth it. The good news for
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I love Old Torrance. I do need to go there more often. There’s just something about the narrow streets, the style of the buildings, the layout which just makes things seem so laid back despite being in a sprawling town. Just traveling less than 10 minutes takes me away from all that craziness for just a little bit. I’m glad
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We found this place tucked in the same strip mall that Christine’s is, close to the PV border. I was glad to find another bakery close by. Sadly, when we arrived, there wasn’t much of a selection of baked goods left. However we got over that quickly and looked at the menu. The menu had a lot of comfort food,
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I first learned of moon cakes during the very first month of my food blog in September of last year. I was impressed by the detail of each cake. Each design so perfectly etched. I bookmarked a few recipes but never got around to baking it. I also admit I was intimidated about making such a dessert. A year later
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It’s Friday, we’ve made it through another week. Can you believe it’s already halfway through September? That means that the holidays are slowly creeping up on us..and with that of course comes all the sweets! Of course you can always start your empty calorie intake gradually. Try cupcakes for instance. I don’t know a single person that can turn down
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I’ve learned over the past year of living in Torrance that a good deli is hard to find. Sure there’s plenty of chain delis around, but I wanted something authentic. Something like the small delis in Hermosa Beach offered me. I thought I’d try my luck with Giuliano’s in Torrance. I admit that once I walked in I was a
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I was meeting a friend for St Patrick’s day lunch. Where to go was always the question, especially with so many restaurants in every direction. Thankfully I stumbled across LA & OC Foodventures blog on Larchmont Larder. So I decided to give this place a try. Larchmont Larder is in an old fashioned looking house with a front porch complete
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On Saturday, a friend & I braved the rain (read: drizzles) and had a girls night out to catch up over one of my favorite activities: eating! Our first stop was Lala’s Argentine Grill on Melrose. The rain wasn’t really an issue to me, but it was still cold either way you look at it. That’s why I was shocked
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This week’s recipe is cinnamon rolls. We’ve all had one at least once, and c’mon, you know you would never turn one down. So now here’s a recipe so you can make this classic dessert at home! 2 pkg non rapid yeast 2 cups scalded milk 1/2 cup sugar 2 beaten eggs 2 Tbsp salt 7 – 71/2 cups flour
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