Your eyes aren’t fooling you. I’m taking a small break from my mommy blog to tell you about a quick, easy & tasty recipe I discovered. I found an abundance of avocados in my weekly Farm Fresh to You shipment. Before I could say “What the heck am I going to do with all these avocados?” I found a recipe
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Halloween is just around the corner. Are you looking for something to bring to a party? Well, this dessert right here has been a real crowd pleaser. My husband’s family have always been the bakers where my family are the cooks. Every time I go to my husband’s family’s house for the holidays, I’d always find some kind of homemade
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If you recall a few months ago, I talked about authentic Hawaiian ice and how good it was. Well thankfully, a friend of mine told me right after that post went live, that theres a Hawaiian Ice place right here in the South Bay, Torrance to be exact. Calling Get Shaved popular was really one of the biggest understatements. The
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I don’t know a single person that would turn chocolate down. Let’s face it, it’s comforting, some say even dark chocolate in small portions is actually good for you due to antioxidants. As long as you don’t over indulge in any of the varieties of this classic, you’re in the clear. I found this recipe in my Everyday Italian cookbook.
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Mat first made this for me in college and it recently made a comeback at my *gasp* 30th (eek) birthday party. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all did! 30 Oreos crushed 1/2 stick of butter or margarine carton of ice cream softened small carton of Cool Whip 1 can of condensed milk 1 13 oz can
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The first time I heard about Handel’s Ice Cream was when I was volunteering at the Crown Jewel Club’s Beauty 360 event last summer. I noticed some women walk in with polo shirts with the store’s name embroidered on. Several people made comments about how good their ice cream was. As a foodie, I knew I had to swing by.
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I never really liked living in Florida. However, one place that I’ll always go back to is a small ice cream shop called Campbell’s Dairy Land. Bright hard plastic red & white umbrellas are seem all over their patio that usually fills up with the high school crowd on most Friday nights. The shop seemed so nostalgic. I’m glad to
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Still looking for a last minute dessert for your party? Enter homemade caramel pudding. It’s pretty sweet so a little goes a long way! It can definitely feed a crowd. Ingredients 1 8oz can condensed milk 1 cup whipping cream vanilla wafers Directions Put the can of condensed milk in a medium sauce pan. Fill with enough water to cover
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In an ever changing plaza where The Counter has taken the place of Baja Fresh, Yogurtland has also moved in. Like many of its counterparts, it is self serve frozen yogurt as well as self serve toppings. This one however boasts its healthiness right on the label of the respective flavor. Also like its competitors, the yogurt is priced based
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You’ve worked out at the 24 Hour Fitness in Manhattan Beach & you think you deserve a little treat even if it’s “cheating” look no further but Nothing Bundt Cakes located across the way in the Bristol Farms shopping plaza. A new neighbor to the Manhattan beach neighborhood, they offer bundt cakes in many sizes starting with the mini “bundtlet”to
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