Blockheads Shavery is one of my favorite places to get snow shaved ice. They recently opened a second location in Alhambra, which is closer to the areas of LA I’m usually visiting. So of...
This apple cider bread is easy to make and tastes delicious. It’s made with hard apple cider, fresh apples, and apple butter so it’s loaded with flavor. The texture is similar to yeast bread without having to use yeast and it smells amazing while it...
Crunchy chocolate cookies coated with a chocolate mint coating. This is an easy recipe for homemade Thin Mints and you only need four ingredients to make them. The other day I saw a Girl...
We recently revisited Rakiraki. The menu has expanded quite dramatically since it first opened about a year and a half ago. On this latest visit, we noticed that they also redid their actual physical...
Chinese lettuce wraps are easy to make and great as an appetizer, snack, or light dinner. This version is made with ground turkey and a savory sauce made with hoisin and soy sauce with...
Love To Go is a cafe located in the San Gabriel Mission District that specializes in 3D latte art. I love cute latte art, which seems to be trending in Los Angeles (hopefully we’ll...
I’ve been wanting to make a cookies and cream blondie that is actually thick and chewy rather than cakey and I finally was able to this weekend. These are super easy to make. You...
It’s been a while since Trader Joe’s last Fearless Flyer. Even Mr. K was wondering when the next flyer would come out. So when we received it in the mail, I was all over...
Our current restaurant obsession is Pacific Beach Fish Shop. I’ve never been a huge fish taco fan, but I can’t get enough of the fresh fish tacos here, especially grilled with their special Fish...
Happy Valentine’s Day! Since it is Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d write about a recent red velvet cupcake tasting I attended with a group of friends, where 13 different cupcakes were tasted to find...
As promised, here is my attempt at making red velvet cookies from scratch. I baked several batches over the last few days. I made chewy ones, soft ones, cakey ones. My favorite were these...
King Eggroll is one of my favorite spots to revisit when I go back to the Bay Area. My siblings and I have developed a tradition to go at least once a year, usually...
