Easy Avocado Ranch Dip made with just two ingredients. This creamy, cold dip is great with chips, crackers, veggie sticks, or French fries. It’s a pretty green color and the ranch flavor pairs perfectly with the avocados. Another recipe with avocados and this time...
Let’s pretend for a minute that it’s still Monday of Labor Day. Because that is when I intended to post this, so I could do a summary of my weekend and wish everyone a...
Learn how to make homemade French fries using the single-fry method. It’s easier than double-fried French fries and just as delicious. This is the best way to make homemade French fries! After reading an...
Restaurant Week is almost here (September 16-21) and I recently was invited to preview the Restaurant Week menu at Del Mar Rendezvous (“DMR”). In addition, I’m giving away a dinner for 2 at DMR...
These three-ingredient stuffed mushrooms are a twist on a pizza without all the carbs. The mushrooms are stuffed with cheese and pepperoni for a fun bite-sized snack that’s great for game-days or parties. I...
Recently I was invited to an Island’s Restaurant event to try out some of their new menu items. The thought of Island’s does make me a little nostalgic as it was a common hangout...
These Oreo chocolate chip cookies are made with cookies and cream truffle pieces for an extra-special treat. They are large bakery-style cookies with crispy edges and soft and chewy centers. This weekend I had...
Bitter+Sweet opened in Cupertino last year and has become quite the popular cafe, most famous for its red velvet latte and Humphrey Slocombe ice cream. I visited it during a trip home shortly after...
In college, DH and I were introduced to a Vietnamese style avocado smoothie Sinh to Bo. The idea of sweet and avocado was a foreign concept to me at the time but we both...
Sometimes restaurants sit on my to-do list for months or even years. But if a sushi place hits my radar, DH wants to visit immediately. I read about Sushi Tadokoro from mmm-yoso, and a...
These peanut butter cups are very similar to Reese’s peanut butter cups, but they’re made with familiar ingredients (no weird additives!). They’re very easy to make with a few simple ingredients and you can...
Some girls immediately go to try on dresses after they get engaged. Me? My first thought was to go cake tasting. There were a lot of aspects of my wedding that got pushed passed...
