I’ve been seeing loaf cakes all over my IG feed lately and it got me thinking about how ridiculously easy they are to make. Not only that, there is something especially comforting about having a freshly made loaf cake in the house to enjoy with a late (more…)
My dearest Northgate Market La Habra!
I am seriously obsessed with all the flavors you have brought into my life. I had been going to The Northgate Market on Soto street in East LA, and the one on W. Francisquito Ave in West Covina until you opened your flagship Store in Norwalk on Firestone, but now I have you in La Habra too. I am in complete and utter awe of what an amazing Market you are. The feeling I get when I walk into your La Habra (more…)
Do you practice lent? Even though I’m not super religious I do practice lent annually. I started as a young girl, you see my 90 year old grandfather practices and he taught me at an impressional age to follow suit. We would go to our local church on Ash Wednesday and get the smeared palm ash in the center of our foreheads, (more…)
I know exactly what I like, and I LOVE dessert. It’s not a fair-weather coupling or a casual like, I am hot blooded passionately in love with dessert. I obsess over cakes, and cookies, and donuts, and pan dulce, and pie, and bionicos, and gelatinas, and cream puffs, and the list goes on and on…. But the dessert that makes me weak in the knees is banana caramel bread pudding. I’d go so far as to say I dream about it. (more…)
I like my world whimsical, fun, and full of love. I am known to live in a close knit circle of friends who all keep it positive. It’s sort-of like living in a bubble where people can look in, but only a select few are actually invited in to play. Not because I’m mean spirited or think I’m above anyone, it’s just because I don’t find common interest with many people. With that being said I am very lucky that one of my best (more…)
I’m making the best of the end of my summer. I know technically it’s not summer anymore, but I live in California and it sure feels like it. I made this Nectarine, Berry, Jamaica Flatout Flatbread Cobbler with all the delicious fruits I could find at (more…)
Do you ever want a quick snack? When that happens to me… here’s the answer to all my cravings. These easy to make Strawberry Chipotle Cream Empanadas can be (more…)