I have a deep love for all things salted caramel. I like salted caramel ice cream. I like salted caramel cookies. And I especially like salted caramel on top of shortbread and served as a bar. These little heavenly bites of goodness are RICH and DECADENT and you only need a quick bite to satisfy […]
I have a thing for cookies. I like them fresh. I like them frozen. I like them on lollipops. I like them raw. I like them as pretty much anything. So I thought it would be cute to bake them in muffin tins so I could have bite sized cookie muffins and give them away […]
um hello birthday cake. hello 1 billion calories. hello deliciousness. This is what I made for my dear boyfriends birthday this past weekend. It was decadent. It was amazing. And it got eaten up in 10 minutes flat after a days worth of time layering this masterpiece! It was pretty extravagant to say the least. […]
Well its safe to say that I have been keeping a HUGE secret from you guys for the past few weeks since summer started! And today… omg today… I finally get to share it with you and I am so freaking excited I can’t even contain myself. I mean I am so excited that I […]
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So let me just tell you a quick little story. I had all these grand plans this past week to make something really special for my dad that I could post on my blog in honor of fathers day. I’m talking grand plans here people. Like I was going to make the most decadent BBQ […]
WOW!!! What a weekend it has been! The first ever National Food Bloggers Bake Sale has come and gone and it was amazing. I am utterly blown away by what a difference we can make when we put our minds to something and get to work! The sheer amount of food that we made for […]
After months of planning, billions of emails, and weeks of confirming logistics and finally deciding what to bake… the week of the First Annual National Food Bloggers Bake Sale is finally here! I have gone back and forth about what the heck I am going to make… but I have finally decided on making Blondie […]
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Its the week before Valentines which means that eating sweets all week long is perfectly acceptable! Right? I don’t know about you but I am sticking to that rule for the entire week. Dark Chocolate, Hershey Kisses, Cookies, Cupcakes, Pot de Creme and probably anything else that involves chocolate. This year for Valentines Day I […]
Its been a while since I made anything sweet. And by a while, I mean about 10 days. Which could be considered a lifetime to some! So this past weekend I decided to whip up some of these decadent blondie brownies filled with 2 of my favorite things; butterscotch and chocolate. omg. yum. I had […]
 CHRISTMAS IS COMING (and so is Santa) and that means big things are happening today… namely a Peppermint Bark S’mookie! Holy cow! Where has the year gone? I can’t even begin to comprehend the fact that it’s December and Secret Santa parties, birthday parties, holiday get-togethers are here! Wasn’t it just summer a few minutes ago? Not […]
A few weeks back I braved the crowds and ventured over to Williams Sonoma to get the new Thomas Keller cookbook! I had met him previously at the Food and Wine in L.A. back in October and he was just as fabulous then as he was signing books! He was so nice and took the […]
Wow – what a weekend! The first annual Foodbuzz Festival was a total success, everything was delicious, the people were amazing and I officially gained 21.56 pounds over the course of 48 hours! The entire weekend was devoted to food and wine and I got to meet some fabulous new food blogger friends and hang […]
I think by now we can all tell that Fall is just around the corner! That means pulling out those fabulous winter coats, and boots and scarves… oh I can’t even wait! (even though there really is no “real” winter in LA – I still pretend) In honor of fall, Maria from Two Peas their […]
Remember a couple of days ago I made these totally decadent Double Chocolate Chip Cookies? Well, I told you I was going to do something special with them… and here it is! Homemade Chocolate Flecked Mint Chip Ice Cream sandwiches in between 2 deliciously decadent double chocolate chip cookies. OMG. They are heaven. And they […]
Normally for birthdays and special occasions I make big elaborate cakes but Thomas, my boyfriend, requested smores for his birthday party! I decided to put a little twist on the normal smore and instead of using graham crackers I made chocolate chip (pictured) and sugar cookies to make the top and bottom part of the […]
This week at Culinary School we focused on Puff Pastry and all its uses! In order to prepare we each had to make our own puff pastry, with 6 turns, at home… which is not a quick and easy process! It requires a lot of time and work but homemade puff pastry is significantly better […]
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For my birthday a few weeks back I got an ice cream maker… and it is beautiful. I have made my own ice cream before in Culinary School and now I get to make it whenever I want at home! For my first attempt by myself I chose to make something simple… Fresh Strawberry Ice […]
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My latest Cookbook is now available for pre-sale
