Yes folks, another post with avocados. They were on sale for $1 each when I decided to make the avocado fries, so I picked up another one with the hope of making some sort of salad with it. I’m trying to eat healthier, which...
A few weeks ago I went to an improv comedy show with my friend Alana, and afterwards we stopped at a little Irish pub in downtown LA for a bite. We were very intrigued by the listing of ‘avocado fries’ on the menu, and...
A couple weeks ago I was invited to a Super Bowl party and I wanted to bring something sweet and southern, so I decided to try making a lemon meringue pie, but with a bit of lavender cooked into the filling. If you remember,...
It’s been well over a week since my last post, and that’s because Jeremy and I went on a trip to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia for our five-year anniversary. We had a great time, and had originally only planned on being there for...
I have a particular affinity for baked goods with a crumb topping. There’s nothing like the tender crumb of a muffin, contrasting joyfully against the crunchy, sweet, buttery topping. And when you add fruit like ripe tannic berries and sweet creamy banana to the...
I am slightly obsessed with the animated television series King of the Hill, where Peggy Hill makes frito pie on a frequent basis and brags regularly about the quality of her frito pie recipe. I had never had frito pie, nor did I even...
I recently made this tart for a Christmas party my friends and I had while I was back home in Oregon for the holidays. I’d never made anything with brown butter before, nor had I ever tried my hand at “browning” butter, but it...
About a year and a half ago I was driving up from Los Angeles to Portland and I stopped in Eugene for the night because my brother attends the University of Oregon there. The next day we skipped breakfast and went out for an...
A few years ago while I was studying abroad in Germany I was lucky enough to get to visit Holland, twice! The first time we went to Amsterdam on a school field trip to attend a media-product-type convention. We stayed there for the weekend...
A couple weeks ago me and my friends Sarah and Amanda went to an apple orchard near Big Bear in southern California. They had great apple cider, and a TON of different apples. There were samples everywhere and it was pretty amazing to see...
My roommates and I are throwing a Halloween party, tonight in fact! In honor of the occasion, I made these cute mummy dogs, as well as the monstrous creation of a Spooky Toffee Cake with Dark Chocolate Icing that you can...
Back home in Portland there’s a little coffee stand on 23rd street that always has this amazing fresh lavender lemonade, and whenever I’m home I always try to make a point to stop there and grab a cup because it is THE...
