Mom’s Cooking Everything Mom makes is delicious, even the stuff she throws together with whatever’s in the fridge and, while whole stuffed vegetables are not a culinary revelation, per se, her version will slap your taste buds and leave you grinning like a village idiot. Granted, I am shamelessly biased by my mother’s cooking, but […]
Churro Waffles
Souvenirs Who says you can’t have sweets for breakfast? Most breakfast food qualifies as dessert, anyway, plus you have all day to work it off. And, now that everyone’s throwing all kinds of stuff into the waffle iron…pizza, brownies, cookie dough, even tater tots…we’re making Churro Waffles. Pâte à choux dough scented with Mexican vanilla fresh out […]
Rose Milk Tea and Homemade Rose Petal Syrup
Spendy Little Habits One morning, on my way to work, I coasted past a boba place and, as evil little thoughts of stopping in flooded my brain, I made a deal with myself: If there was a parking spot waiting me, I’d park and go into the shop. Well, there was a very nice spot […]
Rum Raisin Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce
Breakfast is Served Rum raisin ice cream is one of my most favorite foods and, in fact, I have been known to dream about polishing off a pint of the stuff. I love it so much, that I found a way to make it a legitimate dish for breakfast. Rum raisin bread pudding fresh out […]
Yummy Cocktails
The Cocktail Hour: Dragon’s Kiss
Dragon's Kiss Cocktail came about one Friday night when I stopped by the grocery store on my way home from work. Brain-dead and ready for the long weekend, my stomach was grumbling like a caged beast. What usually happens in situations like this one is that I push the shopping cart up and down every ...
Did you say Chocolate?!
Chocolate Espresso Cake
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Almond Honeycomb Candy
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Chocolate Basil Cake
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