Who’s hungry? We invited Alex and Lingie over to celebrate Alex’s birthday (umm…back in February), and made a fun dinner. I found a great recipe for Garlic Brown Sugar Flank Steak with a fresh Chimichurri sauce on How Sweet Eats and loved it. Here’s their recipe: …
I recalled having Baskin-Robbins ice cream cakes on quite a few birthday celebrations for Crystal throughout the 10+ years I’ve known her. And any time she had a chance to bring dessert to a potluck, she brought ice cream cake. I thought it might be …
Summer is officially in full swing, though this sadly also means we are well into bikini season. The good news is that summer months bring in cherries, peaches, plums, and more wonderful fruit, and while I should be working out a lot so I can …
Sup. April is the best month of the year. Hands down. Everyone knows it. But something happened in early November. Allison was born. Oh, don’t get me wrong April is still the greatest month of the year. Last year Alex and I, along with the beautiful …
Merry Christmas, everyone! As of yesterday, I am proud to say that I have completed the Holiday Bake-A-Thon 2012 (*inserts shameless plugs from 2011, 2010, and 2009 here*). I may churn out a couple more things before the year is over, but will do so …
Yes, I am well behind on updating this!! I missed the Olympics, the space shuttle Atlantis, and I think the end of the NBA finals. But… better late than never! (Is there an echo in here?) I made these in the beginning of August …
When Alex and I emailed Lingie to see what he wanted to do for his birthday back in April, I was half-expecting another repeat of his birthday last year at that goth bar with all the weird vampires followed by a trip to the ER. …
During the month of Leslie‘s birthday dinners, my multi-talented culinary musician friend Jason and I decided to collaborate on a home-cooked meal for everyone’s favorite munchkin. The email chain with Leslie, Jason, Shirley, and I procured us an abundant menu of comfort food. I picked …
I’m severely backlogged on posts due to some fun and not-so-fun distractions stemming from the last few weeks, but I’m trying to make some headway here! Jared’s New Year’s resolution for 2012 was to only eat desserts that were homemade, so Bernie and I wanted …
I went on a baking marathon last week in preparation for two events – a surprise Sho-Yu baby shower for Crystal and Dave, and a potluck dinner for my best friend Leslie’s birthday. I’ll delve deeper into the former in my next post, but treats …