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Gourdoughs | Austin, TX
I recenty returned from 8 busy days in Austin for SXSW. The highlight of my trip was definitely Gourdoughs. Big. Fat. Donuts. The name says it all, if you’re in a diet these aren’t for you. Fried to order, hefty donuts with ooey gooey toppings. My idea of heaven. You can enjoy Gourdoughs two ways [...]
Belgian Sugar Pies | The Best Pastry in Los Angeles
In a city filled with such a large variety of amazing sweets it is hard to choose a favorite pastry. Often times what I think is my favorite at the time is really just dependant on my mood or craving that day. Do I feel like a glazed donut, a cake donut, a Peruvian donut, [...]
Muffin Mondays | Blood Orange Corn Muffins
Sunshine in the form of muffins, that is what these are. The inspiration for these comes from amazing sunshine corn cakes from Clementine. They are delicate, crumbly and have a bit of a crunch from the gritty corn. They have a sweet zesty touch from thick bits of orange throughout the muffin and a lovely [...]
Muffin Mondays | Meyer Lemon Blueberry Basil Muffins
It has been beautiful and sunny lately here in LA, well minus those rainy days. And all this sunshine and warmth really had me wanting lemonade. In the summers I love making blueberry basil lemonade. Tart and sweet with a wonderfully herbacious nuance from the basil. Since it isn’t quite summer yet, I decided to [...]
National Pie Day!
Did you know yesterday was National Pie Day? I didn’t either honestly until I saw the twitterverse abuzz with pie. So naturally I had to go celebrate. I enjoyed a slice of my favorite banana cream pie from Clementines. The crust is perfection. Slightly salty, crunchy yet crumbly and buttery. The filling is creamy, thick [...]
Mulled Apple Cider Muffins | Muffin Mondays
Happy Monday! Are you ready to tackle the week? I know I would rather stay in my warm bed than face the cold, but the thought of warm apple cider is enough to get me out of bed. And warm apple cider paired with hot out of the oven mulled apple cider muffins, yes please! [...]
Bouchon Bakery | The Sweeter Side of Beverly Hills
To start off the new year I went on a sweets crawl of Beverly Hills with my friends Krista Simmons and Nick Wilson. It was epic sweetness overload and the highlight of it was Bouchon Bakery. I could have spent the entire day in that sweet little spot devouring everything they had to offer. From [...]
Muffin Mondays | Gingerbread Muffins
I love gingerbread. The warm smell. The sticky molasses. The spicy ginger. To me gingerbread screams winter time. It makes me want to snuggle up at home with a hot cup of tea. And bite of gingerbread reminds me of childhood in the winter. I remember eagerly devouring gingerbread while shivering from the cold. And I [...]
Sweet Gifts That Deliver | A Holiday Gift Guide
It’s that gift giving time of year again, have you completed all of your holiday shopping yet? If you need a few fun ideas that don’t even require you to step into a mall or battle for parking, then I’ve got you covered. Here is my gift guide for the sweet lover in your life [...]
Muffin Mondays | Banana Almond Muffins
I hate to admit this, but I may have overdone it with the sweets lately. Between Thanksgiving and a recent donut binge I think I need to ease up just a bit. So for today’s muffins I cut back the sugar and I added nuts for protein. I’m still going to enjoy muffins, but just [...]
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