Peach Streusel Ice Cream is the name of the game. Let's eat! Did everyone have a fab 4th of July? I hope so 🙂 We had the best and most relaxing day! And naturally, I made ice cream. I've been working on a peach ice cream recipe for the last few weeks and ultimately decided [...]
Do you guys know Tess from Handle the Heat? She's basically a doll and her first (and gorgeous) cookbook just came out a few weeks ago. And take a wild guess on what it's all about…. Ice Cream Sandwiches!!! Cookies & Cream: Hundreds of Ways to Make the Perfect Ice Cream Sandwich. I mean if [...]
Just wanted to take a few minutes to celebrate all the dads out there and say Happy Fathers Day! Especially to my Dad who is the most amazing guy in the world. Dad, without ya, I wouldn't be where I am today and you are the best. I had the best intentions of sending a [...]
Let's eat some 'shrooms. Like how about some Mushroom, Potato & Chorizo Tacos? I'm into it. Remember that time I went to Austin (last weekend) and didn't eat a single taco!! Who am I!? This is 100% unacceptable behavior. Not to worry though, I'll be back in Austin soon enough. My sister is most probably [...]
Happy Sunday Funday guys!! Hope you guys all have a fantastic holiday weekend. Today we're talking surprise vacation AGAIN. We leave in less than a month. We got the final clue. And my dad's got a little message for ya'll! To those being Puzzled- Now that all the clues are done Give Gaby your thoughts [...]
Our last stop before making it to San Francisco for IACP was in Big Sur. For someone who went to college in the bay area, and has lived in LA for the last 5 years, it's pretty tragic that I have never been to visit this serious gem of a town. I basically fell in [...]
Are you ready for part 2 of our California extravaganza road trip? Awesome... let's go to Paso Robles! We left Ojai mid day and headed north along the coast towards Paso Robles. It was basically the most gorgeous drive ever. The mustard was blooming and things were looking great. Before we hit the road, I [...]
I mean, this weekend calls for a bit of a celebration don't you think. Slutty Brownie Ice Cream Cake is the kind of celebration I want to have. This week has been crazzzzzy. And I've been getting way less sleep than usual. I'm an 8-9 hours of sleep kinda gal. What about you guys? I've [...]
I'm in love with California, especially Ojai. I really am. I consider myself super lucky to live in a state where you can drive an hour or so and be in a completely different world. One of my favorite quick trips is to Ojai, CA. It's just a hop, skip and a jump from LA but make [...]
Have you heard this song? It's basically impossible to listen to it and not instantly be in a good mood. At least for me. It reminds me of those songs my girlfriends and I used to listen to when we were in high school and drive around in our cars with the music blasting, singing [...]
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You know how when you go somewhere for a weekend you're totally romanced by the destination and you want to pack your bags and move there immediately? Well, that totally happened last weekend. Thomas and I scooted up to Santa Barbara for a little weekend getaway and it was g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s. I mean, I can't even [...]
I mean did you really think I would let Christmas come and go and NOT make some kind of slutty brownie to celebrate. I don't think so!! So I did something awesome. I took my original Slutty Brownies recipe and made Peppermint Slutty Brownies. Decadent and delicious and super sweet Peppermint Slutty Brownies. Hell yes. [...]
Christmas is in less than 1 week. BRING ON THE COOKIES. And all the other sugary sweets that we can handle. And the PRESENTS!!! (Mom I really want that Tim Riggins Friday Night Lights shirt in my stocking! kthanks love you) I rounded up my all time favorite holiday themed treats I've made over the [...]
We've got less than 72 hours until the big day. Until party time. Until it's socially acceptable to start drinking prosecco at noon. Until it's time to stuff our faces with stuffing and turkey and gravy and potatoes. Until we all have to un-do the top button of our pants. Unless of course you're going [...]
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Can we all agree that sometimes all you need in life is a slice of cake and piping hot cup of coffee. Okay unless you're like me, and you can't actually have coffee because the caffeine makes you bounce off of walls and go crazy, so I'll just stick to luke warm caffeine free tea. [...]
So now that I've finally been able to share a little sneak peak into our wedding, I wanted to share the most amazing honeymoon we've ever taken. Okay so I guess you only have 1 real honeymoon, but I think we should have annual honeymoons. Don't you? Fun week long getaways where you get to [...]
It's been just over 2 months since Thomas and I got married and we just got our pics back!! I'm so excited to share them with you guys today!! It was the most magical day and I loved every single second of it! There are so many people that went into making the day everything [...]
Oh my gosh you guys! I'm finally home for more than 4 days at a time. It's basically the best feeling ever. Don't get me wrong, I've been galavanting around the country doing some fabulous fun things, but there really isn't anywhere better than home, right? And now it's time to get down to business and get [...]
Big things are happening around the blogosphere! People are getting married, like Garrett, Andrew (this past weekend) and me (next weekend!). There are tons of fab food blog based cookbooks coming out! (more on that next week) And my friends are having babies!!! Today I'm so excited to celebrate the lovely Jenny Flake from Picky [...]
This past weekend I was whisked away to Napa with some of my fellow food and travel blogging friends to experience everything Napa had to offer. We had a busy weekend that consisted of dining at some of Napa's best restaurants, hot air ballooning over Napa Valley and visiting and touring some of the most amazing [...]
Exactly 1 month from today, on August 25th, I'm getting hitched. You guys, it feels like yesterday when I got engaged. Where on earth have these last 10 months gone? There is still so much to be done! All the little DIY projects. Homemade favors. Handmade ceramic salt and pepper cellars. Fun rustic wood accents. Picking [...]
Have we talked about the bacon burgers yet? Are you ready for your head to explode? Like literally. This might change your life. 50% beef. 50% bacon. Ground up into a sexy pile of meat and then turned into the most life altering burgers you will ever stuff in your face. These are exactly what [...]
So last weekend Thomas ditched me for his bachelor party. In any other circumstances this would have been perfectly acceptable. Except for one giant problem. He went to Austin. Yes. Austin, Texas. Like my favorite city in the entire world. The city where my favorite hotel is located. The home of the fried avocado taco. [...]
You knew it had to happen sooner or later, right? I mean slutty brownies were super delish. So slutty blondies had to make an appearance! It's a bit of a risqué name but they are dangerously good. Addictive I'd say. Similar to the slutty brownies, it's a cookie layer, sugar cookies in this case, golden oreos, [...]
Bonjour from France!! I've been galavanting around France with my parents and sister for the last week on our surprise vacation!! Clearly I was WAY off on my original idea of going to Africa! We were in Paris for the beginning part of the week, and then made our way down to the Dordogne region and now [...]
Okay. So I leave for surprise vacation 1 week from today. And we've officially received all of our clues. And I need help. Your help. Here's the deal. A little history for you.... back when my sister and I were little, I'm talking 6, 7, 8, 9 years old, we would always have birthday parties with all [...]
I remember the first week when Pretzel M&M's were on the market. It was basically a mad dash for the market to see who could buy them all first. Clearly I won. I stocked up on pounds and pounds of these little morsels of goodness and stashed them away in my pantry for a rainy [...]
Best. Strawberry. Shortcakes. Ever. There, I said it. And I'm not kidding. These shortcakes are going to change your life. Last week I ran over to the Santa Monica Farmers Market to grab a few things for my clients and couldn't help but pick up a crate of the most delectable strawberries known to man. [...]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Milkshakes. Yup. I went there. And let me tell ya, it was awesome. Last weekend Thomas and I ventured over to the newest burger joint in LA to grab a bite to eat. Short Order is the latest and greatest Nancy Silverton restaurant and it was every bit as delicious as I [...]
I think it's totally fascinating to hear about what a typical day looks like in someones life. One of my friends Koko from Koko Likes does it all the time! And Damaris from Kitchen Corners did it a few weeks ago And then I was reading my bff's blog, Matt Bites and he did one [...]
Are you ready for these. Let me introduce you to Cookies and Cream Brownies. Basically they are the younger sister to Slutty Brownies. And they will rock your world. I ran across a recipe for Cookies and Cream brownies on the Cooking Channel blog a few months ago. And then last week they were brought [...]
Chocolate is the fastest way to my heart. And I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it probably is the way to a lot of peoples hearts. So I've created the ultimate triple chocolate brownies that will make you swoon. Loaded with Vahlrona cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate and dark chocolate, these are the [...]
Tomato soup is something that is near and dear to my heart. I grew up eating it with the classic grilled cheese sandwich, oh what am I talking about, I still make tomato soup and eat it with a grilled cheese sandwich. Is there really anything better? Well this recipe has me thinking that I [...]
Good things happen when there is Monkey Bread involved. It's just a fact and there's no way around it. It might not be the best for any kind of diet, but it's pretty good for just about everything else in the world. Having some issues at work - monkey bread is the answer. Can't figure [...]
Nothing screams comfort food quite like mac and cheese! If you're going to take the time to make mac and cheese, I mean the one that gets baked in the oven, and you're going to incur the wrath of the fat gods, then you might as well make it right. Yup, you're going to need [...]
BLT Pizza might just be my most recent favorite dinner. It’s super easy to prepare and only requires a handful of ingredients but leaves everyone at the dinner table satisfied and happy. I haven’t always been a big bacon fan (I know, something was obviously wrong with me) but recently I’ve decided that it’s totally [...]
Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread. I'm not quite sure what to ever say about this creation other than I literally stuffed my face the second it came out of the oven. Totally obsessed. You see, I've made monkey bread before, but each time I make a new batch, I am changing ingredients, experimenting with new cheeses [...]
Drool. That's basically what my boyfriend did when I surprised him with these Carne Asada Fries for lunch this past weekend. In fact, I can't just say that was only him, I was pretty much freaking out the entire time I was making these and just pacing my kitchen while the fries baked because I [...]
Back when I was in culinary school, I used to make soups like it was my job. I made soups that were pretty much every color in the rainbow and I was one happy camper. But recently I haven't been making any soups and it's totally unacceptable. I've decided that this is because in culinary [...]
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So I'm pretty excited to share this with you guys! It's been a long time coming, lots of work behind the scenes, but it's finally ready to make it's big debut! A few months ago my fabulous mom and I decided to start a business together! You see, she is an amazing artist, and always [...]
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My latest Cookbook (a NYT Bestseller) is now available here:
