tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14248142345416547232024-03-19T00:28:21.319-07:00To Love Food...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-49031193273695543302014-02-12T23:58:00.003-08:002014-02-12T23:58:58.685-08:00La Provence Patisserie and Cafe - Beverly HillsMaking my way through French bakeries in Los Angeles, is quite a fun task. I had a craving for some macrons, so I went to La Provence Patisserie in Beverly Hills. I paid about $17 for a pack of 8 macrons, and I believe at 'lette I pay about $20ish for 12. Overall, 'lette defiantly has more selection but this from La Provence are good too and slightly bigger! If your gonna try it I recommend the Raspberry, Salted Caramel, and the Coffee!<br />
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Get ready for some macron porn!<br />
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In order, Raspberry, Rose, Pistachio, Lavender, Hazelnut </div>
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Hazelnut, Hazelnut, Salted Caramel, Coffee</div>
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YUMMMM!</div>
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GAWD DAMN! (lol way too excited about macrons)</div>
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Hazelnut: One of my favorites, because it's just hazelnut.... lol. It's not crazy Nutella-y but its good.<br />
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Salted Caramel: If you like the mixture between sweet and salty, YOU MUST GET THIS! One of my favorites out of all of them.<br />
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Coffee: Great for the coffee lover (which I am) LOVED!<br />
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Lavender: Hmm, it had an interesting flavor definitely tasted very lavender-y<br />
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Pistachio: Decent flavor, but I kinda wanted more pistachio flavor.<br />
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Rose: I usually love Rose, but I wasn't to crazy about it?<br />
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Raspberry: Defiantly one of my favorites. On the fruitier side and this one packed the most flavor<br />
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Il conte d'alba moscato d'asti, is the ever coveted sister of the secretly famous wine Stella Rosa. Definitely try this white moscato if your a fan of the Stella Rosa. With all the other "d'asti's" it comes off sweet and bubbly. It's super easy to drink and an overall beautiful wine for the non-wine connoisseur. It's probably best to pair it with dessert, however I don't see the harm in pairing it with any meal. :) </div>
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Five Guys has been showing up in multiple places in Southern California and the first place I've seen/had it was when I went to Washington D.C. </div>
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I was with a native Washington D.C'er and she mentioned it was comparable to In-and-Out Burger. She also said it was like the East coast version of In-and-Out. </div>
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The French Fries are, and always will be my favorite part of Five Guys. I like the color and crunchy bits of it. I haven't tried the other seasoning of it but the original is really good. </div>
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Next, the burger. I got the little Burger, and it's about the size of a normal burger. The one thing that Five Guys excels at, is the size of their food, my Uncle got the normal sized burger, and it's MASSIVE!<br />
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In my burger, I got mayo, lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, grilled mushrooms, ketchup, mustard, and A1 sauce. I was most excited for the A1 sauce and I love the flavor it gave to my burger. <br />
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Overall, not the healthiest food place to go to, but it is worth a try if your a big fan of burger places/fast food places. As for the price, it can get expensive depending on what or how much you get.<br />
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As for the question if it's better than In-and-Out Burger?<br />
Five Guys wins for the size comparison, however I can't help but prefer In-out-Out Burger over Five Guys.<br />
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1. Boil your pasta, if you have a box of penne, just boil half. Drain and set aside.</div>
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2. Dice up about three tomatoes and add it to your pasta<br />
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3. For the simple sauce drizzle a bit of extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, (optional: any dry white wine you like) onto the pasta and tomatoes. Toss to coat evenly. </div>
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4. Then I took regular shredded cheese and added about 3/4 cup of it to the pasta.<br />
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Thankfully, I'm back and the truth is I miss blogging very much.. .lets start!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-87374552393709954762011-12-22T18:28:00.000-08:002011-12-22T18:28:08.943-08:00The Wine Connoisseur: Sparkling Ruby Cuvee from South Coast Winery Temecula<br />
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This is a favorite of mine. It's a sparkling wine from South Coast Winery; which is a really amazing winery. It's definitely different, considering that its a deep red, it's not too sweet but still a bit strong. It's absolutely perfect with a dark chocolate. I like to bite a small amount of Trader Joe's 72% Dark Chocolate, and sip a bit of the wine because it neutralizes the strong-ness of the wine. Definitely, perfect if you like a sweeter/fruity sparkling (champagne-like) wine. </div>
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Check out more details <a href="http://store.wineresort.com/cart/prod/Ruby-Cuvee__871785001168.aspx">HERE</a>. It's won so many awards too (and it has a video on how to open the bottle) : )</div>
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Winery: <a href="http://www.wineresort.com/">South Coast Winery </a></div>
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Wine: $22.00</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-42778903800596786582011-10-02T10:44:00.000-07:002011-10-02T10:44:03.853-07:00Quick Eats: Multi-Grain Croissant's & Spinach Quiche from Trader Joe'sWith my late obsession with Trader Joe's, I've discovered these super yummy Multi-Grain Croissants. I feel like it's definitely healthier when you compare it to the traditional buttery croissants. It comes individually wrapped and you just bake it.<br />
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(lol kinda burned it, but it's still amazing.)<br />
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Next, the quiche. If your craving a quiche it is totally worth it. It's perfect for lunch, or even breakfast. Here I had it for breakfast, with my croissant (two of my favorite things). It's not as amazing as one made fresh from a bakery, but a super easy quick meal.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-62384082860043191822011-10-01T21:40:00.000-07:002011-10-01T21:40:45.495-07:00Quick Eats: ITALIAN Truffle Cheese - from Trader Joe'sThis is my new favorite cheese and it's surprisingly not too expensive. It's about $6 from Trader Joe's and it has <i>amazing</i> truffle flavor with truffle bits in it. I love to put it on my pizza and in pasta's. It reminds me of a very amazing pizza from Vegas, in the Wynn hotel.<br />
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Definitely, worth the price if your into the flavor of truffles.<br />
That it reminds me...I need to buy more. :)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-42346405207248376812011-09-14T23:52:00.000-07:002011-09-14T23:52:40.796-07:00The Wine Connoisseur: Moscato D'asti 2010 LodaliHere is the beginning of a series of called "The Wine Connoisseur." It will mainly consist of my attempts to interpret wines. I am not at all an expert but, hopefully this can I can increase my knowledge!! :D<br />
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Moscato D'asti 2010<br />
Ladali<br />
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So far one of my favorite wines. It's a white wine, and sparkling.<br />
With a lower percentage than some other traditional wines; it's defiantly an easy drinking wine.<br />
There is a fruity aspect to it, kinda like juice. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-155967552940595672011-07-18T22:50:00.000-07:002011-07-18T22:51:16.337-07:00Ike's Place - San Francisco!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On our journey through San Francisco we made a stop at the acclaimed Ike's Place. Without doing any previous foodie 'research' I went up the counter and asked, as any normal person would ask, what the most popular sandwich was. So my sister and I split the Dutch Crunch with 'dirty sauce' and the Menage a Trois also with 'dirty sauce'. And I could see why this place is so amazing. I have never tasted a sandwich quite like this, especially from a restaurant place. The details in the sandwich are soo apparent, every single thing in the sandwich definitely complimented each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I'm not an expert with beer, but it was a lite beer and it wasn't too strong, however it smelled more of watermelon then it taste. But, I was just obsessed with the fact that it was watermelon infused. <br />
I believe it is a seasonal beer and they have several other types of beers with fun/interesting names that I really want to try out! <br />
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<a href="http://21st-amendment.com/beer/hell-or-high-watermelon">http://21st-amendment.com/beer/hell-or-high-watermelon</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got the tofu Pad Thai and my sister got the chicken Pad Thai. They give you a generous portion, probably enough to feed two people with a moderate appetite. But, when I took the first bite I could really see why this was a award winning dish. I've tried A LOT of pad thai dishes all across Southern California, and it's probably one of my go-to dishes at any Thai restaurant. But when I had this dish, it had a very distinct bump of flavor than the rest. Other pad thai's are usually mono-tone; just between sweet and sour. This however, jumped out at you. The flavor was in every part of the dish, in every bite and EVEN in the noodles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">WoOo..noddle close up!</div><br />
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I converted the recipe into american measurements and also doubled the recipe so it would serve four.<br />
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<blockquote>1 Package of Dried Spaghetti<br />
1 Package of Italian Pancetta (3 oz.)<br />
1/2 Package of Smoked Bacon<br />
4 Eggs<br />
4 Egg Yolks<br />
200ml of Cream (I used heavy whipping cream)<br />
1 cup of Parmesan Cheese\<br />
Black pepper (to taste!)<br />
Texas Toast (lol definitely cheated! My oven doesn't work!)</blockquote><br />
PAN of choice: Large pot, and small pan.<br />
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1. Boil your pasta, 7-10 mins. Cook till al dente! Drain the pasta, then put it back in the same pot, and set aside for later.<br />
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2. Dice the pancetta and bacon, and fry it up in the small pan until golden brown. Adding bacon seems like a very american thing to do...but my family tends to like hearty proteins in their dinner. Plus, YOU WILL NOT REGRET the addition on bacon (well, if you like bacon)!! But, buying pancetta in large amounts, can be a bit pricey and scarce.<br />
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5. Toast up some Texas toast, and crumble the yummy crumbs all over!! <br />
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AND THERE YOU HAVE IT!!<br />
(Leftovers are also the best!)<br />
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I found it absolutely amazing!! I think I made it cheesy-er than it needs to be; but it totally reminds me of that famous dish from Yard House (Mac&Cheese'squared') without the truffle oil!! The bacon definitely gives it an intense hearty bacon flavor, whereas the Pancetta is much more complex and subtle.<br />
This is now a must have staple!!! <br />
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{OPTIONAL: Give your dog Bacon!}<br />
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<header class="entry-header" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; width: 585px;"><h1 class="entry-title" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 48px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.3em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 24px;">We visit downtown L.A. from time to time, usually for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">shopping</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> and getting supplies such as fabric, beads, and other things, for my sisters online etsy store. And man ALL THESE YEARS we have never went to this restaurant!! It's about 5 mins away from the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">fabric</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> district on 7th and Grand, and truthfully there was a lot of hype on yelp but I avoided reading it, just to get a personal interpretation of it. The biggest excitement for me was the portobello fries, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> the </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">French</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> macarons/pastry section.</span></span></span></h1></header><br />
<div class="entry-content" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1.625em; vertical-align: baseline; width: 585px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The interior definitely gets top marks. They have very beautiful trimmed ceilings, leather chairs, and you can even see the pizza guy put your pizza in the oven. Overall it’s very luxurious, and it does make it seem that you would pay a fortune for the meal but Bottega is honestly REALLY REASONABLE! The menu has a dish for anyone’s budget. Also the service was great! Our waiter was the sweetest guy ever. We loved this garlic ailoi sauce with the Portobello fries and he gave us another. We felt very well taken care of. </span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.<a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-11.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-407" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-11.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Bottega Louie Bread" /></a>Bread & butter given at the beginning</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I mean it’s really how proper bread should be made, but it had a <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">really</em> hard crust. The middle was perfect though, spongy with consistent flavor. Not at all doughy or poorly made, but hey it was complementary.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-12.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-408" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-12.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Bottega Latte" /></a>Latte</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This latte is <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">very </em>good. And I’ve tried A LOT of lattes.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The espresso was not at all bitter, it had a very smooth taste. The height of the foam and the thickness of it was perfect. The latte was also at a perfect temperature, and they also give you a large amount. The foam art was ehh, but you can’t really judge it by that. Def worth a try if your into coffee.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-10.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-406" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-10.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="This is how all fries should be!!!" /></a>Portobello fries!! This is how all fries should be!</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Flat out: it’s 9 dollars.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It’s a bit overpriced, but I believe the richness compensates for the amount given. However, it’s good for about two people though. The batter, mann the batter. You would expect it to be greasy, but it’s <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">not at all greasy</em>. The batter felt light and had a fair amount of flavor, the best part was they cut thick slices of the mushroom. Make sure to get the aioli sauce.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-9.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-405" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-9.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Bottega Louie Trenne" /></a>Trenné $12</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I got the Trenné. It had perfect flavor. It reminded me of a rich beef stew with the bits of rib eye, but the main character of the dish was the sauce and the pasta. Don’t get this dish if you want a lot of meat. At first the pasta looked kind of like french fries but it complemented it well. It took up the sauce differently then would normal pasta, and it created this very interesting texture to the pasta. There was strong flavor and I would go back for this anytime.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-8.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-404" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-8.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Fettuccine Belmondo $10" /></a>Fettuccine Belmondo $10</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fettuccine Belmondo is the dish my sister ordered. A little disappointing. Just because when you compare the both, the dishes are on completely different tangents. It was very simplistic. Not too much sauce, truthfully a little too plain for my taste. We found if you add just a bit of salt it brings out a lot more flavor. Very healthy though.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-13.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-409" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-13.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Pink Salt!" /></a>Pink Salt!</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Very good salt! It might just be the color (hehee)</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Patisseries!!</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I bought the Macarons (small box $9), and the Crème brûlée (about $3ish)</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-396" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Bottega Louie" /></a><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Open Macaron box</span></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-3.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-399" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-3.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Bottega Louie " /></a>Bite!!</span></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-5.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-401" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bonettega-louie-5.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Bottega Louie " /></a></span></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The patisseries are all the same, it’s all a bit overpriced. I was kind of taken back when I couldn’t choose what flavors I wanted but it was okay… The macarons did not have definite flavors. Unlike Paulette Macarons where you can really taste the guava, or the lavendar, Bottega Louie macarons were very well made and had really great colors but it didn’t have sharp flavors.. The Crème brûlée was very citrusy, not bad for the price, and it was a great one to try, but I wish I had tried a tart or something.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I feel like Bottega is going to be tradition whenever we visit downtown L.A, even if parking is difficult and the wait is long with a huge crowd (fortunately we went on a weekday around 3 so we didn’t wait at all). I just really want to try more dishes and see if they’re as good as the Trenné.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">700 S Grand Ave<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90017</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bottegalouie.com&src_bizid=TkFEKhsCixPWlShULKvMdQ&cachebuster=1283156063" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">www.bottegalouie.com</a></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="smarterwiki-linkify" href="http://www.erikasjewels.etsy.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">www.erikasjewels.etsy.com</a></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-42824077065550458902011-05-15T12:03:00.000-07:002011-05-15T12:04:37.986-07:00Dessert Adventure: Famous Cupcakes! in Beverly Hills<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Famous Cupcakes have to be THE best so far.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 24px;">Kind of a bold statement, since I haven't tried EVERY single place..BUT, out of the most of the </span></span><u style="color: #333333; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">popular places</u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> for this famous dessert craze, this is the best. Red Velvet is a must have, the chocolate flavor in it is much more </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">pungent</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> then others! They also offer coffee and other desserts, but what I found interesting was the "take home" in the tube cupcake mixes. These cupcake are fairly large, when you </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">compare to the others. Amazing ratios when you eat the the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">cream cheese</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"> frosting, not too sweet. If your around that area, it's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">definitely</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"> worth a try!! Also, t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">he taste reminds me of Georgetown Cupcake in DC, except they're larger :)</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/053110_0642_hippiesandh72.jpg?w=584" style="margin-top: 0.4em;" /></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15px;">168 South Beverly Drive</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15px;">Beverly Hills, CA 90212-3003</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15px;">(310) 248-2727</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-52598600088279144332011-05-15T11:41:00.000-07:002011-05-15T11:41:12.373-07:00Dessert Adventure: Mini Caramel Apples! (..but chocolate covered..)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;">My auntie decided to have a ‘Birthday Bash Costume Party’ for her two little boys, and I made these super amazing mini caramel apples for their party.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;">The original recipe called for butterscotch and peanut butter, but the butterscotch didn’t melt nicely, so we went with chocolate.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca7.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-546" height="367" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca7.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="mini chocolate apples" width="490" /></a>Ingredients:</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Apples (red or green)</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Melon baller</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Lollipop sticks</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Chocolate (bittersweet or milk, no white chocolate, ours failed dramatically)</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">LOTS of sprinkles!</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">1. MELON BALL the apples and insert lollipop stick.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca0.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-539" height="653" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca0.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="mini ca0" width="490" /></a><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca10.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-549" height="653" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca10.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="mini ca10" width="490" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Pat the apples dry to insure maximum stickery. Meanwhile melt the chocolate in a double boiler (a metal boil over a small pot filled with water) you can also melt it in the microwave.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca8.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-547" height="653" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca8.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="mini ca8" width="490" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Dip the balled apple in the chocolate and cover in SPRINKLE’S!!</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">We also covered it with crushed peanuts (one of the best ones)!</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mini-ca1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="halloween themed" width="490" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">yay!</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; 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border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="factory producer.. hehee" width="490" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Do forget to serve them! Or you can keep them all for yourself :)</div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-6898612189692865092011-04-23T16:13:00.000-07:002011-04-23T16:44:46.916-07:00Breakfast Time: Eggplant Torta!!This dish has to be one of my favorite dishes, I'm always pushing my dad to cook this for me! Then he FINALLY taught me how to make it! It's a traditional healthy eggplant dish for breakfast, it's very much like an omelette using scrambled eggs. <br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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4 Medium Eggplants<br />
8 Eggs<br />
Salt and Pepper<br />
Olive Oil<br />
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Pan of choice: Wok<br />
Serves: 4<br />
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Directions:<br />
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1. Wash the eggplant and roast the eggplant over a stove or put the eggplant in the broiler, till it looks like this photo! I just used the stove technique.<br />
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It might look funny but after this is done hold the stem of the eggplant and use tongs to peel away the top layer<br />
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2. After, scramble two eggs and add it to the bowl and the eggplant, salt and pepper to taste. Using a fork, smash the eggplant into the egg.<br />
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I like to use a semi-shallow bowl, because when you put the eggplant in the pan you can just slide it in and it keeps its shape. <br />
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3. Add a large bit of oil to the pan and slide the egg and eggplant in the pan.<br />
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4. Flip the torta around and brown the otherside.<br />
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And there you have it!! Repeat the steps for more.. believe me it's addicting. I definitely recommend adding a bit of ketchup!<br />
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mmm..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-30885036254863538192011-04-11T22:26:00.000-07:002011-04-11T22:30:57.678-07:00Saca’s Mediterranean: Falafel’s Falafel’s Falafel’s!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, serif; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Saca’s is in the charming little downtown area in Claremont. Small and quaint but very modern at the same time. I’ve made several stops there last year and fell in love with the falafel’s. But I finally determined that saca’s are the best <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">by</em> far with falafel’s. I believe it’s family owed since 1992 and you can always see the “mom and pop” there always helping out.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">However, dessert first!</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/sacaa-med1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-489" height="367" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/sacaa-med1.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Baklava" width="490" /></a>The Baklava was <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">good</em>. Definitely buttery (but what is Baklava without the buttery-ness). The Filo dough was melt in your mouth and the filling of Walnut/Pistachios was in a perfect ratio. It’s a must try if you want a very rich dessert and only $1.29!</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is the Falafel Platter</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Falafel definition directly quoted from the menu: “Saca’s Original Family Recipe. Our famous Falafel are made fresh daily from Garbanzo Beans, Parsley, and Seasoned with a Secret Blend of Mediterranean Herbs and Spices.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/sacaa-med-2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-493" height="653" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/sacaa-med-2.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Saca'a Med. 2" width="490" /></a></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">About $7, but it’s more than enough for one person. It comes with 6 falafel’s, hummus, pita bread, sesame sauce, and pickled turnips (the pink things!).</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/sacas-1.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-491" height="653" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/sacas-1.jpg?w=490&h=653" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Saca's 1" width="490" /></a>Look at the color! How do they make it so green!!</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It has really great texture and it’s surprisingly not at all greasy. It’s not stale or too hard. It’s really filling too. When I compare it to other falael’s, the others are always bland with no distinctive flavor. But the falafel’s here have different components that are very distinctive.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Saca’s also serves shawerma chicken, beef, and lamb which is just vertically flame skewered.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="smarterwiki-linkify" href="http://www.gotosacas.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">www.gotosacas.com</a></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">248 w. second street</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">claremont, CA, 91711</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-90016030887924006042011-04-06T17:00:00.000-07:002011-04-06T18:13:29.541-07:00Cupcake Pops!!! ::Dessert Adventures w/ErikasJewels!::Lately the greatest invention in the baking world has been these cake pops! Of course 100% of the credit goes to baking genius Bakerella at <a href="http://bakerella.com/">bakerella.com</a>. The pops are 'popping' up everywhere! Many coffee shops are including them in there food section, and I was surprised to see them at Starbucks! My sister and I decided to make these amazing cute cupcake shaped ones!!<br />
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Here is the recipe adapted from Bakerella using redvelevet cake and mini chocolate chips.<br />
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Cake Ingredients:<br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1 box red velvet cake mix (cook as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake)</span></span> & <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1 can cream cheese frosting (16 oz.)</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips</span></blockquote>Cake Pop ingredients:<br />
<blockquote>Pink Candy Melts<br />
Chocolate/Brown Candy Melts<br />
Lollipop Sticks<br />
M&Ms<br />
Rainbow Sprinkles<br />
Wax paper or plastic wrap (for easy clean up!!) </blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2_72hKAe0p37IIcI38i8t2pAvrJ6rhuuUro8wLvDguaW2ZQHvz1rBGUHMr94EWa-fdB8Q5dgwzHSTSsVPRXr1TNXFBd_3PthcQ9s_GyYtI3BK8fKS-ZfTNFOIEdRam8uoxIjFojHSt7N/s1600/DSC06569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2_72hKAe0p37IIcI38i8t2pAvrJ6rhuuUro8wLvDguaW2ZQHvz1rBGUHMr94EWa-fdB8Q5dgwzHSTSsVPRXr1TNXFBd_3PthcQ9s_GyYtI3BK8fKS-ZfTNFOIEdRam8uoxIjFojHSt7N/s320/DSC06569.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zESLuk5ZVGzuL2Gf0U5jl2aL4tDfmk2Oy0ArYhlFk_AUdfHd2ZOMBUQlVWTLVe_VpN4nkT0PTKNhwTJ1QcRIdG8DfPe9hjmzu6EYWxaEdTMiFkF-gtkP3sAyX7kKP2BBY2B06Ic5Kn9l/s1600/DSC06568-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zESLuk5ZVGzuL2Gf0U5jl2aL4tDfmk2Oy0ArYhlFk_AUdfHd2ZOMBUQlVWTLVe_VpN4nkT0PTKNhwTJ1QcRIdG8DfPe9hjmzu6EYWxaEdTMiFkF-gtkP3sAyX7kKP2BBY2B06Ic5Kn9l/s320/DSC06568-1.JPG" width="222" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Bite!!Yummery Goodness.</div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. First you bake the cake as directed. After the cake is baked, cool the cake down and crumble the cake in a large bowl</span> then mix in a 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Add 3/4 of the frosting and mix well. If the mixture is not 'bunching up' from the frosting you can add a bit more.</span><br />
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3. Roll the mixture into large ball, about the size of a mini cupcake. We didn't have a cookie cutter to shape the bottom of the cake so we just shaped the ball into a 'cupcake' like shape. Then we placed the cake in the refrigerator for two hours to harden. <br />
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4. After the cake has harden, then dip the smaller side of the cake into the melted chocolate melts. After you dip the chocolate half way then insert the lollipop stick. It might help to dip the tip of lollipop stick first then insert it for maximum security!!<br />
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5. After the chocolate has hardened, melt the pink candy melts and dip the other end of the cake so it covers the rest of the cake.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. Quickly place an M&M in the middle and sprinkle on the sprinkles!! Insert the lollipop stick into a s</span>tyrofoam<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> block so the cake pop can air dry. </span><br />
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<blockquote>1.5 lbs of Beef Short Ribs/ OR Beef Stew Meat (for this recipe I used Beef Stew but it's a lot easier with Short Ribs. <br />
1/2 Medium Onion<br />
1 Garlic<br />
Salt and Pepper<br />
Large Bottle of Ketchup (44oz bottle), You will use 3/4 of the bottle of ketchup.<br />
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Pan of Choice: Wok<br />
Serves: 4-5 people<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'OFL Sorts Mill Goudy TT'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">1. In a large pan add the oil, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'OFL Sorts Mill Goudy TT'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><em style="font-style: normal;">sauté the garlic and onion on medium heat until the onions are transparent. </em></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'OFL Sorts Mill Goudy TT'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><em style="font-style: normal;">2. Add a little salt and pepper to taste and add the beef to the pan and create a light sear (till it gets brown). If you are using short ribs make sure to do both sides, if your using beef stew, browning just two sides of the cube is fine. </em></span></span><br />
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</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-3723451382675414762011-03-30T20:51:00.000-07:002011-03-30T20:52:11.367-07:00Sprinkles Cupcakes!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sprinkles-cupcake-3-5.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-586" height="367" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sprinkles-cupcake-3-5.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Sprinkles Cupcake 3.5" width="490" /></a>This was my second visit to Sprinkles. The first time was a couple of years ago, when the cupcake craze was just starting up, and Sprinkles is known to be the one bakery who started it. I must say the craze is still going on strong..at this location in Newport Beach the line was out the door and almost to the street!!!!! I probably waited 15 to 20 minutes to grab my three cupcakes, but it’s worth the wait to try it (for the second time).</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/sprinkles-cupcake.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></a><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sprinkles-cupcake-5.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-588" height="367" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sprinkles-cupcake-5.jpg?w=490&h=367" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Sprinkles Cupcake - pumpkin and two red velvet's" width="490" /></a>They are not as large as famous cupcakes, but I must say, the cupcake to frosting ratio was well balanced.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The cupcake with the green and orange sprinkle was a seasonal pumpkin flavored one and the other two are red velvet. The red velvet, is of course the most popular. It had strong red velvet flavor with a hint of chocolate. But, the downside was that it was a bit dry. The pumpkin on the other hand, didn’t have enough pumpkin! I admit, I can be kind of a pumpkin/nutmeg/anything pertaining to fall(y) spices snob. But it was just not enough.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here in Los Angeles, Sprinkles is a great ‘stopper by’ bakery; <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">if</em> you’ve never tried it before, but I feel like it’s fame has gone to it’s head alittle.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/sprinkles-cupcake-2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-564 aligncenter" height="392" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/sprinkles-cupcake-2.jpg?w=294&h=392" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 100%;" title="Sprinkles Cupcake 2" width="294" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; 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Dragon Fruit has to be one of my favorite fruits! It has the texture of kiwi and a subtle sweetness PLUS its PINK! Depending on the color of the flesh (white and pink) the pinker; the sweeter! They are usually available in Asian grocery stores, or specialty foods store. I've also noticed that the longer you let it ripe the sweeter it gets. If you ever come across a funny looking pink oval with green spikes while at the grocery store don't be a afraid get it a try it out!!<br />
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How to cut: Slice the fruit from the top to the bottom, then cut the fruit into little slices (kind of like cutting a orange.) <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqnPXkqQRsT5s02TVc4UAyf85DDAhJ-HPaZW06Y09Q9I0ZKCFN5JA2QxmG-j-kL2AxnTPag3lWy4kVFLQbt74lQciQqlOJBqiudadWvSfaOuw2UeS-mNTVxCs3pnDPtmnFTYEd4bdY_mX/s1600/DSC06435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqnPXkqQRsT5s02TVc4UAyf85DDAhJ-HPaZW06Y09Q9I0ZKCFN5JA2QxmG-j-kL2AxnTPag3lWy4kVFLQbt74lQciQqlOJBqiudadWvSfaOuw2UeS-mNTVxCs3pnDPtmnFTYEd4bdY_mX/s640/DSC06435.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-29116629623842439592011-03-24T21:05:00.000-07:002011-03-24T21:09:36.618-07:00Quick Grilled Chicken Seasoned with Soy Sauce!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here is a easy grilled chicken recipe that has turned into a staple in the household. With this, there is no need to marinate, just season and enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LXqQ_CteMvUTqCO1Xyfjvruj-QK2FCRKvBTlwIijQevDX7kJLzyL1DxMdcN_VwVZvYBjmPrWc2d0aa1PsqNsiq8bmOHgzgjYY4_EDNoUHvlUPeE-Ks6Yz9WS6yqILcre1HdbmEFRBovU/s1600/DSC06041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LXqQ_CteMvUTqCO1Xyfjvruj-QK2FCRKvBTlwIijQevDX7kJLzyL1DxMdcN_VwVZvYBjmPrWc2d0aa1PsqNsiq8bmOHgzgjYY4_EDNoUHvlUPeE-Ks6Yz9WS6yqILcre1HdbmEFRBovU/s640/DSC06041.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">When using soy sauce, it tends to give a very distinct flavor to any protein. So using it as one of the main components to this grilled chicken, you will soon find yourself adding it to everything!</span></div><ul style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 2.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">2 garlic, sliced (depending on your taste, you can add more or remove the garlic)</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">9 Chicken legs and thighs</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Pepper or Everyday seasoning</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1/4 cup of Soy Sauce</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1/2 of a large onion</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">A sliver of Ginger (optional)</span></li>
</ul><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Serves: 5</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWU7hIuTckyVbOVBtXJY6KgFSMn-DscsszmroKGz3CAh3BGjtgBCh1iztR3Ew2yJnswQnPFWYIRakBzmS1lo3FHvPwHAKaqkuitMRdbx7Cs9fhz_zZsq9mWH5PWZm-NjWJWbTJCVZwlH6/s1600/DSC06024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWU7hIuTckyVbOVBtXJY6KgFSMn-DscsszmroKGz3CAh3BGjtgBCh1iztR3Ew2yJnswQnPFWYIRakBzmS1lo3FHvPwHAKaqkuitMRdbx7Cs9fhz_zZsq9mWH5PWZm-NjWJWbTJCVZwlH6/s640/DSC06024.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><ol style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 2.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Slice the garlic and chop the onion and ginger. Grab your grill pan and <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">sauté </em>the vegetables until the onion gets transparent and the garlic gets brown.</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Meanwhile, place the chicken in a large bowl and add the pepper to taste. Pour the soy sauce on the chicken and it should make the chicken slightly darker.</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Move the vegetables to one side of the grill pan and raise the heat between ‘medium/high.’ Raising the heat will make a brown crust on the chicken. Place the chicken on the grill pan and once the chicken gets brown and crusty on both sides it’s finished!!</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Tips: With large thighs, cutting the chicken in half ensures that it will cook all the way through. Also, heating up the onion, garlic, and ginger, leaves flavor in the pan, and once you add the chicken it will pick up the flavor and infuse into the chicken making it extra tasty! Soy sauce has the tendency to be salty if you add a lot, so you don’t really need to add regular salt to season the chicken.</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Serve over a bed of rice or vegetables and nom nom (eat & enjoy)!! <img alt=":D" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif?m=1216490393g" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" /></span></li>
</ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xKSIglOAKhOTPQ8D5lm9SXFwxkPoIzycZ14ozuE3TqKH0riSdS7fExN2mA0AGMyDQxLeU4KuItbSr9CkyBMqOwHM7G6Fi1IJzyGpmZC3vEn8s7W4psIowd_YpF6woeI7Ai5f3pVjWCRH/s1600/DSC06022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xKSIglOAKhOTPQ8D5lm9SXFwxkPoIzycZ14ozuE3TqKH0riSdS7fExN2mA0AGMyDQxLeU4KuItbSr9CkyBMqOwHM7G6Fi1IJzyGpmZC3vEn8s7W4psIowd_YpF6woeI7Ai5f3pVjWCRH/s640/DSC06022.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424814234541654723.post-1266991600332614842011-03-20T23:28:00.000-07:002011-03-20T23:33:48.362-07:00Beef Stew with Roasted Red Peppers and Potatoes!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Recently, I’ve been enjoying the agitating task creating new dishes for dinner and avoiding cooking chicken every night. So at my family request, we finally settled on some beef stew.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlS4UGe2a8knzL65sJHI2z7nWFVKuwaCJ4r1xVICCLs0U9tEoFDmuuR0CmNALmeP-yDsuwjmbse_fRX4rOv1gvaKz1GmoGfBgTPWC1m25Vy57-Bg1x0dYj9Sm-jH1uTjr_c3YzMDdYmbYX/s1600/BeefStew+%25284%2529.jpgfin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlS4UGe2a8knzL65sJHI2z7nWFVKuwaCJ4r1xVICCLs0U9tEoFDmuuR0CmNALmeP-yDsuwjmbse_fRX4rOv1gvaKz1GmoGfBgTPWC1m25Vy57-Bg1x0dYj9Sm-jH1uTjr_c3YzMDdYmbYX/s640/BeefStew+%25284%2529.jpgfin.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Ingredients:</span></div><blockquote><blockquote><br />
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;">2.5 pounds of stew beef</span></li><br />
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;">2 tablespoons vegetable oil</span></li><br />
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<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;">Directions</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ol style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 2.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;">Sprinkle salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of 21 seasoning on the cubed beef. Add the oil to a large pot and brown all sides of the beef on high heat. Place the beef on a plate and let it rest.</span></li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the same pot, add the water, chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon of salt and pepper, sugar, and the rest of the 21 seasoning (or allspice). Stir well and place the meat back into the pot. Lower the heat and simmer for 1 1/5 hours.<a href="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/beefstew-1fin.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b8be0; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-807" height="150" src="http://foodismmm.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/beefstew-1fin.jpg?w=125&h=150" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-right: 1.625em; max-width: 100%;" title="beefstew (1).jpgfin" width="125" /></a></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Meanwhile, place the red pepper using tongs on an open flame until it blackens and blisters. Remove the pepper when it completely blackens and place it into a glass bowl covered with plastic wrap. Let it steam for 20 minutes and it will start to peel. Remove all the skin and after the process is done, cut the pepper into large strips.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dice the potatoes into even cubes and slice the mushrooms. </li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After 1 1/2 hrs, layer the potatoes then the mushrooms and the roasted red peppers.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lightly stir the ingredients and let it simmer for another 35-45 minutes. Check the stew until the potatoes are fork tender. Grab 1/4 cup of the stew and add the flour. Stir until well combined and add it back to the stew. Raise heat to high until it starts to boil and the stew begins to thicken </li>
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</span></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOdbSDxXNCC_sdwfYlr8a45lj83hOwFmYE2gKvB4-R8bRkBJVIVvFglFEbvwrxY1-Syy50AQ7Pu5wgxy9FtWKCHpPvIvIZAbqB0BbX2Xpn0rZDl0UEUlFTflpk73vYstr5dYk-DnlDhDz/s1600/Beefstew+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOdbSDxXNCC_sdwfYlr8a45lj83hOwFmYE2gKvB4-R8bRkBJVIVvFglFEbvwrxY1-Syy50AQ7Pu5wgxy9FtWKCHpPvIvIZAbqB0BbX2Xpn0rZDl0UEUlFTflpk73vYstr5dYk-DnlDhDz/s640/Beefstew+%25283%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"><br />
</span></div><div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;">The stew was such a nice change to our normal meals. I find, also seasoning the vegetables every time you add more to a dish really enhances the vegetables. The roasted peppers gave the stew a bit of spiciness. Pulling from various recipes, I found the dish included traditional ingredients and nontraditional ingredients. Overall, it came out to be a very comforting and perfect meal for a cold night!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"><br />
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