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California-Style Garlic Pepper Steak

August 21, 2014 3 Comments

Another day, another recipe courtesy of  McCormick FlavorPrint, the super awesome online meal planning service that gives you personalized recipe recommendations tailored to your individual flavor profiles. As you may recall, my flavor profile showed that, aside from sweets (preferably chocolate), I like my food to be garlicky. Which should come as a surprise to nobody – I’m Chinese…everything we eat has garlic in it!…read more »

Filed Under: Beef, Dinner, Lunch, Sponsored Post Tagged With: beef, july 4th, party

Veggie, Mozzarella & Pesto Crostini + Amsterdam

July 30, 2014 8 Comments

Guys, why are vacation posts so hard to do? Between going through all the photos on my camera, photo-editing, collage-making, and post-writing, that Paris post seriously took me the better part of two days finish. And this Amsterdam post? I’ve been sitting on it since Sunday night! All my pictures were collaged/edited/uploaded, I just couldn’t…read more »

Filed Under: Appetizers, Healthy, Travel-Inspired, Vegetables Tagged With: appetizer, finger food, july 4th, party, travel-inspired

Thirsty Thursdays: Watermelon Sangria

June 19, 2014 2 Comments

Guys, it’s Thursday already. How did that happen? Where did the week go? Thank god I had the foresight to make a big pitcher of watermelon sangria on Tuesday because, as always, this week’s Thirsty Thursday really snuck up on me big time. Which is why this post is late…again. Some day I will be super…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, Fruit, Summer, Thirsty Thursdays Tagged With: boozy cocktail, party, wine

Thirsty Thursdays: Strawberry-Pineapple Agua Frescas

May 29, 2014 6 Comments

Now that the days are getting a little warmer (but not today…wtf, 60 degrees + rain?), I’ve decided to start a new blog series called “Thirsty Thursdays”. Pretty self explanatory – I’m gonna post a drink recipe every Thursday, and give some link love to recipes from other bloggers that I love and/or want to…read more »

Filed Under: Beverage, Fruit, Non-Alcoholic, Summer, Thirsty Thursdays Tagged With: berries, booze-free beverage, cinco de mayo, fruit, july 4th, party

Blackberry-Mint Limeade

May 25, 2014 8 Comments

A few weeks ago, in anticipation of Cinco de Mayo, I went to BJ’s and bought a giant sackful of limes. Fresh-squeezed, homemade margaritas are the best, you know? But when I got home with my citrus haul, I remembered that I was (still am…T-3 weeks!) supposed to be training for my first ever race and therefore not supposed to be…read more »

Filed Under: Beverage, Fruit, Non-Alcoholic, Summer Tagged With: berries, booze-free beverage, fruit, july 4th, party

Charlene’s Red Velvet Cupcakes

December 15, 2013 10 Comments

The first time I made red velvet cake was in back in law school, around the time I started this blog. It was my friend Jill’s birthday, and red velvet was her favorite, so I decided to surprise her with a homemade birthday cake. I hadn’t made a lot of non-box mix cakes at that…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cupcake, Dessert, Frosting, Holiday Tagged With: chocolate treat, cupcakes, party

Salted Dark Chocolate Caramel Corn

October 1, 2013 2 Comments

I’ve mentioned this before, but I am not a fan of popcorn. Put all the butter and salt on it you want – it still tastes/feels like you’re eating styrofoam. Buttery, salty styrofoam. Pour some caramel sauce on it, though, and you’ve got a whole other story. I don’t know what happens, but sugary syrup…read more »

Filed Under: Candy, Chocolate, Gluten-free, Snack Tagged With: chocolate treat, july 4th, party, popcorn

Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes

July 31, 2013 14 Comments

There are so many things I want to tell you guys about these cupcakes, but passionate, emotional poetry about food would probably come off a little strange to most readers so all I’m going to say is “YUM”. Maybe even “SUPER YUM”, with a side of “NOM NOM NOM”. If you are a choco-holic, Nutella addict, or…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cupcake, Dessert, Frosting Tagged With: chocolate treat, cupcakes, party

Blackberry-Mint Lemonade

July 7, 2013 4 Comments

Weekend in Chico aside, it’s been a very mild summer. Unlike last year, there hasn’t been a single day so far where I’ve felt like it’s too hot to go on living. No 100+ degree days with a billion percent humidity. No relentlessly sunny days without a hint of cloud cover. It’s actually been a…read more »

Filed Under: Beverage, Fruit, Non-Alcoholic, Summer Tagged With: berries, booze-free beverage, fruit, july 4th, party

Lemonade Spritzers with Berry Ice Cubes

July 4, 2013 7 Comments

Last weekend Dan and I flew to Chico, CA for our friends’ Sarah and Lucas’s wedding. The ceremony was beautiful, the reception was amazing (Sarah is a DIY genius), and the BBQ was the best I’ve ever eaten. But, it was a little hot. Like…holy-crap-it’s-110-degrees-are-those-tears-or-are-my-eyeballs-sweating hot. Luckily, Lucas and Sarah are smart, and provided a…read more »

Filed Under: Beverage, Fruit, Non-Alcoholic, Summer Tagged With: berries, booze-free beverage, july 4th, party

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