Where Cooking Meets Photography
As a native Angeleno, I grew up with cakes and goods from Porto’s. Every birthday party or holiday, we needed to go to Porto’s and get some pastelitos, papas rellenas, bolillos and of course, cake. I eventually went on to work at the bakery in Burbank for about two years. …
Okay, so I know I might anger a few traditionalists, especially Chicago Dog fans, but I just couldn’t help myself. I feel like we all might be looking for some game day recipes that are new and exciting. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good chicken wing myself, but …
If you’re looking for something sweet but without a lot of fluff or fancy ingredients with long instructions, then look no further. This Chocolate Chip Orange Drizzle Cake is the perfect treat to make when your sweet tooth cravings kick in. It’s simple, humble and delicious, and in my honest …
With Mardi Gras around the corner (I feel like it’s sooner and sooner every year but I digress) I thought it would be a great time to share these Banana Chocolate Chip Beignets on the site. Partly because of that but also because I had some ripening bananas sitting on …
With the New Year here, we’re all looking to eat a bit healthier and while that means different things for different people, there is one thing we can all agree on and that’s that life is too short to be eating bad food. You don’t have to be a 5-star …
Okay so I’m really behind on my Christmas wrapping but also on my Christmas posting on this blog. Life with a toddler and work has been somewhat hectic these days so these cookies are going up later than I would’ve liked. With that being said, these Tiramisu Cookies from Julie …
I’m a huge fan of chocolate babka, but I’ve avoided making a classic version just because it seems like a lot of work. I’m all for long baking assignments, but there are certain things that just intimidate me, like homemade croissants for instance. I keep telling myself that I should …
I’ve been doing this blog now for 10 years and I have to say, I’m always looking for new and exciting ways to reinterpret store bought gnocchi. I find that it’s a staple and convenient store-bought ingredient that can be adapted a million different ways and it the epitome of …
It has FINALLY gotten chilly here in Los Angeles. I don’t want to jinx it but I think we might finally be out of the heat wave. Now for me, it’s not really soup season anymore—that’s what summer is for—but I know I’m weird and not everyone feels like having …
A while ago, I shared a series of super simple savory danish on both Instagram and TikTok. The idea was that they’re so easy to make that they really didn’t require much of a recipe necessarily, and so that’s why I just shared them on socials rather than on the …
