When it comes to cupcakes, I consider that dessert a little long in the tooth in terms of trends. When I first started blogging 12 years ago, my very first post was about cupcakes. I then dove headlong into the dessert when I lived in Los Angeles where cupcakes were going strong and later were served... Continue Reading →
The best thing about having my birthday at the beginning of July? Usually an extended loooooong weekend! A long weekend to sleep. A long weekend to watch movies. And long weekend to indulge in birthday cupcakes! For my birthday this year, I decided to make it all about relaxing: I got in my daily morning... Continue Reading →
Looking back, I'm not surprised that my first (lame) post was about cupcakes. I'm not sure what the next five years will bring, but I'm sure it will involve lots of eating.
As with most vacations I plan, eating adventures is a large part of the draw. I break away from my regular routine, let go and enjoy myself. Well earlier this month, two and a half days was more than enough to fill that requirement. The days following the vacation, I broke down exactly what I... Continue Reading →
My labor day weekend was a pseudo-honeymoon. Honeymoon because we really didn't do anything special after our wedding. And pseudo because we really wanted to go someplace neither one of us has been before like Alaska or our dream destination, the Galapagos Islands. But funds and my lack of vacation time is a barrier to... Continue Reading →
You know what the best thing about The Knot is? It's that it tells you how many days are left until your wedding. When I logged into The Knot today, it told me that I had 18 days left!Sure, The Knot has great resources and I found a lot of advice on the site this... Continue Reading →
I've bought some really disappointing cupcakes lately. (Posts to come later.) But the principal idea behind cupcakes still makes me cheerfully happy inside: a serving of cake for one with tons of frosting. Sharing is optional.So when I heard of Johnny Cupcakes in Los Angeles, I knew I had to visit and check it out... Continue Reading →
(Disclaimer -- I don't like the word "kook." I think it's lame and archaic. But it fit as the blog's headline. "Tweakers and Milk" doesn't have the same ring. -P.Ho)This past Saturday Darlene, her brother Warren and I went up to L.A. to hit some favorite haunts and while in Sherman Oaks we spotted a... Continue Reading →
So Halloween 2007 was uneventful. In my part of the city where I've seen some odd costumes in previous years, this year was actually quite tame. Years before I've witnessed full-sized Powerpuff Girls ride around in a convertible, the entire Adams family seated at City Delicatssen and a camouflaged duo hide in bushes and scare... Continue Reading →
It seems unfair to combine Violet's Bakery in Pasadena with the previous post. If I were to sum of my entire year in Los Angeles in relation to food, one word comes up: cupcakes. So when my friend and former coworker Jammie raved about Violet's Cupcake in Pasadena I had to visit. Her petite figure... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen 