Eating Life to its Fullest in San Francisco, CA.
This Mango Grand Marnier ice cream is a creamy, fruity, slightly citrusy treat. Candied cacao nibs add a much-needed bittersweet crunch! This has slowly become a mango dessert appreciation blog and honestly OH WELL because summer is almost over and I’m just not ready!!!! Making ice cream was one of my favorite things to do…
Hello, fall, is that you? I’m not ready for you yet, can you wait a hot sec while I finish up with summer? K thanks. It’s actually insane that there are only four more months left in the year. Time truly is an illusion. I’ve given up on keeping track of it. Now, I’ll…
This French dessert is made of a sturdy, buttery cake and filled with pastry cream. I make my gâteau Basque with mango pastry cream for a refreshing kick! I’ve been going easy on myself lately. For one, it’s been hot and smoky in San Francisco. The fires have made it difficult to be active, and…
Everything you need to do know about visiting Yosemite during Covid safely—permits, where to stay, what to pack, and what to do. One advantage to living in California (or near it!) is all the national parks. As a California native, I’ve visited Yosemite dozens of times, but this summer (yes, it is summer no matter…
This butterscotch zucchini banana bread happened because my mom gave me a zucchini a couple of weeks ago. Apparently she hates zucchini but mysteriously procured one (??) so she pawned it off to me. I also quickly realized that I don’t care much for zucchini in its savory form?? Like, it’s cool on a grill…
HI ALL. Excited to share this butter mochi cake! It’s been a minute. So much has been going on! In these last several weeks that I’ve been AFB (Away From Blog): I solo traveled through Peru and Bolivia for 2 weeks I started a new job I booked tickets to LA, Atlanta, and Paris…
I don’t know why it’s taken me long to share this Italian apricot jam crostata. Crostatas, tarts, and galettes come from the same pastry family and are straight homies, at least in my mind. In fact, there are only two main differences between crostatas and tarts/galettes. Tarts hail from France and are filled with fresh…
