Fun and Beautiful Sea Shell Projects
When I’m at the beach (which is quite often!), I always seem to pick up a pretty shell or two and pocket them as mementos. Slowly, these shells have accrued in the corner of my house, […]
Banana Cream Pie
It seems like the trend these days in the baking world is “what’s old is new again”. From cupcakes to whoopie pies to ice cream sandwiches– anything considered old-fashioned is now making a modern comeback. Take […]
Sweet Peach Almond Bars
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of writing for my book instead of recipe testing because the recent warm weather has made even the thought of turning on my oven unbearable. But each time I went […]
Crispy Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Happy November! This week, I’m sharing with you another fall treat. For those of you who have leftover pumpkin seeds from Halloween festivities (or from my Candied Pumpkin recipe last week!) and were wondering what you could use […]
Los Angeles Adventures: Dolby Theater and Chado Tea Room
Even though I live and breath beach towns, every once in a while, I love a good excursion into the city (sidenote: did you know that I used to live and work in NYC?). Last week […]
Olive Oil Tasting in Ojai (and a delicious recipe!)
The other week I took a road trip to visit the Regalo Olive Farm in Ojai, CA. The olive orchard was beautiful and offered a nice variety of exquisite olive oils, which I had an opportunity to sample! […]
Hello, Summer!
It’s a beautiful 75 degrees and sunny here in San Clemente, CA, a sure sign that it’s officially SUMMER! Yipee! Happy First Day of Summer, everyone! I’m going to celebrate this day by spending my afternoon at […]
Beach Hiking: Solstice Canyon Trail, Malibu
Hello readers! It’s been a hectic season to say the least. In between ramping up for my new cookbook —Beach Town Baking—while also juggling Sugar Blossom Bake Shop (the original Beach Town bakery!), I have to remind myself to find […]
Flat and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Last week, my baking team and I baked over 2000 chocolate chip cookies for one of our corporate clients, AAA. I thought it was fitting, too, being President’s Day weekend and all, since what is more patriotic than our […]
Summer Activities in Dana Point – Elephant Parade
Come visit Dana Point (where I live!) and you can spot incredible hand-painted elephant statues scattered throughout the city as part of the Elephant Parade, an open-air art exhibition created to bring awareness to the plight […]