Yogurt Beards

Yogurt beards are all the rage in Silver Lake. Just keepin' it classy, people. As always...

Trips Ahoy

Le cub and I were in the Big Apple this past weekend, and yes, we saw lots, ate lots, and shopped lots. Well, window-shopped lots. Ever the patient fella', he spent a grand total of 6 hours at ABC Carpet & Home with yours truly. What can I say? The shop is beautiful. It's a museum, really... and I was mesmerized by the thought of furnishing our future home (more about that later) in ABC's delectable ware. Dreams do come true, you know...

Pictured: Snapshot of the beautiful walnut table at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s ABC Kitchen. (Isn't it goooorgeous?) Yep, the shop has a restaurant on its lower level. And yes, we ate there. C'mon... 6 hours! The decor is rustic... hip... whimsical. I ate it ALL up, dammit. So frickin' good. The decor and the food!

What a Ham

was just alerted to the fact that i was featured in yelp's weekly newsletter for my review of the apple pan. mmm... burger.

pictured: me on halloween as a pig pinata. a pignata, if you will.

Alternative

boo velvet cake at our favorite silver lake sandwich joint, forage. it tasted like yellow birthday cake :)

If I Only Had a Brain

...thought the gummy bear. (photo plucked from HERE.)

Made with Love

tried an award-winning chocolate-chip cookie recipe yesterday. it involved instant pudding mix! i think the mix definitely helped keep the cookies chewy, but they were still a tad too fluffy for my liking... i like my cookies slightly crispy on the outside, yet chewy on the inside. will continue to experiment...

really wanted to bake a giant heart-shaped cookie, but i knew better...

Need a Hand?

lovin' halloween-themed food postings HERE. meat hand recipe HERE.

Fast Food

le husband and i have discovered a hole-in-the-wall sushi joint that serves up sushi combos (as pictured) for $9.95. such a bargain! (not pictured, the minimalist salad.) sushi don in valley village is wonderful. the fish is uber-fresh, and the service is incredibly fast. and gosh, if the food there is good enough for glee's ab-blessed mike chang (aka "the other asian") it's good enough for us. (he, too, was enjoying a sunday meal at 2pm.)

Peachy

after a morning hike at runyon with le dog, le cub and i hit up the burbank farmer's market and brought home some uber-sweet white peaches and ooh, flowers. the combo of tuberose and snowberries is charming, no?

It's Electric

I regret not buying any of these bionic gummies on display in the basement of the Rosedale (Minnesota) Macy's. The colors are electric!!!

The Puddle State

July Fourth in Minnesota has become a tradition for me and le cub. Things I love about our trips to his home state...

1) Le cub's mom's home-cooking. Comfort.

2) Minnehaha. It's the name of a street. I crack-up everytime we cross. Mini-Ha-Ha. Get it?

3) Le cub's friends. They're THE BEST. Had I never met le cub, I'd still be friends with these folks.

4) No sales tax on clothes means new swim trunks for le cub and new jeans for me.

5) Caribou Coffee. I had a "Mint Condition" every single day I was there. T'was like drinking a mug of Andes mint chocolates. That's a good thing.

Pictured: Josh enjoying a 5-8 Club Juicy Lucy (cheese-filled burger) and me doing the same with french fry fangs (because we were headed for a showing of Twilight Eclipse after our meal)

To Live and Die in LA

Le cub is moving to LA for me and Beans. Little does he know that Beans and I live in LA because of In N' Out. Mmm... burger.

Oh, How Bazaar

Foie gras cotton candy at The Bazaar. The things chefs come up with... amaaaaazing!

Party Food

i'm going to make these at my next party. muh-muh-muh-MUH!!!

thank you, hammy, for the inspiration.

What is Love?

Le cub and I have found a new sushi fav in Sushi Yuzu. Located in Toluca Lake (I believe that's where Miley - yes, Cyrus - resides), it makes us love living in Burbank even more than we already do. Mmm... sweet shrimp!

I Must

Craig & Walter (2005) from Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo.

learn to animate like THIS.

go to Griffith Observatory to photograph THIS.

learn to dance like THIS.

try to make THIS.

So Fresh and So Clean

Inspired by photos like the one above (plucked from emmas design blog), I have been casually collecting old frames, photographs and artwork from thrift shops and flea markets for months. A couple images more, and we (le cub and I) will be able to start hammering away... Can't wait to share the results.

And omigosh, my dream home HERE. It's already been sold, so it's a no-go. But isn't it just incredible?

Feel the Need to Feed

I'm not preggers like Joanna or Madge, but it's nearly that time of the month, and I'm totally feeling the need to feed.

Mint Oreo Fudge Cremes (a new product available at Target) have got the Girl Scouts beat. Trust me. They're amazing. I'm not a junk food fiend by any means, but these cookies... oh my. I literally salivate when I walk towards the cabinet that houses them. Yes, I'm no better than my dog, Beans. Pathetic, really.

Hmm. I should probably go give him a cookie (of the doggy variety) now. The power of empathy.

Pictured: Baby Beans feeding. Doodles to come... I promise.

LOVE

reform furniture. check out their inventory here. so beautiful. so expensive. *sniffle*

rebecca taylor. i love everything you design and wore both a dress and cardigan by you at my engagement shoot. i wish you were my friend.

forage in silverlake. your p belly (p for pork) sandwiches are amazeballs. they make my tummy smile.

sugar paper. le cub and i had save-the-date letterpress cards made, and drumroll, please, they've arrived. curry envelopes. yummeh.

walt disney imagineering. resumes for summer internships due this friday. i haven't wanted anything this bad since le cub. *teehee*

Mmm... Doughnut

Stan's Doughnuts in Westwood makes me happy. This is their Simpson's doughnut. It made my tummy smile.