nutmeg sugar cookies, cranberry chocolate oat bars, and stollen.
iced fudge brownies with white chocolate chips
folded 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips into a batter of krusteaz fat free fudge brownie mix.
the brownies were glazed with an icing made from 1 cup confectioners sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 cup fat free half n half.
guest items: so cal
while visiting the beach communities south of los angeles, california, we tried the following (don't have photos for all, hence this list, to help us remember for next time)
thursday july 29, 2010
poulet du jour
spinach chicken pita sandwiches with mediterranean potato salad
hermosa beach
B+
friday july 30, 2010
baby blues
pulled beef brisket, corn bread and assorted sides
venice
A- (fantastic sides and cornbread, would have been A if the brisket had been sliced)
saturday july 31, 2010
cafe versailles
arroz con pollo and cuban citrus style flank steak
manhattan beach
B
sunday august 1, 2010
pinkies bbq
smoked salmon, smoked combo plate and fantastic smoked deviled eggs,
C+ (sliced brisket and salmon suffered from being too dry, only available sauce was a bbq sauce that we mistook for ketchup)
monday august 2, 2010
ruby's diner
real sliced turkey on grilled bread with cranberry sauce condiment
huntington beach municipal fishing pier
A
tuesday august 3, 2010
taco truck lunch
mulholland drive
los angeles
A
silvio's brazilian bbq
carnival platter (should be called the carnivore platter: dudes, it needs some more veggies)
hermosa beach
A-
wednesday august 4, 2010
sabra - beirut mix
beef shawarma, grilled cornish hen, with rice, hummus and salad
hermosa beach
A
thursday august 5, 2010
ruby's
turkey sandwich again, but it just wasn't the same
huntington beach municipal fishing pier
B
thursday july 29, 2010
poulet du jour
spinach chicken pita sandwiches with mediterranean potato salad
hermosa beach
B+
friday july 30, 2010
baby blues
pulled beef brisket, corn bread and assorted sides
venice
A- (fantastic sides and cornbread, would have been A if the brisket had been sliced)
saturday july 31, 2010
cafe versailles
arroz con pollo and cuban citrus style flank steak
manhattan beach
B
sunday august 1, 2010
pinkies bbq
smoked salmon, smoked combo plate and fantastic smoked deviled eggs,
C+ (sliced brisket and salmon suffered from being too dry, only available sauce was a bbq sauce that we mistook for ketchup)
monday august 2, 2010
ruby's diner
real sliced turkey on grilled bread with cranberry sauce condiment
huntington beach municipal fishing pier
A
tuesday august 3, 2010
taco truck lunch
mulholland drive
los angeles
A
silvio's brazilian bbq
carnival platter (should be called the carnivore platter: dudes, it needs some more veggies)
hermosa beach
A-
wednesday august 4, 2010
sabra - beirut mix
beef shawarma, grilled cornish hen, with rice, hummus and salad
hermosa beach
A
thursday august 5, 2010
ruby's
turkey sandwich again, but it just wasn't the same
huntington beach municipal fishing pier
B
double glazed chocolate bundt cake
based on this recipe — modified as follows:
- substituted the pudding ingredient with 1 cup light sour cream;
- substituted the water ingredient with 1.25 cups low fat buttermilk;
- folded 1 cup chocolate chips into the batter;
- applied a chocolate glaze made by whisking 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, and 3 to 4 tablespoons low fat buttermilk until pourable. chilled for an hour and topped with a white glaze made by whisking 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 3 to 4 tablespoons whipping cream until pourable.
videothis cake appears in our life in a day video
devil's food pound cake
based on this recipe — modified as follows:
- substituted the pudding ingredient with 1 cup light sour cream;
- substituted the water ingredient with 1.25 cups low fat buttermilk;
- folded 1 cup chocolate chips into the batter;
- made the glaze by whisking 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 3 to 4 tablespoons whipping cream until pourable.
