their lunch special. I always get their Pad Thai with Tofu. It's a cute place with some
great deals for lunch if you are ever in Burbank.
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| Thai Iced Tea |
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| Pad Thai with Tofu |
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Rutabegorz
 We had a roommate bonding day down in Orange County. Spent some time at the OC Fair and then got a bite to eat at Rutabegorz. It was absolutely adorable! I don't know if the food was actually delicious or if it was because a few hours prior I was eating a deep fried twinkie (ouch)! We sat outside under umbrellas and relaxed. I ate the black bean burrito, and honestly I am already craving some more. Over all it was a great little place. |
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| Chicken Salad Sandwich / Vegetarian Cobb Salad |
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| Vegetarian Burrito / The Insides |
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| Black Bean Burrito |
Food envy!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Il Giardino Ristorante
Il Giardino Ristorante might actually be my favorite place in LA. The food was delicious, the service was amazing, and the atmosphere was wonderful. We spent hours there just talking and trying new foods. I highly recommend this restaurant! It's new so they don't have a liquor license yet, but you can bring your own wine. You really just need to go and try it yourself.
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| Gnocci with Pomodoro Sauce / Spaghetti with Bolognese Sauce |
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Penne Vodka / Of course "Other" Sam got steak and potatoes at an Italian Restaurant |
Crazy woman
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Chocolate Whiskey Balls
Ingredients:
8 cups Flour
2 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Baking Soda
2 cups Sugar
3/4 cup Cocoa
2 cup Shortening
1/4 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tsp Cloves
1/4 Tsp Black Pepper
2 cups Milk
2 cups Chopped Nuts
4 jiggers Whiskey
Directions:
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| Sift together dry ingredients. Next adding shortening and the liquid ingredients. Then knead dough with hands. Last roll dough into balls the size of a walnut. |
Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Do not over bake!
Frosting
Ingredients:
2 1/2 boxes Confectioners Sugar
1 Tsp Butter or Oil
6 Tbl Cocoa
Warm Coffee
Directions:
Mix dry ingredients. Add warm coffee until it is runnier than regular cake frosting and can be spread over the cookie with your fingers. Messy but Good.
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And here you have Chocolate Whiskey Balls!! |
S-Shaped Italian Cookies
Ingredients:
4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup margarine
3 eggs
1/3 cup milk
2 tbsp baking powder
1 -1/2 tsp of flavoring (vanilla, lemon, anise)
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sifting:
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| Sift together flour, baking powder and sugar |
Mixing:
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| Beat eggs |
Kneading:
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| Make a well and cut in margarine, eggs, flavoring (vanilla, lemon or anise) and milk. Knead together until smooth. Once combined roll dough into balls and bake for 13 minutes. |
*Note that dough may be sticky, do not add more flour. Just pat hand with flour before rolling and do not bake too close together*
Frosting
Ingredients:
4 cups of sugar
1/4 cup Wesson vegetable oil
Water
Mixing the frosting:
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| Mix together sugar and wesson oil. Slow add water until the right consistency. I like to use pink for vanilla cookies, yellow for lemon cookies and green for the anise cookies. |
Frosting the cookies:
Finished Cookies!
These might actually be my favorite cookies! I have tried baking these a few times, but they never seem to come out the way my Aunts make them. While I was home I decided to take a lesson form my Aunt Annie. I usually make a few batches so the pink cookies are the vanilla flavoring, then substitute the vanilla for lemon (yellow cookies), and anise (green cookies).
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Crushcakes Cupcakery
Crushcakes is a must in Santa Barbara!! I was there visiting a friend to celebrate her graduation, and we had to get some cupcakes while we were there. I got a vegan chocolate cupcake with strawberry frosting, so good!!
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