DIY Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels

Here’s an easy and fun treat to make with your friends or kids and the best part, it only takes 10-15 minutes!! Take a look for yourself at the 3 simple ingredients to make this ‘oh-so yummy’ treat! Ingredients: -8 ounces semisweet white chocolate -20 Pretzels -Sprinkles Directions: 1.  Place semisweet white chocolates in a microwave-safe

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Sugarfina

I recently took a trip to this cute candy shop called Sugarfina because I heard so much about it that I wanted to see the cuteness in person!  And OMG- talk about fun!  I wanted to buy everything in the store!  The prices were really reasonable and what I loved were the cute gift sets (for only $25)

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Day Trip to Santa Barbara

Living in DTLA is great because you can always jump into your car and take a quick road trip for a couple of hours and end up either in San Diego or Santa Barbara.  So on Veteran’s Day, we had the day off and decided to grab some breakfast and dessert in Santa Barbara.  We

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Special Feature on Established California!

I was honored to write another feature for the ladies over at Established California on creating a DIY hot chocolate bar with my favorite Fall pieces from Oh Joy!  Here are some shots from the site and if you haven’t already, go and check out how to Be Established. Love Life. Live California.

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Birthday Breakfast Table

This weekend we were having a birthday celebration in honor of Faith with a fun slumber party and breakfast bar.  I wanted to put together all of Faith’s favorite breakfast foods like pancakes, waffles, cereal, cupcakes, and donuts- talk about a sugar rush!!  Sugar Fix Desserts created cereal themed cupcakes with milk frosting that all the

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Hot Chocolate FUN!

LA weather isn’t ready for hot chocolate quite yet…but we can start thinking about how to turn this classic drink into something fun and DIY friendly!  All you need are medium sized marshmallows (large ones work too) and miniature alphabet cookie cutters and voila- instant fun to your classic drink!  The marshmallows were so sticky that

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Peddler’s Creamery

Here we go again…another ice cream post!  This time we tried a local spot called Peddler’s Creamery located on Main Street in Historic DTLA.  Milady and I came after dinner and saw this bicycle that was connected to a wall and it seemed as if people were really “churning” the ice cream.  To our surprise, the customers

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Sugarfix Desserts

We had a photo shoot with our favorite bakery, Sugarfix in DTLA.  Sugarfix does it all…from pies, muffins, cookies, tea cakes, and of course cupcakes- this cute shop over in Pasadena will satisfy any fix you have!

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Portland in LA!

Welcome to LA!  Portland has given us two great things to enjoy: Stumptown Coffee and Salt and Straw. You’ve heard all about the infamous coffee from Portland and now you see them everywhere in LA.  We’re lucky to live super close to Stumptown Coffee so we can get a cup or two anytime!  Then over

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