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‘Tasty’: The Tatty Teddy Bear Cake

Lychee — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:31:54 +0000

We’re at it again! The last epic cake that my partner in crime (Emily) and I tackled was Wall-E. This time, we got commissioned to do a bear (a “From Me to You” bear to be specific, the Tatty Teddy) for a birthday and it was just as fun and satsifying. The planning and research [...]

The Original Pancake House

G-lato — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:52:45 +0000

Some weekends ago, Mrs G-lato and I decided to hit up one of our usual breakfast places, the Original Pancake House. As the name implies, the Original Pancake House specializes in breakfast items such as pancakes, crepes, waffles, omelettes, etc…There are so many entrees to choose from, you can easily feel overwhelmed just trying to [...]

Chipotle: The OTHER Mexican Fast Food

G-lato — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:12:07 +0000

carnitas bowl with rice, beans, pico de gallo, corn salsa, cheese and lettuce Chipotle Mexican Grill is possibly the BEST Mexican fast food chain this side of the world. According to the Orange County Register (our local news paper), Chipotle ranked very high on the “nutrition” list due to their commitment to organic foods and the [...]

Oyakodonburi: The Parent & Child rice bowl dish

bakethekitty — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:39:05 +0000

If you look up oyakodonburi (おやこどんぶり） in any internet translator, its going to spit back out parent and child rice dish or something to that effect. Oya=parent and ko=child. This play on words applies to this particular dish, a chicken and egg over rice bowl. Its great for those cold nights because its got a [...]

What’s Boiling? Crab!

G-lato — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:14:34 +0000

Disgusting, isn’t it? Funny story…it all started with a picture posted on Facebook by a friend of mine. Since the comments themselves are priceless and tell the story rather well, I’ll just give you a transcript of what went on… (names have been omitted for privacy purposes). DWL: K…what in the world is this…. K: Cajun shrimp and [...]