Gingerbread French Macarons

Last week my company had a cookie exchange/competition. Last year I won with chocolate french macarons with salted butter caramel. This year the pressure was on. I decided to keep the holiday theme and make gingerbread macarons. These cookies were so flavorful and delicious. You were left with the spicy ginger and cinnamon flavors  lingering […]

Red Velvet Cupcakes

This week my coworkers and I have a Red & Green themed potluck in honor of the holidays. I decided to make red velvet cupcakes since I have never made them from scratch before. I was pretty psyched about this. I found this recipe on Brown Eyed Baker’s blog and tried it out. It was […]

Holiday Craft Party

This week I had a holiday craft party at my place. I invited a few of my lady co-workers over to create 4 DIY gifts for the holiday season. I chose 2 mason jars gifts and 2 houseware gifts. The girls had a lot of fun and it was super relaxing. We ate chocolate, cheese […]

Popsugar December 2013 Must Have Box + Holiday Edition

1. TokyoMilk by Margot Elena -$40.00 This lotion smells amazing! Also its super thick and moisturizing. 2. Lunares Cheese Paddle with Knife – $59.00 This is a rustic looking cheese paddle with a machete-looking knife. I kind of love it-I’m excited to use it for my next party! 3.Erickson Beamon Rocks Bangle – ~$45.00 I LOVE this […]

Yellow Cake with Chocolate Ganache Frosting

A few weeks ago I made a birthday cake for a close friend. I have been fiending to make a cake ever since I moved out here to SF. This was the perfect occasion. I used Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice’s yellow cake recipe and Bakerita’s frosting recipe with my own twist. I froze the ganache while I whipped […]