cheese

Who knew baking could be so easy!  Read on to find out how I got by with a little help from my friends and ended up with a wonderful loaf of home made bread.

The popular mobile eatery The Grilled Cheese Truck made a stop in El Segundo last year, just a few days before Christmas.  Their goal:  spreading Holiday cheer along with their signature “cheesy goodness”.

When couples make plans for Valentine’s Day, a romantic dinner is often the focus of their celebration.  Fortunately, there are many options for love-struck diners in the South Bay.  Here are just a few of them!

I’ve eaten flowers before, usually as an accent or decoration on a salad or with sushi.  I’ve also seen them at markets and not known what to do with them.  A little bit of foodie edutainment, however, gave me the insight on a very easy and tasty dish featuring flowers.

Who comes up with these crazy “themes of the month” anyway?  Better yet, who cares!? I made it just under the wire for National Grilled Cheese month.  Foodies across the states have been celebrating all month.  There’s even a Grilled Cheese Invitational where sandwich makers and chefs vie for the title of the best cheese [...]

There are so many great places in LA where you can get a gourmet burger made to order.  Some of my favorites – The Counter, Houston’s, and numerous diners around the South Bay – are well worth the visit.

But these days, I’m finding it harder and harder to shell out $10 or more for a burger and fries at these places.  I’m even thinking twice about the $5 #2 “animal style” at In-N-Out!

To get over my hamburger-centric economic angst, I decided to do gourmet burgers at home.