Earlier this year, Alyssa and I visited Argentina and ate about a bucket of dulce de leche. This feat was aided by the fact that literally every meal came with a dulce de leche option. Want an empanada filled with dulce de leche? SOLD! Eight kinds of dulce de leche ice cream? STEP RIGHT UP!
Japanese Grilled Chicken Skewers – Yakitori
This is a sponsored post brought to you by Foster Farms, with a delicious recipe brought to you by Alyssa & Carla! Comfort food is such a deeply personal thing. It’s food that brings back happy memories, touches your soul, and cheers you up when you’ve had a bad day. For many of us, it’s
California Cling Peach Goat Cheese Crostini
When Carla & I first started the blog, we used to pick a topic or ingredient every week and we would each put our own spin on it. Just search the site for “Mexican Chocolate” or “Pickles” and you’ll see what I mean. (Yikes, our photography has come a LONG WAY! But the recipes have always been amazing.) We
A&C Profiles: Kat Climbed Mount Fuji
One of the highlights of my time living in Japan was the amazing people we met, and Kat is one of them. As a daring New Yorker and a veteran traveler, she’s done some pretty crazy things in her day. Climbing Fuji-san has to be near the top of her list. Whether you’re considering climbing
California Cling Peach Salsa with Grilled Pork Chops
I’m pretty sure that there is not a single food without a national day dedicated to it. Really. If it’s a food people love (and maybe even if it’s NOT), there’s a day where we all celebrate its awesomeness. Honestly, I’m entirely on board with this trend. Instead of getting a whole heap of judgment
DIY Floral Ring Dish
I was perusing the Anthropologie site a couple months ago (I spend a lot of time perusing that site) when I happened upon a super cute ring dish. You probably already know about my love affair with jewelry storage- somehow I just cannot seem to get enough cute little trays and dishes and… well, let’s
Watermelon Ice Cubes
Fun fact #1: Watermelon is 92% water. Fun fact #2: They grow SQUARE WATERMELONS in Japan. The average Japanese fridge is so small that it can’t really house a full watermelon, so they grow small square ones that you can easily store in your fridge! They’re not VERY common, because most people just buy pre-sliced
Lavender Blueberry Cream Soda
I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t fully understand the appeal of lavender in food until recently. For me, lavender walks a fine line between “lovely and floral” and “soap.” You think it’s a subtle flavor, but too much of it makes me think I’m eating those little miniature soaps wrapped in paper that my