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Monday, November 15, 2010

Extraordinary Desserts

This past weekend has been a blast! It was Veteran's Day weekend so lots of people were off since Thursday, including my friend Sandok. We were suppose to go up to SF this weekend to see Mayer Hawthorne in concert and at a meet and greet. Unfortunately, matters beyond our control prevented us from heading up there. Luckily, we were still able to get tickets to the LA show, which was AMAZING!!! I'm officially a Mayer groupie!


We took advantage of our days off by also going shopping and to the San Diego Zoo. I've only gone to the Wild Animal Park. It was fun seeing all the animals. Sandok got lots of great pictures.



Munching Giraffes


Sleepy Koalas (Brings me back to Australia)



Hungry Hyenas (reminded me of Lion King)


Playful Otters (I wanted them to hold hands!)

After the zoo, we needed an afternoon pick me up. I couldn't be in SD and not stop by Extraordinary Desserts! We decided to go to the one on 5th Ave. since it was the closest.


We got a couple of desserts and drinks and sat outside to enjoy them and the view. All in which were wonderful!


Apple Tart


Chocolate Banana Tart

It was quite the eventful weekend. Sadly, its over now and its back to work tomorrow morning. 




Sunday, November 7, 2010

Blueberry Sauce

Wow...its been a long time since I blogged last! I just got so busy in August, then I backpacked all over Europe in September and into October, then took some time to recover, and now I'm working full time. Sorry for my absence, but I'm back now and ready to update, so watch out for post coming at you like rapid fire. Here's the first one...


Blueberries = my favorite berries

Why blueberries rock because they are...

  • deliciously wonderful
  • packed with antioxidants
  • a great source of Vitamin C
  • a great source of fiber
  • a great source of maganese
  • smile friendly (their seeds don't get stuck in your teeth)
  • have no fat
Blueberries are a great summer fruit. I can easily eat an entire pack in one sitting, they are that addicting. Nature's candy for sure! Blueberries are wonderful all by themselves but they are also great as a sauce. It's quite simple to make... All I did was melted some rock candy sugar, throw in the blueberries and added some corn starch to thicken the sauce and tah dah! I made the sauce for a friend's BBQ. Since I was crunched for time I bought some lemon pound cake and ice cream to serve with the sauce.