cream cheese and jam pastry

(from my instagram)



aren't mornings so much more productive when you have a little sweet pastry with your coffee? here's a recipe so simple you have no excuse not to indulge yourself!


cast of characters:

1 sheet puff pastry, cut into quarters (4 pieces)
4 tbs jam (i used razzleberry but strawberry could taste just as good)
4 tbs cream cheese


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1. let puff pasty sit in room temperature for about 20-30 minutes to defrost
2. preheat your oven to 428°F.
3. when puff pastry is defrosted and soft, unfold it and cut it into 4 pieces
4. put a quarter of the jam & cream cheese in the center of each piece
5. bring the four corners of the puff pastry together to form a parcel (make sure the edges are tightly sealed so that as little jam as possible leaks when baking)
6. bake for about 20 minutes or until golden
7. dust with powdered sugar & enjoy!

summer eats

since it's the first summer i've spent out of LA where summer = unbearably hot weather (and the constant sunburning of my fair skin), i'm enjoying it rather immensely. we're still settling in (catching up on work has taken up most of my time), but i can't wait to have everything in order and invite a few friends over for breakfast/lunch/dinner! how delicious do these sound to accompany your summer meal:


- white peach lavender soda

- grilled corn with cheese and lime (mexican corn, yum!)

- fig, gorgonzola & honey tartines

- avocado & romaine salad (woe to me for being allergic to avocado..)

- poached eggs on toast with cream cheese, salmon & capers

- grilled peach with honey & ice cream


(photo via nouvelle/nouveau )

sweet drinks

i know i've been the most negligent blogger lately, but i like to use the excuse now that i'm planning a wedding and running a business!

in any case, i'm looking for some sweet drink recipes for the wedding! please share in the comments (or email me!) if you have any... lemonades, teas, punches...whatever is sweet and refreshing for a summer wedding!


(image: cider rum punch & ginger ale!)

delightful cups

not sure why, but i'm totally sold on the idea of food in the shape of cups right now.

check out these tasty cups:

-bacon, egg, and toast cups from martha stewart
-lasagna cupcakes from heirloom LA (here's a recipe)

- shrimp salad in a savory cup from sunshine and smiles

- honey baked peaches with almond praline and mascarpone cream from what katie ate

gosh, now i'm absolutely starving. someone please make some of these and bring them over!

ming makes cupcakes

Ming makes cupcakes and I drool over them. I love that she photographed them so that we could see inside their yummy bellies. She even has her creative recipes posted next to each cupcake!







What's your favorite? What kind of cupcakes do you gravitate towards?