LAdventures: park's finest.

last week, renee rallied the ladies for a night out at the park's finest.

only open on fridays, filipino bbq is the name of the game.

shredded pork, tri tip, coconut beef, grilled veggies, cornbread.

the. food. is. SO. good. the service is amazing.

they hooked us UP.

pretty sure this is where you'll find me friday nights

from now until forever.

is it friday yet?

a toast! to french toast.

last week, i came into a large amount of baguettes.

(left over catering from a shoot i worked on)

wanting to mix it up i decided to try making french toast.

i gathered up some eggs, cream, vanilla and cinnamon

to begin the adventure.

honestly, i didn't measure out the ingredients.

(eyeballing it is how i roll in the cooking department)

but here are some discoveries i made:

make sure to cut the baguette thin enough or let it soak long enough that the egg mixture gets soaked all the way to the middle. otherwise, you end up with an egg-y outside and a dry inside. nobody likes that.

we were low on syrup, so i combined some cinnamon and sugar in a separate bowl and dipped the french toast in it right after pulling it out of the pan. delish! you could also put it back in the pan for a sec to caramelize the sugar. worth the few extra minutes (promise).

i'm no genius in the kitchen but this was super easy. it's a great way to use bread that's a couple days old and kinda crusty. the egg mixture softens the bread right up!

turtle power.

in honor of taco and nacho,

i whipped up these bad boys. killer turtle brownies.

14 oz. pkg caramels
3/4 c. butter
1 german chocolate cake mix
1 C. chopped pecans
1 can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
12 oz. pkg chocolate chips

melt caramels with 1/2 can of eagle brand milk.

in separate bowl, mix melted butter, 1/2 can evaporated milk,

dry cake mix and 1/2 c. of the nuts.

place 1/2 of batter in a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 6 mins.

spread 1 c. of chocolate chips over top, the remaining nuts

and then the caramel mixture over the nuts.

press remaining batter between hands and place over the caramel.

sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the top and bake for 15 mins.

done and dee-lish!

cuppy cakes.

miss martha's got it goin' on with her coconut cupcakes.

oh. and i made the cake plate.

so cute, right?

dee-lish!

joy the baker has made me

the most popular girl on the block.

who doesn't love a little apple crisp?!

slap on a little ice cream and custard.

heaven.

NOW do you wanna be my friend?