It’s funny to see the rise in popularity with olive oil cakes, especially here in Los Angeles, over the past 4 years. It’s almost as if post-pandemic, that became the “it” cake in the city. You would be amazed to see how many bakeries and cafes sell a variation of it, and almost all are…
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Imqaret-Sesame Cookies
I haven’t made imqarets since 2020, but I happened to have a surplus of dates(the dried fruit, not the Tinder kind), and I wanted to use them up! Imqarets are a Maltese biscuit, which can be either baked or fried, that is stuffed with a date mixture that is seasoned with orange blossom water. They…
Fried chicken sandwich with brown butter pretzel bun, furikake corn, and sesame slaw
I’ve seen spicy fried chicken sandwiches popping up since last year when I was watching Top Chef: California, where my favorite contestant, Marjorie Meek-Bradley, prepared one for a quickfire challenge. Since then, it has resurfaced with Shake Shack, and is a favorite guilty pleasure of my older sister’s. Now personally, I’m a big wuss the…
Freddy's Harajuku 