Cissé Cocoa

Cissé is a great company, based on strong principles of ethically responsible chocolate, and quality ingredients, organic when possible.  Cocoa is at the core of all the product lines, including Super Thins, baking mixes (cookies, brownies, muffins, cakes, etc), and hot cocoa. I tried only the "Super Thins". "We’ve taken our delicious brownie recipe, spread it out super thin and made it delightfully crunchy. Then we added our favorite superfoods on top...

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Waffling Leftovers: Potato Gratin

Another day, another set of leftovers to play with in my waffle iron: potato gratin! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go read my intro to my Waffling Leftovers series, and perhaps browse a few of those stories first ... The big question: Potato Gratin: Will it Waffle?  Basically, but, even after many different batches and attempts, I think this is better left to traditional reheating techniques. Attempt #1: April 2016 Parmesan Crusted Potato Gratin. Here...

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Cafe Dulce, Los Angeles

Cafe Dulce is a Japanese bakery cafe located in Japan Town in Los Angeles, in Japanese Village Plaza.  I didn't intend to seek it out, but during my recent visit, it was right next to somewhere else I was visiting (stay tuned, ZOMG, amazing soft serve), and when I saw the baked goods lineup, I *had* to grab something, even though I literally had a huge soft serve ice cream sundae in my hand.  Never too much dessert for this girl ... Particularly with a...

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Chaya

Chaya is a very small chain of Japanese restaurants in California (Los Angeles and, previously San Francisco), although the family that operates it claims to have restaurants going back to the 1600s in Japan.  They now have several concepts, all Asian fusion, in the LA area. The San Francisco restaurant had an impressive 17 year run, right on the Embarcadero along the waterfront.  The closure was cited due to the lease not renewing, and the operators...

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