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Come On In Cafe, La Jolla – One Of Our Favorites

November 12, 2009
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Come On In is one of my favorite places in La Jolla to have a casual bite.  Before La Jolla Girl, we were regulars at half price bottle of wine nights on either Monday or Tuesday. Those were the days! My usual order is a Come On In salad with chicken, sometimes with the carpaccio appetizer (I know odd combo, but they’re both so good) and ALWAYS with cake.  The sauteed baby artichokes are also [...]

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Recipe: Banana Caramel Cake

October 6, 2009

Since I posted a Martha Stewart idea yesterday, why not today too? I must have her on the brain because I have rotten bananas and this is what I’m making today. I don’t have time to do this, but I’m going to do it anyway. I’ve made it several times before and it’s meant to go with Easy Marscapone Frosting. This recipe is courtesy of Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook. It’s worth getting the book if [...]

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Wilton Animal Crackers Pan – How I Made the Pig

May 27, 2009

First of all, I’M SO MAD I forgot to take a photo of the finished product!!!  So here is my pan, and you can get more info off the Wilton website, but this pan gives you the option of making either a giraffe, pig, bear or panda.  It’s very versatile for the price. Decorating a cake = 100% probability that I’ll eat an unsettling amount of frosting.  It’s in my genes. I took the Wilton [...]

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