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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Skillet Recipe

Alrighty, multiple things to mention here: 1. I know, I know I use this pan for every. single. recipe. lately. But it seriously is the prettiest & the pink just makes me SO happy 😂 Plus I’m not kidding when I say food really does cook better in it. I don’t know what it is […]

Blogger The Toasted Pine Nut Shares Her Perfect Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

As someone who caters to food intolerances & restrictive diets, surprisingly Lindsay, blogger behind The Toasted Pine Nut, herself can eat anything & everything. Her site came about after her husband was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. It was recommended he eat a low-glycemic diet so his blood sugar wouldn’t spike, aka lots of low carb […]

Public Lives: Coolhaus | Secret Recipes: Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwich

Editor’s Notes: I first discovered Coolhaus summer 2012 while living in NYC for a summer internship. Specifically, I was living in a dorm in Union Square that conveniently had an ice cream truck parked outside of it my first day after work. Deciding to treat myself for conquering my first day, I ordered some ice cream […]

DIY Homemade Valentine’s Day Pop-Tarts

This year for Valentine’s Day (or Galentine’s Day in our case) I had a bunch of girlfriends over to bake & create our very own Pop-Tart party! Everyone got super creative with their flavors! A few of my favorite ideas people had were Rose flavored pop-tarts that were topped with rose icing (simply use the same recipe as below […]

DIY Valentine’s Day Gift Box

Valentine’s Day is all about celebrating love & we all know my love for candy runs deep. As you could probably also tell from my holiday content, I absolutely love gift giving as well. Almost more than receiving gifts. Almost! This year I’m giving everyone on my list these fun, homemade DIY candy boxes that are loaded with […]

Sweet Potato, Mushroom, Crispy Kale & Goat Cheese Skillet Recipe

YOU GUYS. I can’t even begin to tell you how obsessed I am with this recipe. I’ve made it 3x in the past week & each time I make it it’s enough for about 3 meals 😂 aka I’ve pretty much had it for every single meal this week. It’s interesting because I’ve made tons […]

The 5 Best Coffee Shops In LA

LA people are crazy for a good coffee shops. It’s as though majority of them can survive purely off coffee & green juice, while totally being satisfied. I know, it’s crazy, especially for a midwestern girl who is used to people having deep dish for breakfast… That same girl who after just a few months of living […]

Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownie Skillet Recipe

These aren’t your standard brownies. For starters they’re made in a cast-iron skillet which makes them in turn a brownie skillet. This made for easy, no-mess, light clean up baking aka something I rarely am able to accomplish 😂. Additionally, they’re gluten-free & have no added granulated sugar making them a smidge healthier than your standard brownie. In fact, […]

Public Lives: The Chalkboard Mag | Secret Recipes: Superfood Latte

One of the most commonly requested types of content for 2018 on PLSR was to be more health focused. Even as someone with a background in desserts, it didn’t come as too much of a surprise because with a New Year typically comes resolutions about how we can better our own lives. So I went straight to […]

Where To Eat: Pizzana

You know a restaurant is good when it thrives on carbs in one of the healthiest cities out there. Pizzana is just that: possibly one of the most delicious, unique, yet classic pizza restaurants located in the heart of Los Angeles. I guess that’s what happens when you throw together a power group of founders such as Pizzana’s Candace […]