On May 20, 2012, Two Broads Abroad will dedicate a dinner to raising awareness for the work of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles Los Angeles – and, in particular, the Library Foundation’s Young Literati. Public libraries are among the most important institutions in American society. Via the Central Library and 72 neighborhood branches, our public library makes the whole … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chili Cake
While Nahid and I were planning our annual tarot card reading party (an excuse to eat, drink and look to the future) the Food52 Chocolate-Chili challenge appeared. I thought this would be an opportunity to try out a recipe that's been floating around in my head for a while. (I always jump at the opportunity to quiet the clamor in my brain). And so this recipe was born. I … [Read more...]
Orange Bundt Cake–School lunch dessert
My mom made and packed our lunches everyday to take to school. Yet she didn't slap some baloney on Wonder Bread and toss it in a baggy. No she baked...the bread...and always a dessert. The dessert NEVER had frosting. She even cut my brother Robert's orange in quarters so he didn't have to peel the orange because he bit his nails. … [Read more...]
DineLA–Ray’s and Stark Bar
DineLA--Sunday, January 22nd We began DineLA at Ray's and Stark Bar at LACMA. We already sampled the bar awhile back when we attended a KCRW/Evan Klienman event. So we were excited to sample the pre fixe menu at Ray's. In our effort to taste as much of the menu as possible we ordered different selections and swapped halfway through each course...or at least allowed the … [Read more...]
Marshmallows: Vanilla, Chocolate Cinnamon and Jack-o-lantern
What do you do when you know you're going to a kid party and you know the kids like marshmallows? Why you make them of course! So the annual carving of the pumpkins is going to happen this Saturday and we're bringing the marshmallows...and not just plain white mallows. We will walk in with regular, coco-cinnamon AND pumpkin shaped, jack-o-lantern, orange-ish ones. … [Read more...]
