8. Bacchanal in Las Vegas
The pandemic has in as sense gotten a bit worse. The number of cases has skyrocketed, but the silver lining is the vaccines and the less sever Omicron. Although sometimes I feel […]
7. Travel nostalgia and M. Butterfly
It wasn’t my idea to eat at this Hong Kong style restaurant, but it got me reminiscing about past travels. I felt nostalgia for the Asian cities I’ve visited and in particular […]
6. Día de Reyes
I didn’t really set out to write a post every single day again, but it kinda turned into it. This time–because I missed a few days–I’m going to give myself the flexibility […]
5. Found Jesus and started my baking adventure
I found Jesus! Okay, I’m actually referring to the white plastic figurines that are supposed to represent baby Jesus in the Rosca de reyes (King’s bread). I knew the East LA bakeries […]
4. Preparing for Día de los reyes
The 12 days of Christmas are nearly gone–and you thought “happy holidays” and December 25th were the end of that. Nope, we’re a few days away from Día de los reyes (the […]
3. Productive!
I am kicking myself for carrying around my camera all day except when I went to go get some dessert! Oh well, I can only imagine how beautiful my egg waffle would […]
2. Time to get organized
I don’t get tired of looking at these snow-covered mountains. Pictures to not capture the full beauty of it. It’s my last day before going back to work. I have not been […]
1. Happy New Year
Well, let this be the first picture of the year while I decide about whether I do a daily thing. We’ve had quite the stormy weather these last couple of weeks and […]
New Cookbook
I got a new cookbook for Christmas from my Sister. It is Pati Jinich’s Treasures of the Mexican Table. I’ve been obsessed with this chef ever since I stumbled upon her cooking […]
Tortillería La California
I’m not sure why my mom first started coming here, but I suspect it’s because it is the closest tortillería. Every year for as long as I can remember, we come here […]
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