Blueberry chocolate chip muffins with a cinnamon-sugar topping.

I used a blueberry muffin mix with wild blueberries that my roommates had and then added some chocolate chips. :)

So originally I was going to do a yummy streusel top (butter, cinnamon sugar, sugar, brown sugar, flour), but then got frustrated with the cold butter and microwaved it.. and... microwaved it for too long! :( So I decided to just see what it would be like as a topping anyway..

The sides burnt a bit, but the topping was actually nice and the actual muffins were good! :)

That was my last treat for two weeks! I'm going on super cleanse! Ahhh! It's sad that I won't be cooking, but I'm very excited to try this out for two weeks! :)

Korean style Japanese crispy rice cakes.

I just made a regular batch of rice, mixed it with the Korean packet of chopped veggies, a little rice vinegar and a little olive oil (My roommate is allergic to sesame!). Then I rolled them into these rice balls.

I put some olive oil on a pan, pressed the balls flat to make little patties and then toasted each side.

Crispy and soooooo delicious! I was craving these. :)

Red Velvet at the Cheesecake Factory, Union Square, SF.

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My friend Eve was in town from Spokane and wanted to go to the Cheesecake Factory. We had dinner and topped it all off by sharing a slice of this ridiculous cheesecake! It was an amazing mix of two of my favorite things: cheesecake and red velvet cake. It was very good, but I don't even understand how they pack so many calories into there!

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Making dinner for the roommates: salad, cornbread and ribs.

Mixed greens, hard-boiled egg, yellow bell pepper, shredded pepper-jack, chopped ham.

Honey mustard vinaigrette: honey, mustard, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, black pepper, garlic seasoning.

Ribs on top, cornbread on bottom. I just took the ribs, slathered them in BBQ sauce, covered them in soil and baked them for 2.5 hours.

Spicy strawberry jam for the cornbread. I just mixed some Asian hot sauce with strawberry preserves. It was awesome!

Cooooorbread! It was a little overcooked, but it was actually nice that way. The sides/bottom were had a nice crispy crunch that was quite delicious.

Ribs. So delicious. Falling off the bone. Love.

I meant to take a photo of a plate, but forgot to. This meal was pretty great though. :)

Double Rainbow froyo, Union Square, SF.

I love ice-cream and movies! My work sponsored a free preview to The Crazies (which was hilarious!), so I had to grab an ice cream on the way to Westfield Center. Last time I had the chocolate-vanilla swirl with M&Ms, but this time I got it with Oreos! Very good, but I liked the M&Ms more. :)

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Sai Jai Thai, Tenderloin, SF.

The pork shoulder that everyone raves about! Well, they rave about this and the papaya salad with salty crab, but we decided to go with this. :) It was very interesting. With the first bite, I didn't get the hype, but then I liked it more the more I ate it. It's sliced thin and is almost bacony (not crispy bacon, more tender bacon).

Duck with yummy sauce. D had never had any duck before so we had to get some. This wasn't bad, but it wasn't my favorite Thai duck.. and I love Thai duck! :)

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Cuban sandwiches at Paladar, Financial District, SF.

choripan – chorizo & grilled onion sandwich (hot pressed) 9⁰⁰
Spanish chorizo, grilled onions & peppers, chipotle aioli

So yummy! I love Cuban sandwiches. This one seemed like it would be pretty easy to make at home, too, as long as I had the super yummy bread! The bread there was buttery and soft and melted in my mouth--mmmmmm! I'm going to have to make this for a certain friend of mine who isn't hot on Cuban. ;)

AR got the veggie sandwich and said it was great, too. :)

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Lunch at The Sentinel, Financial District, SF.

Corned beef. I had a bad experience with corned beef hash and thought I just didn't like it, but this was much better. I got it because it's on the new Big Eat SF list, and I'm not sure I would have it on my list of must-eats, but The Sentinel is always great. :)

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Seafood curry with udon noodles.

My roommate made this great Japanese style seafood curry. I'm not the biggest fan of udon noodles, but it was good. Later I had some sauce with rice and it was really great.

Chinese with the girls at House of Nanking, Chinatown, SF.

Calamari dish. It was flavorful, but I'm a sauce girl.. I like having sauce. I'll warn now that this is the best photo though--the restaurant is just so dark!

The amazing eggplant dish! This is always my favorite there. It's excellent.

Black bean tofu. This was good, but the tofu chunks were a little too big.

Sesame chicken with sweet potatoes. This was pretty yummy, but I guess nothing really compares to the eggplant dish here.

House noodles. These were recommended, but were bland and just not good. No one at our table liked them.

I wanted to take AR here because the eggplant dish is so great and they have a lot of vegetarian dishes, but it was hit and miss. I would go back, but not for awhile.

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Dinner at La Mediterranee, Pacific Heights, SF.

Middle Eastern Plate ___________________________________________________ 12.25

Combination of Chicken Cilicia, Grecian Spinach & Feta, Levant Sandwich & Lamb Lule or Chicken Pomegranate

I love, love, love this plate at La Med. I always get it with the chicken pom and salad. You get a lot of variety and different flavors. The chicken pomegranate with rice, and the cinnamon in the Chicken Cilica are just fantastic! All for $12.50, too, which is a find in this city!

I always bring visitors here and they always love it. Right now I'm hosting my friend Arielle from NYC, so the next few days will have some yummy eats!

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Mexican at Peppers, Pacific Grove, CA.

After another beautiful day of hiking at Big Sur, we drove back to SF, but made a much needed pit-stop in Pacific Grove for some tasty Mexican. :)

Smoked gouda and artichoke quesadilla! Ahh! Soooo tasty! What a wonderful combination. I've put them on sandwiches together, but I guess I just don't make quesadillas that often. It was really nice on the crispy tortilla though and I'll definitely have to try it out sometime.

Guacamole salad. I really needed a salad after all that food at Big Sur! This was just all right though. The ingredients were very fresh, but it just wasn't my favorite salad.

This restaurant is great though and I'm really glad we turned off and found it. It has an amazing list of daily specials, too! If ever driving through the coast, check it out.

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Brunch at Deetjens, Big Sur, CA.

This was pretty darn good. I got half an order of eggs benedict with mushrooms, bacon and tomato. It came with a side of home fries that were pretty nice, too.

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Dinner at Big Sur Bakery, Big Sur, CA.

LOVE this place.

Cute interior.

Enticing menu.

Amazing bread that we nearly filled up on! The cheese bread was soooo good.

String beans and horseradish mashed potatoes.

This salad came with such a nice cheese.

We tried getting better photos with the candle! :) These scallops were divine.

Eggplant and goat cheese pizza with roasted pine nuts. I thought this was going to be the best thing ever, but it didn't quite knock my socks off. It was good, but not as good as this...

This chanterelle and provolone pizza was spectacular. The cheese, the diced mushrooms the scallions--ooooooh, baaaby! That's good stuff right there. :)

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Brunch at Boogaloos and then onto Big Sur, Mission District, SF.

Awesome lemon cornmeal pancakes with some scrambled eggs that are hiding. I had the pancakes with a little butter, syrup and some strawberry jam. The strawberry and lemon flavors were really nice.

Home fries. Put a little Tapatio on there and some ketchup and we're golden!

After fueling up our tummies, we hit the road!

Pretttttty. :)

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Gingerbread whoopie pies with white chocolate cream cheese frosting.

I used a plain gingerbread recipe, but turned it into a cookie recipe by using butter and egg as the wet ingredients. Then, I decided to make it orangey by adding orange juice and zest! I winged it, making sure it wasn't getting too runny. Also, I refrigerated it for awhile to get it to thicken up a bit.

Yaaaaaay.

I loved the white chocolate cream cheese frosting I did for these cupcakes so I decided to use that as the filling for these awesome whoopie pies! I was very happy with the result. :)

I took these on a little road trip to Big Sur with some friends and everyone was raving about them so I'm feeling pretty good right now. :)

Happy Hour pizzas at Fly, NoPa, SF.

We heart Fly.

And we heart 1/2 off tasty pizzas. This one (Carmel Blue) was amazing.

This one (Shroom Pie) was less amazing.

I also tried some unfiltered sake and it was excellent.

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Valentine's Day dinner at House of Nanking.

After hitting up Pillow Fight and then watching A Single Man, We got a green bean dish, an eggplant dish and a catfish dish. The eggplant was my favorite, but everything was SOO good! I can't believe I haven't been here yet! Loved it.

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Pimm's Cup at Gaylord, Embarcadero Center, SF.

I hadn't had a Pimm's Cup in SO long! Tasty.

This was a post Pillowfight, pre-theater drink. :) Gaylord is a nice little Indian place with a cute little bar. :)

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