Tasty Tuesdays

Its November! Fall is approaching fast and I thought what a great way to start the day with a yummy recipe. Take a peek at this amazing Apple Cardamom Cake. This sure will look great at any upcoming holiday festivities. Enjoy!

Favorite Chocolate: Crème Brûlée

I have to admit. I am a Chocoholic but two years ago I was introduced to probably the BEST chocolate I have EVER tasted. This is how we met:

While vacationing in Paris, my best friend and I were grocery shopping and stumbled across the Chocolate section of the store. I noticed that without hesitation, she went and grabbed four Lindt Crème Brûlée bars and happily placed them in her basket. Surprised, I asked, "Why did you grab four bars of the same flavor?" She turned to me and told me that once I tried it, I would understand. I decided to buy a bar for myself to give my taste buds a test drive. Once we got home, I curiously went straight and opened my new chocolate bar. To my surprise- it was LOVE at first taste.
The milk chocolate is extremely soft and melts ever so gently on your tongue. The Crème Brûlée is sweet and creamy, and the crunchy pieces of caramel do the trick of mimicking the real Crème Brûlée topping. Uhhhhhmazing!
When I got back to the states, to my surprise, they didn't sell that flavor AT ALL in the entire USA! Are you serious?!?  I was having chocolate withdrawals within the first couple weeks back home.
But a few weeks ago, a friend of mine told me she was going to Paris on vacation and the first thing that popped in my head was... OMG Crème Brûlée Bars. No Joke! I asked her if she could bring me back a single bar and I would be extremely happy. She went the whole 9 yards and brought me back FOUR bars (Thank you Lulu). I sat in amazement to see that once again I would be able to taste this little piece of heaven on earth. Hopefully one day they decide to sell them here in the US. As for now, my four bars have to last until my next trip to Paris. Bon Appetit!

JRDM Photography Part 2: Sugar Bliss

Here is the Part 2 of the photo shoot I did at a park in San Francisco. Enjoy!!

Sweet.Spicy.Sour

Two of my close friends (which have the same first name, Gabriela P. & Gabriela C.) and I (Far Left) celebrate our birthday's in the same month of February. We had a mini- Candy inspired photo shoot in honor of our Birthday Bash celebration which will be held at a fun little dessert/wine lounge called "CandyBar" in San Francisco.  

p.s: My birthday is Feb 9th! I still can't believe that I will be turning 24- Time is starting to catch up to me... Im excited to see what this year has to bring. Thank you GOD for all the blessings you have given me! 

Cheers, 

[JRDM PHOTOGRAPHY] 

Famous Hot Chocolates

From San Francisco to New York City you can find some of the best Hot Chocolates around to keep you warm this time of year. Check out these 4 spots next time you are in town:

NYC • LA • SF • LAS  

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Sweet Tooth

After stumbling across this mouth watering picture, I have decided to try out this recipe! I will be making everything from scratch... I hope it comes out half as good as this picture. Ill let you know how it goes =P
Click here for complete recipe!

Gift Ideas- Mother's Day

I know that Apple has sold more than 1 million iPads in less than 30 days but have you heard of the new iPhone App Chocolate bar?? I thought I would help out my fellow followers with some creative ideas for Mother's Day Gifts! I came across this "techlicious" way of expressing your love to your mama- a iPhone app chocolate bar! This will surly put a smile on her face-

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Sweet Tooth

This Valentines Day, I will be in Los Angeles with some of my close friends enjoying the single life... (NOT) while indulge ourselves in cheap chocolate & wine. Deep down, what I really wanted was to be eating is a box of these exquisite Pink Champagne Truffle that I found.
"Si vou plait et Merci Beaucoup." (Please and Thank you in French)

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