Eggless Blackberry, Raisin and Chocolate Scones

Eggless Blackberry, Raisin and Chocolate Scones

cooking  

More healthy dessert recipe for diet people. I used no egg, no oil or butter but I do recommend for you to use some butter or oil, otherwise it will be dry, not moist like mine.

Recipe adapted from Priya's Versatile Recipes

Eggless Blackberry, Raisin and Chocolate Scones

1cup flour
1cup oats
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Raisins
Dark chocolate bar (chopped) *Add lots of chocolate to make it tasty.
blackberries
3 Tbsp applesauce
2 Tbsp maple syrup
Milk for brushing

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Mix the flour, oats, raisins, chopped chocolate, baking powder and baking soda.
3. In a separate bowl, mix applesauce and maple syrup.
4. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Add blackberries.
5.  knead as a soft dough (sprinkle water if needed).
6. Arrange the scones over the baking sheet lined over a baking tray, brush the scones slightly with milk and bake for 20-25minutes in middle rack.

Coffee Commissary - West Hollywood

Coffee Commissary - West Hollywood

west hollywood  

It was on Sunday afternoon.We just wanted some good coffee so we came here. Luckily, we found street parking and open tables outside.

I ate two pastries and they were ok. We really liked our latte. My friend loved cappuccino and I loved my cubano latte. And they do awesome latte art.

Turnover $4
Half homemade ricotta, half fairmont peach

Berry + Plout lemon cream tart $4

Cubano $4
Sweet. Tasty. Perfect heart latte art.

Rating : 4 / 5
Service: 4 / 5
Repeat: Yes

Coffee Commissary
801 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046

(323) 782-1465

Mon-Sun 7 am - 8 pm

http://coffeecommissary.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/coffee-commissary-los-angeles

Breakfast at The Parish - Downtown

Breakfast at The Parish - Downtown

downtown LA  

Yes, that's right. The Parish in Downtown L.A. is now open for breakfast, starting at 7:30am. They are serving coffee and pastries. Isn't that awesome!? I was so excited to come here for breakfast, also they were having Facebook promotion, so I got a free cup of coffee with refill!

They also have an happy hour 5-7pm, and 11pm-close.

Yummy looking baked goods

I wanted to try bacon date scones and also beignets but I guess I'll have to wait till next time.

Lemon-Huckleberry Pinwheel $4
light buttery pastry with lemon curd, little huckleberry

Sausage brioche $4

Big sausage inside. It was also buttery (well, it's brioche, of course buttery)

coffee

Fried chicken, Maple Dijon and pickles $4

My favorite. It was damn good. I thought it's gonna be too salty for me but it wasn't.Delicious biscuit with delicious fried chicken and maple dijon! A must try.

Rating : 4.5 / 5
Service: 4 / 5
Repeat: Yes

The Parish
840 S Spring St
Los Angeles, CA 90015

(213) 225-2400

Breakfast: Mon-Fri 7:30am-noon
Sat-Sun 7:30am-1:00pm
Dinner & Bar: 5pm-2am

http://www.theparishla.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-parish-los-angeles

 

Thai style pork and green beans recipe

Thai style pork and green beans recipe

cooking  

I just made this Thai style pork and green beans for my dinner. It was little too spicy for me but that's because I didn't really follow the original recipe. Maybe I needed more meat and veggies. But it's really easy to make at home and it's ready under 10 minutes.

Recipe adapted from Ezy Thai recipes.

Thai style pork and green beans

Sliced pork
Green beans, cut into 2.5cm long (I think I used about 2-3 cups)
Spinach
2 Tbsp red curry paste
2 Tbsp fish sauce
Dash of sugar
Thai basil leaves

1.In a hot wok, add oil and curry paste. Stir fry until aromatic.
2.Add pork and stir fry 3-4 minutes.
3.Add green beans, spinach, fish sauce, sugar, and some water and stir fry 2-3 minutes.
4.Add basil and stir fry for 30 seconds.
5.Garnish with coriander/cilantro leaves (optional).

Handsome Coffee Roasters - Downtown

Handsome Coffee Roasters - Downtown

little tokyo  

Every coffee lover know Handsome Coffee Roasters. Most of the famous and popular coffee shops are using Handsome's coffee. They know about coffee, they are serious about coffee, and they serve delicious pastries from Proof bakery, which is very popular bakery in L.A. My personal complain about this place is the location. No, I don't like the location. It's not very easy for me to go.

I also read so many negative reviews about people complaining they don't have sugar for the coffee, but I don't use sugar or cream so I didn't have any problems about that. Well, now you know, they don't offer you sugar or cream, so just bring your own.

The menu is simple. Espresso or coffee! But we saw someone ordered latte so I know you can get latte too. They do pretty nice latte art.

Delicious pastries by Proof bakery. I'd go back just for those pastries.

Iced coffee. I rarely drink iced coffee but it was good. It was perfect on the hot summer day in L.A.

Pluot scone by Proof bakery

A bag of handsome coffee beans for my daily morning coffee

Rating : 4.4 / 5
Service: 4 / 5
Repeat: Yes

Handsome Coffee Roasters
582 Mateo St
Los Angeles, CA 90013

(213) 621-4194

Mon-Fri 7 am - 6 pm
Sat-Sun 8 am - 6 pm

http://www.handsomecoffee.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/handsome-coffee-roasters-los-angeles

Balconi Coffee Company - West L.A.

Balconi Coffee Company - West L.A.

West L.A.  

Another great coffee place in L.A. The menu is very simple, siphon coffee, espresso and latte,  plus yummy pastries. No restroom inside, you have to get the key and go upstairs. Also not many tables.

pastries

coffee menu

Siphon coffee

Blueberry coffee cake $3

It's pretty big, enough for two people. And delicious.

Almond essence latte $4.25
Nice latte art. Loved my latte.

Rating : 4.3 / 5
Service: 4 / 5
Repeat: Yes

Balconi Coffee Company
11301 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064

(310) 906-0267

Mon-Fri 7 am - 10 pm
Sat-Sun 10 am - 10 pm

http://www.balconicoffeecompany.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/balconi-coffee-company-los-angeles

 

Dog Haus - Pasadena

Dog Haus - Pasadena

Pasadena  

Thanks to Groupon. I had free $5 credit, and I got $10 of the food for $5 deal a while ago. That means $10 of free food! I ended up paying $1.90 but hey, I got all the food for under $2? Great!

I ordered corn dog, slider and hot dogs. Yes, that's all for me. I ate all. Everything was delicious and the workers were friendly. I like their $1.50 sliders and slingers. It's perfect for someone like me, who doesn't wanna eat too much or just wanna try little bit of everything.

menu

Look all those food! As always, I got everything with no cheese and easy mayo.

Burger slider $1.50
Angus beef, caramelized onions, mayo

Corn dog slinger $1.50
To me, it look like burned. It was very black. But I ate it anyway. I still liked it.

Hot dog slinger $1.50
All-beef mini dog, caramelized onions, mayo

Sooo Cali $5.95 + $0.50 (veggie dog)
Arugula, sliced tomatoes, crispy onions,spicy basil aioli avocado

I got my hot dog with veggie dog. It was difficult to eat. I believe they use Hawaiian Rolls for all their dogs, so of course, the bread was delicious. The hot dog was good, but I don't think I'm getting it again. To me, it didn't match well with avocado and veggie dog and the sauce.

Rating : 4 / 5
Service: 4 / 5
Repeat: Yes

Dog Haus
105 N Hill Ave
Pasadena, CA 91106

(626) 577-4287

Mon-Sun 11 am - 10 pm

http://doghausdogs.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/dog-haus-pasadena