This month was a bit of a mixed bag. There was strep throat, hella stressful days, the most horrific heatwave to date…all weaved throughout some really good days. All in all, I’m glad May is over and I’m super excited for June and just summer in general. Go summer!
May kicked off with a trip to Palm Springs.
Amelia gets really nervous when people are swimming in the pool. So, she figures if she jumps in to be near you, all will be ok. Look at that form!
I mean, those toes. I can stare at this picture all day long.
I bought some white Birkenstocks. I wear them ALL of the timez. They’re comfy and basically go with my entire wardrobe.
Please don’t ask Josh if he thinks they’re attractive. He thinks they’re a bit ugly but I barely care. I luv ’em.
Josh had a meeting at work and I stayed in the car and waited. I checked Instagram a million times and took a selfie. I wasn’t brave enough to post it on Insta so here it is.
HIIII!
Amelia found a pizza box at the park and was super bummed that it was empty.
No pizza for you, Amelia!
I wash sooooo many dishes. I really do.
Amelia thought it would be a really cute idea to steal the sponge and not give it back.
There were a good amount of work days. For some of them, I headed to a coffee shop and had this tasty Strawberry Basil Lemonade. I like how they sliced up the basil.
I ate s’mores. It’s a bit too soon, really, but ugh they’re so good.
I headed to Costa Mesa and went to Taco Maria to eat the most beautiful Mexican food I’ve ever had. If you’re anywhere near Southern California, you should go.
The tasting menu is the only option at night, but it’s pretty affordable (at $50) and the Michelada is AMAZING.
It’s a special place.
The most popular post this month was this Breakfast In a Box for Mother’s Day.
My mom looooved receiving this box. She received it a few days before Mother’s Day (a first for me, which I’m VERY proud about) and ate the granola in a day. It’s really my favorite granola recipe EVER.
Jacarandas were blooming all around Los Angeles. They’re so pretty. I can just look at them all day long.
I’ve been testing lots of pie for a special project. This one looks good but is actually ended up being a disaster. The custard overcooked and it was like scrambled eggs. OOOF. It tasted DISGUSTING.
I’m working on it again this week. I’ll get it right. I’m determined!
It’s not summer yet, but that isn’t stopping me from brainstorming and planning this year’s ICE CREAM WEEK! I’m so dang excited I can barely contain myself.
If you have any ice cream requests, write them in the comments!
If you were anywhere near a Trader Joe’s this month, you probably picked up a bouquet of peonies for $6. Best deal ever, man. Love these things. I don’t care how girly they are. I just never get sick of them.
I ended the month with a beautiful dinner at Red Medicine. My friend Natalie’s dad was in town and he finds joy in treating her friends to fancy meals. It was awesome.
I’ve been here a few times and every time I visit I’m blown away with the preparation and how things actually taste good (not just look pretty).
The top is a granita made with pea jacket juice. Inside the (fish?) bowl is trout roe, creme fraiche, granola, peas and pickled onions. Most of his food is fantasy-like, fresh-tasting and really just beautiful.
June should be great. I’m ready for it!
you are so gorgeous, adrianna! such a bummer that your pie didn’t work out. it does look great and i’m sure you put a lot of time into it! 🙁
I love Peonies!
Dairy free horchata ice cream! Yea! This is going to be fun.
Yay for Amelia pictures! Does she have an Instagram page? I’d be her first follower. Totally serious too.
a special project, eh?? Can’t wait to hear! ;-P
I’ll tell you about it soon! 😉
This is more for the Fall I suppose, but our local (Ontario) ice-cream shop had Pumpkin Pie ice cream……it was my undoing.
Well, I’d love to do this in Fall. I looove pumpkin everything.
The base is vanilla and it has almond macaroons crumbled and mixed in it.
Another flavor that is soo good is peanut butter ice cream with
Tastykake’s peanut butter Tandy cakes crumbled into it. Tastykakes are out
of Philadelphia, another PA thing. Interesting how different regions of our
country have their favorites but one thing for sure, ” I scream, you
scream, we all scream for ice cream!”
Looking forward to ice cream week.
I would love to see Bisque ice cream! I don’t know if this is just a Pennsylvania flavor, but the two places that made it for years both closed.
What’s Bisque ice cream?! I’m intrigued!
EEKS Amelia is SO CUTE swimming! love the white birkenstocks – i bought a pair a few summers ago when i was pregnant and my feet puffed up like brontosaurus legs, comfy and stylish! (and haha, yes – my hubby is not a fan. man repeller material?) you are so talented, i want to snuggle your dog, and i am very excited for ice cream week! xoxo
How to make ice cream with two egg yolks? They’re sitting in my fridge, and I don’t know what to do with them! Thanks:)
Haha. You can always half this recipe right here:
http://www.acozykitchen.com/salty-honey-ice-cream/
Oh my gosh!! I lived in Costa Mesa about 20 years ago (how time flies) and worked in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. Now I live back in Michigan. I am looking for a Corgi and I love the white Birkies!!! Some kind of salty caramel with cashew ice cream. 🙂
You’re like my east coast twin! And thank you for the request. Salty Caramel and Cashew sounds amazing.
I love your dog, so cute. If its to early for s’mores right now, then I’m all kinds of wrong in January!
Good morning! I would like to know more about those doughnuts, please……
Hmm, Really trying to get the hand of a Persimmon(ish) sorbet. If you can make that I’d be grateful! Although I’ve try making one myself.
May seemed like a great month for you! Looks so fun!
Oh! Well, that’d be a bit tough because persimmons are no where to be found right now. This is a November sorbet!
Love your photos – and your dog. She seems to have a lot of personality 🙂
Intriugede (hope that’s spelled right!) by your custard and (and peach?) pie.
Will you share the end resultat?
Ice cream is not that big here in Copenhagen – so the ideas here sounds wildly exoctic to me – but something with mint or caramelized walnuts…?
Anyway – have fun 🙂
It’s for a special project that I’ll definitely be sharing! 🙂