Leda's Bake Shop - Food Lover's Haven

There's a great place in Sherman Oaks called Leda's bakeshop, with the best brownies scones and cupcakes in the valley, pretty much hands down. As much as I know I adore food, I'm always surprised at my obsession for the naked parts, or just baked forms, of pastries, cakes and cookies...

THE BROWNIE

Every time they make these I find myself falling into a trance as they crunchy-crunch *SLLLICE* the thick chocolate wedge with the big serrated knife. mmmm, momma loves you freshly just barely baked gooey walnut brownie innards.


THE COLD BUTTER CHUNKS

They scoop ALOT of cookies, (you can see them working just behind the glass windows) and they're pretty cute, all lined up in rows, though just like any normal cookie would look. BUT, when a slab of cold, shiny butter exposes itself like this in one of the cookie dough balls, I swear to god I could have a baby. And name it OMG I F**KING LOVE BUTTER.


THE DULCE

They also make homemade ducle de leche, and I'm still amazed at how easy it is (*boil a can of sweetened condensed milk, taking care to keep it submerged at ALL times, for 4-5 hours. Das' it!)

And then it looks like that.


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Go check them out! yumm

Beard Papa for the Win

Have you ever made love with a Tupelo honey rainbow made out of Ewan McGregor's smile? Or kissed a melted buttery, chocolatey pot of gold at the end of that rainbow that was actually made out of Ewan McGregor's entire BODY? Or maybe just done a little waltz on the caramel coated rooftop of Hogwarts Castle with Matt Bellamy dipped in custard cream...? if so, you may have come close to the heaven of what this Japanese cream puff den of bliss has to offer.




OMG oozing!

Simple Things - food as unexpected beauty

When I eat, I don't just enjoy the process of consumption. What matters to me nearly always as much, is what I see and how it makes me feel about my experience. Everywhere you look, there is art. Or more precisely, beauty in the details.

Ktichen Delights - a trip through breakfast and other essential works of art.

I haven't written a food blog in over a month! I'm sad to say I even missed my birth month, glorious April, rounded up well with new, improving clarity and many cups of tea. Taken of course with the proper pleasure of awakening spring.
So with the inspiration from my friend Laure who recently was a top 16 finalist for Apartment Therapy's contest, I have decided to dig back into something that is "so me", something that I love. Of course, that is taking pictures of food.

Every time I make something and the light in my lovely kitchen happens to hit it just so, or I catch a gleam of some strange edge of cake, cream or crust, I must capture it. Thank god for digital cameras. Usually the desire strikes me in the morning.
Ode to the little light of spring above, the little joys of eating something lovely.

SUGAR AND DOUGH AND SEX

I haven't blogged for a while and I've been inspired by my friend's great blog (athomeathome.blogspot.com) to put up photos and just let the URGE get you. Just let the images do all the pillow talking. mmm.

Whenever I have nice lighting in my kitchen, I takey pictures. I seduce myself with the crinkle, puff and yield of fresh baked dough, the color and give and take of weighted bread, or bright circles and shapes of somethind edible. Well, I dont' feel naturally wordy, so much for the Blarney Stone, so, oh yea, I'll just post the pics.