Homemade Delight

As summer approaches, we will all inevitably reach for something cold and refreshing. How about a homemade ice cream sandwich?

Tovolo Ice Cream Sandwich Mold could be the perfect solution for a day too hot to spend outside. While these things always look easier than they ever are, I am thinking, "I could actually do this." Seems pretty straight forward from the online directions. I just might be able to pull off making scrumptious desserts combining my two favorite sweets...cookies & ice cream!

Organized Cooking

Anything has to be better then the cluttered recipe drawer I have going on right now. Cream cheese frosting and chicken parmesan should never cross paths. What's the solution? All I see in stores are boring books that look more appropriate for cutting coupons than displaying my fabulous edible concoctions.

Check out these adorable recipe binders at Russell+Hazel. They are a little pricey ($110 for a set of two), but will definitely make organizing your recipes efficient, easy and totally up to par with that designer kitchen I know you have.

Silicone in the Oven?

Red Velvet cupcakes, homemade oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies...all outcomes of my recent aspiration to bake like Martha. While this journey to Betty Crocker bliss is a good one, I find myself not always knowing what I need. Like, why are my cupcakes so darn small? How does Sprinkles get theirs to be ginormous? I want ginormous cupcakes! Is it possible that there are cupcake pans in small, medium and large?

Well, a co-worker let me in on a little piece of sweet information. In Culver City lies a kitchen supply store that caters to pros and up-and-coming pros like myself. From shaped cookie cutters to silicone this and that, Surfas has just about everything you need for less than what you'll spend at Sur La Table. I haven't actually been yet, but their online store is pretty awesome and I am looking forward to having my list of questions answered. I'll let you know how my shopping experience goes.

Surfas Restaurant and Supply
8824 National Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310-559-4770