Bites

Although I hate to admit it, I happen to be one of those asshats who takes photos of their food...like, all the time. Maybe it's because I love staring longingly at food p0rn on the Internet, so naturally assume that everyone else does, too. Or perhaps it's just that I like to document my daily experiences anyway, and food just happens to be a huge part of my life.

Either way, my computer is often overcrowded with random photos of things I had long ago shoveled into my facehole, but can't bear to delete from my life forever. For those of you who don't enjoy such photographs, please excuse me while I, from time to time, treat those of us who do enjoy such documentation to a random post of food photos.

Do you know how totally easy it is to make deviled eggs? If not, stop reading right now.

*looks around to make sure it's only us cooks still reading*

Okay, all you people who actually know how easy these are?? Isn't it rad how excited people get when you bring them to a pot luck?! They think you're Holly Fucking Homemaker when really it took you ten minutes and a dozen couple-days-past-expiration hard boiled eggs.

You: 1 / Everyone else: 0

Extra crispy toast with homemade date butter and cinnamon. The perfect afternoon snack!

Hot dogs from Downtown Dogs. You can put chili, cheese and Frito's on anything and I'll eat it, but this was still a freaking great hot dog. The other, chili-less hot dog had fennel slaw and mustard on it. Also yummy...but chili...oh man I love chili.

Homemade crepes. I added lavender goat cheese and dried figs with a drizzle of honey, all bought from the Echo Park farmer's market. A perfect lazy-Sunday-morning breakfast

I made cupcakes for my birthday celebration this past Tuesday. I've become really fond of (aka addicted to) this salted caramel frosting recipe, which is perfect with Trader Joe's vanilla bean cake mix. It's so easy and everyone goes bananas for the salty sweetness of the frosting. I also made chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting.

Oy vey it's been a gluttonous month so far. This lovely cheesecake was made for me by my lovely boyfriend for my birthday. We've since sat down with two forks and no plates and gorged ourselves on it no less than three times since its inception on Monday. I'm going to wager that it'll be gone by Sunday.

Lunchtime writing session with Alie at an all-you-can-eat Japanese place in Little Tokyo. The food wasn't bad, but wasn't great either, although it did afford me the chance to achieve a lifelong goal: eating my weight in yam tempura. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

Cupcakes from Bristol Farms market. Can you tell by now that I have a bit of a sweet tooth?

Although my palate is refined and I do enjoy a fancy meal when my pocketbook allows, I am no snob. This, right here, is the quintessential weekend lunch in my opinion. Oh IKEA meatballs, how you tempt me with your round, gravy-covered saltiness. Also that mac and cheese...my freaking god it was good.

I saved the best for last, as you can plainly see. This, right here, is from the best damn restaurant in Los Angeles. You'd be a fool not to make a special trip to Philippes - the self proclaimed original home of the French Dip sandwich - when you visit LA. Whether or not it's actually the original, it is by far the best, and it's my favorite sandwich in the freaking world. Also, that banana cream pie was stupidly yummy. Also, also they have Stella and Fat Tire on tap.

Thank you, readers, for playing along with my glutinous ramblings! You've been great sports. And now I'm freaking starving and off to find something yummy for lunch. Have a lovely weekend!