When “cookies for breakfast” is a good thing

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Its my new alternative patio; not provincetown but sure fits the bill for great coffee, food and baked goods worth waiting for! Some people don’t realize how hard it is to make a really good fried egg with the right amount of runny yolk and crisp edges but they knocked it out of the park in my egg & bacon sandwhich. The egg casseroles which are somewhat like mini individual dence quiches come in different flavors and are very good offering both vegetarian and meat-based versions. The cookies, pastries and baked all rock with flavor and freshness. Hint: try the spicy chocolate cookie with it’s perfect combination of rich chocolate flavor with a hint of spiciness. They’re using Intelligentsia coffee which has a deep rich flavor; yes you can also get lattes and cappuccinos they’ve got a full coffee barista set up too. With a huge front patio, you will want to sit a minute and enjoy all the goodness here. Ohh and they have wifi if you must.
The Cookie Studio

30 Pharr Rd, Buckhead, Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 373-8527

 

   
  

Must be the weather change; Chocolate Cream Cheese Stuffed Monkey Bread

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Because I am starting to crave some dishes I rarely look for.. this Chocolate Cream Cheese Stuffed Monkey Bread one I caught on FB recently is a perfect example of everything I shouldn’t eat – but so think would take good on this rainy day.

https://www.facebook.com/buzzfeedtasty/videos/1636525969933379/

 

Chocolate Cream Cheese Stuffed Monkey Bread

2 16 oz containers of biscuit dough (16 big biscuits total) 
8-12 oz Cream Cheese
Chocolate Chips (we used dark chocolate) 

1 cup White Sugar
2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Walnuts (optional) 

Preheat oven to 350˚F (175˚C)

Cut biscuits in half and cube the cream cheese (32 pieces). Flatten each biscuit and place one cube of cream cheese and a few chocolate chips in the center of each. Fold the biscuit dough around the cream cheese and chocolate and form into a ball. 

In a 1 gallon plastic bag combine 1 cup of white sugar and 2 tsp of cinnamon. Add 6-8 dough balls to the bag, seal the bag, and shake until well coated. Repeat for the remainder of the stuffed dough pieces. 

In a microwave safe bowl add 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Microwave on high for 70 seconds – stopping halfway to stir. Remove from microwave and stir until it reaches a caramel consistency. 

To a greased Bundt pan sprinkle half of the walnuts, half the dough pieces, and drizzle half the caramel glaze. Repeat with remaining walnuts, dough, and glaze. 

Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven and turn upside down onto a plate to cool for 10 minutes before lifting off the pan (this way the warm glaze runs back through and fully coats all the bread)

Lift off the bundt pan, pull apart, and enjoy

He misses me; or he’s just really really hungry for more than a burrito!

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Now I know a certain someone knows how to cook full well as you can see from this lovely dish that he created for himself while I have been away.   
But I think he just likes to make sure that I know that he misses me,  so he sends me pictures like these below with messages that include “so how do I make this?” 
  
  
But all I have to do is send a link to an old post like this one below where I talk about making turkey that isn’t on Thanksgiving and he gets his home-cooked meal; and I don’t have to try and explain how to make an entire recipe without seeing what exactly he has. It’s a win-win!.

https://bitetheroad.com/2014/05/12/when-turkey-fixens-isnt-about-thanksgiving/

It’s good to keep records and recipes!

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Now I know a certain someone knows how to cook full well as you can see from this lovely dish that he created for himself while I have been away.   
But I think he just likes to make sure that I know that he misses me,  so he sends me pictures like these below with messages that include “so how do I make this?” 
  
  
But all I have to do is send a link to an old post like this one below where I talk about making turkey that isn’t on Thanksgiving and he gets his home-cooked meal; and I don’t have to try and explain how to make an entire recipe without seeing what exactly he has. It’s a win-win!.

https://bitetheroad.com/2014/05/12/when-turkey-fixens-isnt-about-thanksgiving/

American Mission Comfort Food Done Right

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Oh my. Rocken good food tonight to celebrate my a pals bday.

I hadn’t been to  Blue Plate before – but it sure does comfort food with more twists than a slnky.

The food could not be any better. They add just enough twists on old standards that instead of  your first thought being ” this isn’t home Mom used to make it” instead it becomes now why “didn’t Mom make it this way!”

 

Reservations suggested & worth it. Great staff and its a night to be engaged.

A new American restaurant in San Francisco.

3218 Mission St. @ Valencia San Francisco, Ca. 94110 Map 415 282 6777 Mon – Thur 5:30–10p, Fri – Sat 5:30–10:30p, Sun 5:30 – 9:30p

Deviled Eggs for Adults!

Pork Chop for a hearty eater

Meatloaf with beans and mashed

Butterscotch Pudding with pecan brittle

Fresh Tomato salad with a punch

Fried Chicken you just can’t wait to dig into

Key Lime pie

Chocolate ganache tart

Sardine Brucceta

 

Summer Skincare Samples from BirchBox

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One of the good thing about vacations is my chance to catch up on various more personal and creatiIMG_6285ve projects. Now most of the time they involve sightseeing or eating. But a part of that time is also about catching up on my blogging on some of the “fun finds” I come across.

In the past I’ve spoken about me member with BirchBox.com; a mail order samples membership that for a monthly fee they provide you with sample (and on occasion full size) products for face and body. Often I think the monthly is general fair, lets say around 85% of the time, but that bumps to 90% when I go on a trip, the gym or a weekend trip and need a sample or small size product. These samples are perfect for travel.

I’ve been a huge fan of one of the beard cleaners; Mr Natty Face Forrest Soap and have gone on to purchase it several times since I initially got it in my box. But being on the east coast, this summer, in the heat and humidity I found myself needing some alternatives for skill and face. This prompted me to bring out the a new product; Das Boom Everything Wash with a blend of Bay Rum, Smoke and yes “Dirt” – it’s an earthy natural scent that when use as a full body wash isn’t overpowering or floral. It also leaves your skin feeling clean and moisturized sort of a nice change after sweating and putting sunscreen on all day. I have to say – I have found another fave product ! Check the link for the other versions of the brand as well. I think the next up for me is its Bourbon & Leather Soap version.

The other product I got a chance to enjoy is Brickell’s Purifying Charcoal FaceWash. Now, be prepared – if you aren’t used to products with a charcoal component – it isn’t a white color – it, well it looks liquid grey liquid coal. But don’t let that stop you – it goes on cool and refreshing and leaves your face feeling clean, but not super dry. With its blend of Charcoal to cleanse the pores of bacteria and irritants, while natural oils dissolve the bad kind and replenishes skin with healthy ones. 

 
If you have yet joined Birch Box use this members share link to find out more: https://www.birchbox.com/invite/BiteTheRoad