You brought home a box of gourmet cookies. Big, thick, glorious. You had a plan. Two cookies tonight, one tomorrow, save the rest for the weekend. You come home from work Thursday, open the pantry, and the box is empty. Just an empty box sitting there like it did nothing wrong. If you have roommates, […]
For a long time, the breakup starter pack was pretty universal. A pint of ice cream, a bottle of wine, a sad playlist, and maybe some tissues. It was the cliche that showed up in every romantic comedy and every group chat when a friend needed backup. But somewhere in the last two years, that […]
It is 11:47 PM. You are watching something on your laptop with the lights off, and out of nowhere, a craving hits. Not a snack craving. A cookie craving. The kind where nothing else will scratch the itch. Peanut butter toast will not do it. Ice cream will not do it. You want a warm, […]
There was a time when subscribing to something in the mail meant you were either a magazine person or you really liked wine of the month clubs. That world is gone. Now people subscribe to everything. Coffee beans show up at doorsteps every two weeks. Socks arrive monthly. Even hot sauce has a subscription model. […]
October hits and suddenly everyone wants to throw the kind of Halloween party that ends up on Instagram. Cobwebs in the corners, pumpkins on the porch, a playlist that switches between Thriller and the Hocus Pocus soundtrack. And on the snack table, the cookies. Because Halloween cookies are the move when you want to bring […]
The Inland Empire knows how to do the holidays. From the lights in Riverside to the tree lots up in Ontario and the Christmas markets popping up across San Bernardino County, December out here has its own kind of energy. And one of the things that ties it all together is the cookies. Specifically, custom […]
Sugar cookies are one of those things where the line between basic and stunning comes down to what happens after the baking. Anyone can pull a sugar cookie out of the oven. Not everyone can take that same cookie and turn it into a tiny edible piece of art that fits a wedding, a baby […]
So you went plant-based and now you’re sitting there wondering if the cookie game is over for you. It’s not. Not even close. The whole idea that vegan cookies have to taste like cardboard with a hint of sadness is so 2010. Bakeries have figured this out, and the cookies coming out of plant-based ovens […]
Anyone who’s lived through a Murrieta summer knows what the heat does to food. You leave something in the car for twenty minutes and it’s a different product when you come back. The Inland Empire doesn’t give you a lot of margin for error when temperatures are hitting triple digits from June through September. Gourmet […]
Valentine’s Day in Murrieta looks the same every year. The restaurants are packed with couples who made reservations three weeks ago. The grocery stores sell out of roses by the 13th. Every advertisement on your phone is trying to sell you something you’d only need if you were in a relationship. And if you’re not […]
