Los Angeles Cult Recipes features Victor Garnier Astorino’s favorite 100 Los Angeles-inspired recipes following his time spent in the city and visiting local restaurants. Highlights include Mac & Cheese Pizza, Granola Breakfast Bowl, Mulligatawny Soup, Kimchi Nachos, Hawaiian Tuna Poke, Pork Ramen, Gluten-Free Lemon Cake, Vanilla Doughnuts, Muscle Beach Venice Smoothie, and more. I will also…
Kaya Toast (Malaysian Toast with Coconut Jam)
I had a couple of jars of homemade Kaya after reviewing the cookbook, Malaysia, and put them to good use by making Kaya Toast. Kaya Toast is a popular breakfast treat in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often paired with soft-boiled eggs (Telur Kopitiam) and coffee (Kopi-O), tea (I served it with Teh Tarik- Pulled…
Welsh Rarebit (Welsh Cheese Toast) and the Fredericksburg Welsh Festival
We had a busy weekend in downtown Fredericksburg, VA last month! My dad attends classes at the LibertyTown Arts Workshop and the group took part in the Art Festival, Art Attack, on September 19th. He set up his easel and worked on his latest painting (of Evan!) on the sidewalk alongside many other artists and entertainers. After visiting my…
Strawberry Nectarine Bruschetta
I have been craving bruschetta and crostini all summer. I love trying different types of toppings (I used to just stick with a basic tomato, mozzarella, basil bruschetta) and found this Strawberry Nectarine Bruschetta recipe from Joyful Healthy Eats. Slices of toasted bread are topped with goat cheese, nectarines, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and…
Strawberries and Cream French Toast Casserole
Most of our mornings are spent outside lately, especially on the weekends. I don’t have a lot of time to spend making breakfast, but still like to occasionally make something special. This Strawberries and Cream French Toast Casserole is prepared the night before and refrigerated, so in the morning I only have to put it…
Orange French Toast
For a bread lover like me, I really find it astounding that I cannot remember the last time I made French Toast. I always bake my own bread and there are rarely any slices leftover in the morning to make it. Well, I used Brown Eyed Baker’s Classic White Bread to make Braaibroodjie (post to…
