Early Summer Adventure: Koreatown and Boiling Crab

I am starting to think that I should have created an "Exploring Southern California" series considering all the times I wrote about things you could do in Southern California.

After all, there are so many things you could do here that doesn't even include Hollywood or looking for celebrities. Would you guys be interested?

Anyway, I have been planning to go to Koreatown with a bunch of friends for months now and I finally did it.

Considering my goals this semester, I think that it is a wrong idea.

Eating there gets so messy that everyone is given a plastic bib.

Adventure: Morongo Casino, Outlet Malls, Hiking and Marilyn Monroe... all in one day.

Sorry for the long wait you guys but I have been busy these past few days.  Anyway I am currently in a family trip in the hot Coachella Valley/desert and I took pictures of my adventures.

Weekend baking: Plain French Macaron

Knowing how to bake French macarons is a very bad skill to have while trying to loose weight. Anyway, that thought aside, I am proud to say that this is the best batch of French macarons I ever made. No cracks were present in any of the shells I made.

My "Sandwiching Station"

Trader Joe's Chocolate Chip Brownie and Oat's Bar

I have been trying to loose some weight these past couple of months. From previous experience I learned that denying yourself chocolate and some chips is disastrous. You end up craving them and when you finally reach the desired weight you would indulge yourself at every opportunity.

This time would be different as I would be looking for healthy alternatives to chips instead of denying myself.  Sure, I could subscribe to some subscription service but I do not want to get hooked on a product that turns out to be unavailable in my area.

My very first find is this Trader Joe's Chocolate Chip Brownie and Oat Bars.

Baking French Macaron

So I baked a few batches of macarons ever since eating my first macaron about 8 months ago and I always used a weighing scale until I saw April's salted caramel macaron video:

Japanese Melon Bread or Melonpan: The family can't get enough

Ever since the Holidays I had been on a baking kick. Funny enough it was not because of some Holiday tradition. Rather, it's because of two shows:
Britiain's Best Bakery:

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and Yakitate Japan:

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