A story of friendship

For the past couple years, Mary and Becca have made a heart cake for fun. Last year, they had a little photo shoot, even! But when Becca moved to London, Mary assumed that this year’s heart cake would be made …

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Our dear friend Ana became a US citizen last week at about this time, and we couldn’t have been more excited! Ana is from Colombia, and we met her in LA by way of friends from college (the fact that …

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Pop the champagne and bring out the party cake, because Garlic, My Soul is all grown up! Today is our 500th post since we first started blogging in 2009. Things have certainly changed a lot since then (most notably, the …

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You guys know Ana from when we made delicious Colombian food a while back. She has a friend who has chickens! In her backyard! And better yet, she has a plethora of eggs that she is willing to share! This …

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The rumors are true! I have returned to Los Angeles and to Garlic My Soul! If you’re a regular reader of GMS, you probably already know who I am, where I’ve been, and why I’m back. Or at the very …

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My friend Marissa is a pastry chef, so this weekend when I headed to New York City, I got to head to the restaurant she works at in Beacon, NY, and try some of her delicious desserts! First of all, …

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For our last post about the comic shoot, I bring you pretzels, and pies. And hearts. These pretzels are basically the easiest thing, ever. You melt chocolate (we used white chocolate) and then dip/sprinkle the pretzels with sprinkles (in the …

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Back in March, Mary, Becca, Jess, and I planned, organized and put on a photo shoot with our good friends Barbra and Bryant of Fanboy Comics. Becca and I did the food styling, Jess did the graphic design and general set …

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This past week, I headed to Virginia to see a few friends from high school, K and B, and see Corelyn as well! We certainly ate our fair share (to say the very least.) Here are some photos of what …

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To finish off my Colombian cooking adventure with Ana, I give you our beverages of the day: Lulo juice and Colombian hot chocolate. Lulo is a fruit (also know as narajilla) that has a slight citrus taste, but really is indescribable because …

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