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Friday, April 20, 2012

Click It. BEAT picks of the week.

Penélope Cruz (above) is the Harper's Bazaar May cover girl. The subscriber edition cover is particularly cool.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to a great start this season. Show your support for the home team with cute gear from Victoria's Secret.

Celebrate Earth Day 2012 by stopping by Sephora on Sunday with any empty cosmetic product container, and receive your choice of an Origins moisturizer--Starting Over, or A Perfect World.

If you love the baked goods from Joan's on Third as much as I do, you'll want to print Joan's Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe, published in the Los Angeles Times last Saturday.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: Terry Richardson for Harper's Bazaar

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Eat In. Momofuku Milk Bar (in your home!).

Every one in New York is crazy about David Chang and his Momofuku empire of restaurants, and after hitting up the Milk Bar in July, I can understand the hype. But you won't have to buy a plane ticket anymore to get a taste -- Momofuku Milk Bar is coming to your house.

The eatery just launched its shipping website, which means you can order that Crack Pie (named so because it's apparently that addicting) and those delicious cookies and enjoy them right in your own home. Couldn't get more simpler than that. And with the holidays coming up, it could make for the perfect gift for your foodie friend.

Notes: sure, the prices look expensive but they're the same as they would be in-store, and this is some name brand foods here. And if you do want to see how addicting that Crack Pie is, you'll have to pay for an overnight shipping fee -- the pies are "time and temperature sensitive" and should (would) be consumed immediately.

Or, if you don't want to dole up the cash, try the L.A. Times' recipe for crack pie.

-- Chau Tu

Photo credit: Momofuku

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Make It. Gingerbread tips.


I originally set-out to write a post that would demonstrate how simple it is to make delicious and beautiful gingerbread cookies. Unfortunately, I have no business pretending I'm Martha Stewart. I ruined my first three batches. But! That 4th batch came out pretty sweet. So, let my mistakes save you from your own cookie trial and error. Use these tips to get it right... the first time.

  • DO use Trader Joe's Deep, Dark Gingerbread mix. The flavor is rich and spicy (and it's pretty much foolproof).
  • DON'T coat your baking sheet with cooking spray. When the timer for batch #2 went off, my cookies were floating in a puddle of fake buttery goop.
  • DO use parchment paper.
  • DON'T wing it. Baking 5-7 minutes at 375 does not equal 10 minutes at 320*.
  • DO chill your dough between batches. If the dough gets too warm, your cut-out will not retain its shape.
  • DON'T buy the Betty Crocker cookie icing for decorating. Just trust me on this one.
  • DO incorporate chocolate. Adding nonpareils to decorate and cover the sloppy icing on my snowflakes proved to be both tasty and pretty.
  • DON'T eat them all at work the next day because you forgot your lunch at home. Or do. I don't really have any regrets about that, actually.
*And just what was in the oven that made me think I could bend the rigid rules of baking? Magic Cookie Bars--a specialty of my boyfriend, Adam. They came out perfect, of course. Find the recipe here.

-- Heather Robertson