Wordless Wednesday: Sweet March 30, 2011 9 Comments
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‘Desserts’ Archive
Ruggles’s White Chocolate Bread Pudding March 6, 2011 6 Comments
2365 Rice Blvd Houston, TX 77005 (713) 520-6662 www.rugglescafebakery.com Back in college, whenever I visited Houston, I would meet with my friend, Cindy. She introduced me to Ruggle’s White Chocolate Bread Pudding. For a few years there, we shared our loyalty and love to a this divine dessert. I’ve never ordered anything else at Ruggles. [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Almost completely done trying all the donuts at Gourdough’s February 23, 2011 6 Comments
A Crepe Night In January 17, 2011 10 Comments
They say staying in is boring and mundane. As someone who is often out and about, I really cherish my nights in. You can always spruce it up by inviting your girls over, cooking, drinking, or, you can have a crepe making night! I have an easy batter recipe I got from Paula Deen and [...]
Crepe Crazy Food Cart November 21, 2010 9 Comments
Usual location: SW Corner of 5th & Congress Austin, TX 78701 It was a beautiful day in Austin yesterday and a friend and I decided to walk around the Domain, an outdoor mall. They had a holiday event of some sort going on complete with face painting and balloon animals for the kids, gift and [...]
Bananarchy August 12, 2010 4 Comments
700 S Lamar Austin, TX 78704 http://bananarchy.net/ I took my little from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America out to dinner last night and for dessert we tried out Bananarchy. She cracks me up because I try to take her to new places all the time, much to her chagrin, but after she tries [...]
Sprinkles Cupcakes- Houston Location August 9, 2010 6 Comments
4014 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77027 (713) 871-9929 www.sprinkles.com The renowned Sprinkles that hailed from Los Angeles, has graced Texas with their presence by opening up a location in Dallas and another in Houston. This cupcakery has taken the nation by storm it seems. Here’s a link off of their webpage of their buzz in [...]
Gourdough Round Trois July 8, 2010 4 Comments
1219 South Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704 www.gourdoughs.com I went back for Round Trois at Gourdoughs. Putting my count of sampled donuts to a grand total of 11 Gourdough donuts (Gourdoughnuts?)! First trip I gleefully tried 7 different donuts. On my second trip, I tried two new ones (and retried 2 from my first trip). [...]
I swallowed a cupcake :( June 6, 2010 4 Comments
2826 Rio Grande St Ste B Austin, TX 78705 (512) 476-3687 www.polkadotscupcakefactory.com I started my weekend off swallowing a cupcake. Selina who lives way up north won a free cupcake from my favorite cupcakery, Polkadots and had enlisted me to pick up it up since I work at the University. I’ve only sampled 3 of [...]
Mambo Berry May 19, 2010 5 Comments
1600 S Congress Ave Austin, TX 78704 (512) 626-2321 www.mamboberry.com In five days, I’ve had frozen yogurt THREE times. I’m pretty yogurted out. Unless of course, fate invites me back to Mambo Berry. I finally got off my butt and took Peter’s (of Tasting Buds) advice he bestowed upon me nearly a year ago. That [...]