Titos Tacos

Titos Tacos

I don’t want to get in the habit of posting my jaunts dining out, since I don’t dine out very often, but this week I find myself compelled to share yet another favorite Westside Los Angeles eatery: Tito’s Tacos. Tito’s Tacos is nothing short of a historical landmark. Anyone who grew up in Los Angeles or has spent a significant amount of time here, know’s EXACTLY what I’m talking about. When we locals move...

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Urth Caffe

Urth Caffe

Once upon a time, there was a young girl who loved dining out in Los Angeles. Then she grew-up and moved away; not far away, but far enough. After moving away, she still visited Los Angeles and occasionally dined at her favorite restaurants as a singleton, but the frequency of visits to her favorites markedly declined during her post-L.A. life. She tried desperately to find new favorites in her post-L.A. neighborhood, but alas, “you can...

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China Adventures Part IV: Shanghai & Hong Kong AND Glutinous Black Rice with Coconut Milk

China Adventures Part IV: Shanghai & Hong Kong AND Glutinous Black Rice with Coconut Milk

M.I.A. Alright, this is the last post of my “China Adventures” series and I’ve been meaning to draft this post for over a month, but I honestly haven’t had the time or the motivation to sit down and write.  It was perhaps two weekends ago when I had brunch with a few of my best girlfriends and one of them told me that she wasn’t receiving my posts via email anymore. Uh… I told her that was because I...

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China Adventures Part III: Gulin, I Might Be A Country Girl At Heart?

China Adventures Part III: Gulin, I Might Be A Country Girl At Heart?

Our adventures in China just keep on goin’! On the third leg of our trip we visited the City of Guilin in the Guangxi Prefecture which is located in Southern China, near the border of Vietnam. Our visit to Guilin was our chance to see the beautiful countryside of China. When we arrived in Guilin, we finally experienced the very hot and humid weather we had anticipated in China. Despite the heat, I found Guilin to be quite delightful only...

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China Adventures Part II: Xian AND Chinese Style Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes

China Adventures Part II: Xian AND Chinese Style Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes

Since last week’s post  when I started sharing our recent travel adventures to China, I thought about coasting through the next few travel posts without sharing any recipes, but that would defeat the purpose of my foodie blog / ongoing digital family cookbook project, a.k.a Bebe Love Okazu. I got away with it the last post with Part I: Beijing, and no recipe, but I will start this post by sharing the second leg of our trip, Xian, and...

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We Are Home! China Adventures Part I: Beijing

We Are Home! China Adventures Part I: Beijing

Home sweet home! Sunny blue skies and mild California weather. Love it! AND there’s nothing like sleeping in your own bed after a long trip. For two weeks, my family and I were half-way across the world sightseeing in China with my in-laws. Bet you didn’t even notice I was gone, huh? I drafted a few blog posts prior to our departure and scheduled these to be published while we were on vacation. Sneaky, huh? :)   North Beijing...

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Spreading the Sunshine

Earlier in the week, I received a wonderful surprise.  My day started out as usual getting bebe E ready for the day, then checking my inbox.  That’s when I found a lovely surprise!  My friend, Liv, from Egg Wan’s Eastern Food Odessey gave me the Sunshine Award! The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blogging world. I am very honored and humbled to receive such a lovely...

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Hello world!

Hello world!

I did it!!!  I am officially a “blogger” and proud to finally be one! It was just about three years ago when I recall asking my husband, “what are these ‘blogs’ everyone is talking about?”  It’s such a funny-sounding word, especially if you’ve never heard of it.  Technology challenged as I am, I never imagined that I would create my own blog.  What sparked my interest was food blogs.  I came...

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