A Side of Sweet

Move Over Ice Cream, Guaclandia is Coming to San Francisco

If you’re looking for a FREE fun event to do in San Francisco this weekend, check out Guaclandia at Fort Mason in the Marina. It’s an avocado lover’s dream come true! Guaclandia Tour Wholly Guacamole Avocado Museum - San Francisco Free Things to Do

If you’re in San Francisco and you’re wondering what to do this weekend – I have you covered!

Guaclandia is rolling into San Francisco this weekend to fulfill all your avocado fantasies! This one-of-a-kind mobile exhibit is brought to you by Wholly Gucamole. It will feature interactive activities, photo ops to help keep your Instagram game strong and best of all – unlimited samples of America’s #1 refrigerated guacamole.

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3 Easy Appetizer Recipes Using Store Bought Dip

Entertaining shouldn’t be a chore! You’ll love these three easy appetizer recipes using store-bought dip that are perfect for a potluck or a dish to pass.

Being a blogger can be surreal at times. There’s the part that everyone sees with glamorous international travel, eating decadent desserts and trying all the newest restaurants. But that’s just part of it.

Blogging involves a lot more ‘alone time’ than people might think. For every fun event we go to, there are days of work in front of a computer, editing photos and videos, and catching up on emails. Furthermore, I also do the majority of my food photography work alone. If I didn’t work as a doctor as well, I could probably go days without ever leaving the house!

Read on for three easy appetizer recipes for summer entertaining!

4 Ingredient Warm Bacon Queso Dip in a Bread Bowl

Nut Free Egg Free

Make perfectly cheesy warm Bacon Queso Dip in a bread bowl in just a few steps with this easy recipe! Only 4 ingredients and it’s sure to be a party favorite.

This dip is heaven in each bite. It’s perfectly salty and cheesy and every other wonderful adjective you can think of.

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Vegetarian Rainbow Tortilla Pinwheels – Healthy Appetizer Recipe

Nut Free Egg Free

Vegetarian tortilla pinwheels are a potluck classic but this rainbow version is a total upgrade! This healthy appetizer recipe is quick and easy to make.

Tortilla pinwheels were a potluck classic growing up in the Midwest. They were a welcome presence at every party and usually had an assortment of sandwich meats and sliced cheeses in them. I could never pass them up.

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Homemade Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches

Vegetarian

These Homemade Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe are the perfect summer treat! This halfway homemade version is so easy and totally Instagrammable.

When I think about these waffle ice cream sandwiches, all sorts of annoying made up foodie words come to mind like NOMTASTIC and FOODGASM.

Cringeworthy right?

Yet those words come to mind as I bite into a heavenly mix of all my favorite foods – ice cream, waffles, chocolate, sprinkles, pistachios…

Read on for the waffle ice cream sandwich recipe with step-by-step photo instructions!

Homemade Dulce de Leche Ice Cream

Gluten Free Nut Free Vegetarian

This Dulce de Leche Ice Cream recipe is like caramel ice cream but BETTER. Includes recipe for how to make homemade dulce de leche in the oven.

Here in San Francisco, we’re experiencing some of our best weather of the year, so I’ve been inspired even more than usual to make and eat ice cream (let’s be serious, it doesn’t take much inspiration). To be completely honest, even in our coldest, foggiest months, we always have a batch or two of homemade ice cream on hand. Making your own ice cream is something that defies weather patterns!… Read More »