A Side of Sweet

Potrero Hill Neighborhood Guide

I’m talking about one of my favorite San Francisco neighborhoods, and one I’m lucky enough to call home, on Misadventures with Andi today. Potrero Hill is a great place with some of the best weather in the city – there is tons to do here and it’s a bit off the tourist beat which means it’s way more peaceful than some of the better known neighborhoods!

Misadventures with Andi is one of my favorite local food blogs and I love her awesome San Francisco neighborhood guides. Check out all of my recs for the best restaurants, coffee shops, bars, and things to do in Potrero Hill on her blog today!

P.S. – Spoiler alert, eating these lemon ricotta pancakes from Plow is on the list.

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Best Taco Dip

If you need a last minute dish to pass that is easy to assemble and uses ingredients that are at any grocery store, this taco dip recipe is perfect! It is sure to be a hit at any tailgate, Cinco de Mayo party or potluck.

Taco dip is one of my guilty pleasures, except it’s not even really guilty. Compared to my other guilty pleasures like cupcakes or ice cream, this recipe is actually healthy! It’s full of fresh healthy veggies and has black beans instead of the usual refried ones.

It’s a fabulous dish to pass, tailgating recipe, and of course, is perfect for your upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Truth be told though, I like to eat is as an easy meal spooned over crushed tortilla chips. Taco salad for the win!

When you read the recipe, you probably won’t believe how easy it actually is…. Read More »

On Turning 30

It’s my birthday today! I’m turning the big three-oh.

Rather than approach this next decade with fear, I’ve just been thinking a lot about getting older. And how getting older will (or should) shape my behavior…. Read More »

Lemon Curd Stuffed Cupcakes + Lemon Buttercream

Nut Free Vegetarian

A recipe for perfect vanilla cupcakes stuffed with lemon curd and topped with lemon buttercream. Your new favorite dessert and heaven in every bite!

This recipe features the lightest and most perfect vanilla cupcake recipe I’ve ever tasted. Seriously. They are the starting point for almost every cupcake I make! The best part? They are SO easy. No ‘room temperature eggs’ or fancy ingredients.

The vanilla cupcake serves as the perfect vessel for the silky lemon curd filling and light and slightly tart lemon buttercream frosting. The combination of the three components is absolute perfection.

Read on for the recipe for lemon cupcakes with lemon curd filling!

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On Fleek Gold Sequin Sweatshirt DIY

On fleek.

All the cool kids are saying it.

I’m most decidedly not a cool kid.Thank goodness for Instagram – I can follow the real cool kids and keep up on the latest lingo. Making my mission to fake coolness one iota easier. Note to self – the cool kids probably aren’t saying ‘iota’.

Just to spare you a trip to Urban Dictionary, ‘on fleek’ means ‘on point’ or ‘perfect’. Which you are, obviously. Girl, you are so on fleek.

So tell the world with this great DIY gold sequin sweatshirt! It’s a fun and easy way to makeover an old sweatshirt. I chose On Fleek, but you could use whatever word or phrase your heart desires…. Read More »

High Tea at the Palace Hotel

There’s something absolutely romantic about the notion of high tea. When I think about nibbling at pretty bites of food and sipping tea it makes me think of the glamorous ladies of days past. I sometimes joke that if I hadn’t decided to go to medical school, I would have been just as content being a lady who lunches.

High tea at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco is a little peek into what that might be like. I gathered there for tea service with a few friends and it was so much fun! Definitely a must-do if you’re in San Francisco. Every dish was delicious, and almost too pretty to eat! Finger sandwiches! And the desserts!? The Palace Hotel had their game face on with macarons, edible gold foil, chocolate covered strawberries…. Heaven!… Read More »