Lovely Confections weekend cupcake flavor is Almond Joy - almond cake, coconut buttercream and dark chocolate ganache. YUM!!! She’s off of Colfax and Steele – if you go, the lemon and coconut cupcakes are HEAVENLY as...

balls and almond encrusted fried taro. These were less successful for the most part than staples, but it’s always fun (and increasingly rare) to get to try new items at dim sum. Loads of carts and variety, and very...

Tried a new stand at the Saturday farmers market in Santa Rosa this morning. Singapore Food of Love and Joy made its second appearance here. It’s a new business operated out of Novato by Ann Lovejoy, who is from Singapore...

Saturday night my wife and I got delivery from the new Joy Indian Restaurant on Flatbush and we were very impressed. We started with veggie samosas that were flaky and not greasy (not an easy thing to have delivered). I had the...

Those of you who never want to read another word about cupcakes, stop reading now. Violet’s, raves luv2grub, is seriously the best. They’ve got eclectic flavors that push those nostalgia buttons, like Almond Joy...

Yesterday I didn’t head over to the Tet festival in San Francisco until after 4pm, and by that time, most of the food stalls were sold-out and closing down. I did manage to snag a cream puff from In-Joy Bakery. I missed the...

's pickiest Indian dining customer – especially when it comes to the Slope area, where I will be over joyed to have anything halfway decent – but I have some standards. Anyway the menu looked OK – they have some...

). That is what I referred to in my OP, when I said that we ordered from Joy “against our better judgment”. After that incident we are trying to be better, and try to always have something to eat, if nothing else, then...

I’ve been making gelato lately, which leaves me with 5 egg whites each time I make a batch. Last time we just used them up while cooking eggs. But I like this idea much better: ALMOND CAKES ½ cup unsalted butter, melted 1 cup...

Diwali starts tomorrow, and bloggers are cooking up special dishes to sweeten the day.

Recycle the contents of your kids’ Halloween treat bags with these recipes.

Yes its a fairly specific craving, but I have it. Anyone know where I can get them in the area or do I have to toss almond joys in the freezer?

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We stopped at the Ice Cream Sandwich in Sandwich, located on 6A across from a supermarket plaza. It was after 8pm, and there was a good sized crowd waiting to order at their three windows. Good reason! I had a regular size order...

!) and garnished with tomatoes, cucumbers, and a fresh slice of thick toast. My afternoon coffee break was a thick slice of fresh lemon tea bread and an Almond Joy. The almond joy is a tall chocolate, espresso, steamed milk, and...