lady m cake boutique

happy friday, everyone! 

my week was a bit rougher than usual so i am thrilled to say hello to a weekend even though i can feel the cold creeping again! (uh-oh)

so! to use "reverse-psychology-effect", i decided to revisit an amazing cake boutique named lady m from my recent nyc trip that instantly energized two very tired la girls that were tackling the city with no sleep!

because we already had a fancy lunch & dessert at babbo + "post lunch" bite at pomme frites right after lunch, we could only afford to put a shared slice of cake and drinks in our stomach space...but the lady m green tea mille crêpes along with water & ice tea totally energized two zombies!

at a whopping $8 per slice, lady m green tea mille crêpes was A-mazing!

it is definitely worth all the hype

& i must admit that $8 cake was well worth the money

i apparently love ostrich leathered goods! 

lady m green tea mille crêpes

look at all the layers! 

happiest when eating :)

droooooooooooooooool

i am totally craving a bite of delicious decant green tea mille crêpes at this very moment and also go on an emptier stomach to try more of their sweets next time i am in town!!!

if you can't resist the temptation of looking alone, you do have an option to place an order online 

...but for now, i will have to be satisfied by looking at the photos and reminiscing the happy memory!

i am now happilyfull ♥ 

see you on my next adventure! 

happilyfull's kitchen . . . first time cooking 5-course meal

lately...

i've been really into cooking & it's been super fun "experimenting" in the kitchen, even though i don't get to keep a record of everything in the midst of craziness 

however, i was able to capture some of the action while preparing a 6-"course" menu on mother's day which included the following:

1) shrimp ceviche

2) purple asparagus 

3) cream sauce gnocchi with sweet corn and arugula

4) garlic butter lobster tail 

5) ribeye steak skewers 

6) mini cakes from patisserie chantilly [previous post]

i must say i am very happy that everything turned out delicious! because i was cooking most of the dishes for the first time! ...cooking without recipes, must i add! (i never really follow recipes when cooking)

1) shrimp ceviche

i love shrimp ceviche...without cilantro and although i never made shrimp ceviche before i knew it would be pretty simple, as long as the ingredients were fresh! and sure it was! because this was my sister's favorite dish of the night 

2) purple asparagus 

i love some veggies with all my meals so i had to add some veggies when cooking a course menu!

i was hoping to find some broccoflower prior to grocery shopping, but my whole foods didn't have it that day... so after thinking what "color" i can add, i ended up bringing some purple asparagus to stick in the oven! 

even though it was cooked to perfection, there were two downsides 1) it's deadly $$$ & 2) color fading to green once cooked

3) cream sauce potato gnocchi with sweet corn over fresh arugula

this...i actually looked up a recipe on pinterest and added my own twist to it which turned out great! 

again, using fresh ingredients can actually make a whole lot of difference, including actually using corn-on-the-cob instead of frozen or canned corn in the gnocchi!

4) garlic butter lobster tail 

picking main menu as my adventurous dish? yup, that's what i did!

i was pretty confident that it will turn out okay with the help of "garlic + butter", which makes anything taste awesome! but once i started working on it, i realized that i don't know how to open up the lobster tail! but thanks to couple of youtube clips, i was able to take out the meat safely & thanks to cooking-time calculations from youtube chefs, my lobster tails turned out perfectly! 

 5) ribeye steak skewers 

when there is sea, there must be land as well....at least on my dinner table! why? because my sister is not a huge fan of seafood! 

marinated meat + fresh veggies on skewer in the oven and it's ready! all you have to worry is not to poke yourself when skewering  ;)

6) mini cakes from patisserie chantilly 

i love cooking but i am not so talented when it comes to baking! so instead of wasting my time & energy, we picked up some delicious japanese pastries from one of our favorite bakeries as our dessert! 

grocery shopping alone took about an hour (because you have to stop by at least 2 markets to get the freshest ingredients) & cooking took another ~3 hours or so... 

but cooking is fun & i love seeing happy smiles on my loved ones as they eat my meal, which means, i look forward to some more adventures in my kitchen!

i am now happilyfull ♥ 

see you on my next adventure!