Sweet Revenge Bakery

It's been awhile since I last checked out this particular strip mall.

It's in my old 'hood down south...

Valerio's Bakery closed several years ago when the owner passed away. It is now a pizza place. The Filipino takeout place, Zambales is also gone and replaced by Botanas Locas.  Next to it was a "Bakery" sign so I was hopeful...

Lunch with Superman @ Sublime Ale House + desserts @ The Baked Bear & Susie Cakes

It's been awhile since I hung out with our good friend Superman.

Last time I was at his place, his collection wasn't as large. I admit, I do help "contribute" to his vices.

Lunch was his choice up in his "territory" (aka North County San Diego, which is basically uncharted territory for me)...

Sublime Ale House in San Marcos it was...

Birthday Lunch at Del Mar Rendezvous 3x, return to the Torrey Pines Glider Port and cupcakes from Sprinkles

I was liking this concept...being "off" on my birthday. It was like, as my friend TORC said, "playing hookie".

(photo from my "Return to Del Mar Rendezvous" post, April 2014)

Even though I felt a tiny twinge of guilt, I thought about it and thought, "You know, FK it! Work will be there tomorrow. I need to to do this EVERY year, %$#@"!

More birthday freebies from The Cupcake Store and Coffee Couture

I'm so behind (hangs head with resigned dejection). Here are some posts that I'm trying to cram in from my birthday month.

Finally, I got here early instead of at 4 pm the week before literally nothing was left...

It helps going early to beat the rush...

Aroma Thai and return to Babycakes in Imperial Beach

Several weekends ago, Bert and I were in IB. We had just dropped off TC to finish up some volunteer work with her friends so...

we headed down Coronado St. which turns into Imperial Beach Blvd. The "Art" noodle scuplpture is at the very end...

Frost Me & free eggs from Bristol Farms

After our delicious lunch at Draft Republic, Kirbie and I ventured across the street over to the UTC mall...

I hadn't been here in awhile and I was curious to try a cupcake place she recommended...

The Cupcake Store and The Friendly Used Book Store

Before heading out, we walked the short distance from Kaffee Meiste over to the other side of the strip mall where these two businesses reside...

I was actually planning on just going to the cupcake place...

but was tempted by the rolling carts filled with used books and movies (yes, on VHS and yes we still have a VHS player, ha ha!)....

Bert's Pre-Bday Lunch - Pacific Beach Fish Shop and Return to Pure Cupcakes

Bert's birthday was a few Monday's ago, but we celebrated it a day early by trying out a seafood place over in PB...

Last year it was Korean bbq and this year it was seafood...

Pure Cupcakes

After our craptastic lunch from the pho-kin crappy Pho Time, TC and I went to the next shopping complex down the street.

It's the same complex with Great News Cookware & Cooking School...

There was a cupcake place that I'd been meaning to check out, one that I didn't realize was here until I attended the red velvet taste off a few months ago with Mary and the gang...

Photo medley - random meals, funny stuff and more...

It's time again for one of those posts where I compile the pics don't really warrant a full-on post, such as this bitch kickin' pair of purple patent fake Docs.

I don't remember what the brand was, but I know it definitely was NOT Doc Marten's, at only $24.99? Real Docs are $100 or more and better quality than these fake leather shoes. These boots will probably fall apart after two or three wears, but boy, I do like that eggplant shade!

Then again, it's not the 1990's and I'm not Daria Morgendorffer and can get away with wearing these....

Sigh...If only...

The Red Velvet Cupcake Taste-Off!

After having carbs with those pizza slices, we had...uh...more carbs and sugar to boot! Yikes!

This past weekend was the Epic Red Velvet Cupcake tasting organized by Mary of This Tasty Life...
We were instructed to buy two cupcakes from assigned bakeries and then bring 'em to our meetup spot...

Return to Bella & Ava Sweets Boutique

Shortly after my experience here a  few days ago, I thought I'd go again the very next day...

I wanted to use that punch card again and see what would happen if I bought more than one...

Bella & Ava Sweets Boutique

A few days ago my sis posted a photo of some cupcakes on her fb page. I was curious because the cupcakes were from the Otay Ranch mall (really, the town center) and I wasn't even aware that this place was there...

It's not an actual storefront, but rather a stand alone kiosk located in the Food Pavilion...

Return to Love Cupcake Cafe

[Update- Closed as of March 2016]

As I headed east on Birch, I could see a big thundercloud looming ahead in the distance...

This was the same day that several thunderhead clouds merged to become one giant supercloud that ended up soaking East County...

Rainbow cupcakes

While the Brown Sugar Pie was baking, TC started up on another recipe...

She liked the rainbow cupcake we had at Love Cupcake Cafe so she thought she would try making her own...

Love Cupcake Cafe

[Update - Closed as of March 2016]

Have you ever received local papers (not the SD U-T) like El Latino or the Star News (for those of us in Chula Vista) on your porch, only to just toss it in recycling without reading it? That's what I usually do. But this time, I saved the July 5 issue of the Chula Vista Star News. The front page had the sad news that the Strawberry Fields on 4th and Main  was looking at its last (gasp!) season, after 27 years of being a fixture in the South Bay. The land was sold and was in escrow and would be put to another use. That was so disappointing to read. I suppose I should do one last visit to the fields for old time's sake.

However, it was page 2 that caught my eye. It was article about a new cupcake place in east Chula Vista.

Well now...I just had to see (and taste) for myself, so with TC as my trusty companion, we drove out near the mall in Otay Ranch and into this strip mall...

Sweets in small packages - dessert at Sugar & Scribe

Fresh from our "pre-anniversary" lunch at The Fishery, our next stop was one of my favorite bakeries in San Diego...

It was just up the street and what sold Bert on going here instead of The Baked Bear was the promise of
a hassle free parking space...

Return to Babycakes

Our last stop for the night would be what we thought would be dessert at d bar.

Unfortunately, it was closed on Mondays!

Aaargh, so plan B and C was set in motion...

Recent party food...

This post features party food from a few different events I attended over the past few months but never got around to posting until now...

Two months ago I went to a friend's daughter's baby shower. The baby has since been born and is a happy and healthy two month old...

That shower was one of the most put together and over the top (decor and theme-wise) I'd been to...

Last Stop - Sugar & Scribe

So this was it, the last place we stopped at during our Record Store Day crawl, the cute Irish bakery, Sugar & Scribe...

It was so convenient having everything right next door to each other...