Hiya everyone,

For some reason, my sister really wanted a milkshake. So, we decided to make one! We simply searched for a recipe online but I cannot say that we followed it step for step. We wanted chocolate with the vanilla milkshake. Unfortunately, we did not have chocolate syrup, so we decided to improvise! My sister had some Milk Duds, so we took some and microwaved it. When it came out of the microwave, the chocolate was very thick and sticky. I thought it would be okay still.

So what we had: Milk, Dreyer’s Double Vanilla (the only one we had), Melted Milk Duds, a Blender.

I poured 1 cup of milk into the blender, then about 6 scoops of Vanilla ice cream. The recipe called for 4 scoops but I did not think it was enough, especially since I had small scoops. So, I gave a couple more. Then, I put in the very thick chocolate. I did not know how long to blend so I gave it like a couple of minutes.

The picture above is the PRE-blend. You can see the thick chocolate.

So, after I blended a couple of times, it became all liquidy. I poured some into the cup and the chocolate did NOT break at all. It was stuck in a ball-like form. And now, the result:

The darker brown parts are the chocolate (Milk Duds). It tasted okay but it was not thick like a milkshake should be. I believe we failed to make a milkshake.

The things we learned:

1. If you don’t have chocolate syrup, don’t use Milk Duds. The chocolate had caramel so it was very sticky.
2. It needed MORE ice cream to be thicker.
3. Learn how long to blend.

So, that’s it. We did not make a good milkshake however it was okay. It was not a complete fail. But, definitely don’t trust this (my blog post) recipe to make a milkshake! XD

Hiya everyone,

I did not expect my summer to be so busy. With the internship, I not only have to work at the district office, I have to attend events. One of the events I went to was to the Los Angeles Zoo. It was fun. I actually went about 3-4 months ago but it was nice to go again (for free too!).

I have been watching a lot of shows on Food Network or just Food shows in general, such as: Diners, Dives, and Drive-Ins, Man v. Food, and some various cooking shows. Those foods always look so delicious that I want to try it myself but most of the places are very far away. So, my sweetheart and I decided to try some (new) places our areas. One of the places we tried was, Good Girl Dinette. I read the reviews at Yelp about the long wait and whatnot. We got there very early (just right when it opened) on a Saturday. The waiter we had was very nice. After we ordered, we did have a long wait. I was surprised it took long for the food to come out. But, I have to say that it was worth it. I ordered Galangal Chicken Baguette with came with a side of spicy fries. My sweetheart got Grandma’s Pho. I only took a picture of my food though:

Doesn’t it look so yummy? The fries had some sort of garlic and other spices in them. My sweetheart thought the pho was okay but then he never had it before. Overall, it was alright. The service was okay, but then again, we were the first ones there (and only one).

Another place we tried (not of the same day XD) was Tops Original Burgers. I LOVE chili cheese fries. So, when I was craving them, I searched online for good places for chili cheese fries. Tops was recommended and I am so glad we went. We got a large chili cheese fries and a 1/4 pound special with pastrami burger. The burger is bigger than the picture. My sweetheart had already taken the other half.

We couldn’t finish the chili cheese fries or the burger. XD We did not expect the chili cheese fries to be so large! There was so much. x) I’d definitely go back.

That’s it for now. I can’t wait to look around for new places. I’ll try to take pictures of it before I eat it. XD