Happy Lunar New Year!

In celebration of the Lunar New Year, I took a bunch of inspirational pictures and posted some old ones I took around the same time a few years ago.

I visited Bolsa last week on my day off and took pictures among the exotic orchids being sold at an open-air market.

The Asian Garden Mall in Bolsa, Westminster.

Gigantic potted orchids were displayed inside the jewelry stores.

This small arrangement was so gorgeous!

David, hint...hint...Valentine's is a couple of weeks away. 

Red lanterns inside Green Farm Market.

I just love the colors of these gelatins from Green. I wonder if it tastes as good as it looks?

I made Vietnamese spring rolls for dinner for the first time (with chicken instead of shrimp or pork). Doesn't it look delish? e-mail me for the recipe.  

An unusual yellow lantern with tassels hangs above a flower shop. The Lunar New Year was eye candy amidst the gray clouds that lingered. I hope your year will be as colorful! 

Heaven's Delight

David's Strawberry, Banana, and Chocolate crepe!

David and I are always on the hunt for something new and creative in the OC, so we were thrilled to stumble upon two desert places called Heaven's Delight (Bolsa & Brookurst) and Yummy Yo (Westminster & Brookurst). On my birthday, David took me to Heaven's Delight for breakfast for freshly made crepes. Mylan, the owner and my new friend makes them so delicious you think you've died and gone to heaven.

Another place I ran into was a frozen yogurt joint Yummy Yo - their frozen treat was a little too sweet for my taste buds, but their girlie store design made me feel like I was in a Parisian parlor.


Yummy Yo interior

post by Armilyn