Chica Brunch – Organic Sugar Scrub

July 09, 2012 by Monica in DYI, Entertaining, Events, Gifts

There’s not a person in the world who doesn’t love brunch. But you know who loves it the most? Ladies. Chicks. Gals. Women. Whatever you call us, we’re obsessed with brunch. I’m not saying that guys cannot be found partaking in this ritual, but let’s be honest; a pack of ladies yapping away over French toast and eggs is more common.

I can write all the reasons why I love brunch and let me tell you there are many… Who can say no to the pastries, quiches, frittatas, eggs benedict or sandwiches, and crispy bacon of the breakfast world? Not to mention the opportunity of having fancy drinks (I’m looking at you champagne!) during the morning hours, on a Sunday no less, while sharing the latest war stories with your girlfriends.

If you answered yes to that, you are dead to me.

Caramelized Onion Tart

July 08, 2012 by Monica in Appletizers & Snacks, Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Entertaining, Events, Tarts

It’s official; my chica brunches are now going to happen once a month. We have way too much time to not do them more often and this time around, we had so much fun.

This time it was a bit more special, since my best friend was visiting for the weekend and she got to meet my new set of friends. I also had the plus benefit of having a helping hand in putting it all together.

Here is my recipe for a great chica brunch:

Baddest Bagelwich [Egg Sandwich]

June 26, 2012 by Monica in Bread, Breakfast, Quick Meal, Sandwiches

Or more like a cheating Bagelwich. I could call it an egg sandwich, but the inspiration comes from a bagel.

When I lived in Miami, there was this little café close to work, which delivered pretty much 70% of the breakfast for the office staff.

The office is located off an island right passed the downtown area, and once you drove over the bridge, the lazy would sit in and there was no way anyone would ever contemplate leaving or you would be stuck in traffic never to be able to return.

In fact any restaurant that had delivery was very popular on our kitchen “take out menu” board. The motto was “let them come to us, and not us to them”.

But, back to the café…