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Feb 4, 2012, 1:13 am
I’ve been rocking major cheap status lately. (Ha, I wish. I meant on certain days I’m cheap.) I walked into Vons (which you should NOT do if you’re on cheap status, btw, but I thought I’d give it a shot). Weeeeeeeell look what I found in their bakery section:
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Nov 22, 2011, 3:11 pm
I’ve often wondered what cookies are like in other countries. The cookies from China was my first taste of cookies outside the US. Luckily, I have the pleasure of sharing with you what cookies in the UK are like! Check out this guest post from caffesociety.co.uk!
Cookies in the UK
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Oct 15, 2011, 3:44 am
Kelley’s Kookies were nice enough to reach out to me and ask me to review their cookies. I stopped by their location at the Westside Pavilion and came across:
a very clean, neat, and bright store. The first thing I noticed about the store is that it’s not like a typical cookie store that have l... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 2:15 am
Went to the Larchmont Bungalow for lunchie one day and gasped at the huuuuuuuuuuge cookies they have in the glass case! After I paid for my sandwich and cookie and it didn’t take long for me to regret it… I just remembered that huge cookies are not good. Usually they are thick, dense, and cakey.... Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2011, 3:08 am
Tara from Javabites introduced me to her coffee cookies! When I went on the site to find out more information, I learned that Javabites is all about the glorious combination of cookies and coffee (well that was after gasping at the city where she’s from: LOVELAND, CO!! To be honest, Tara, this set... Comment - Like
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Sep 3, 2011, 3:30 am
El novio y yo took the friends out for helping us move. Mando had the great idea to go to A-Frame, which has the delightful honor of having Chef Roy (you know, of Chego and the Kogi Truck) as their head chef. The food was great but you know I was looking forward to dessert before we even ate…
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Aug 1, 2011, 8:25 pm
I’m adding another vegan cookie to the mix! This time… vegan AND gluten-free!
Babycakes has its origin in NYC and has since opened up a shop in downtown LA. All of their products are vegan and most are gluten-free! Their non-gluten-free products use spelt flour, which I know has been the topic ... Comment - Like
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Jul 4, 2011, 9:33 pm
Heyo! So you saw my review of Jamaica’s Cakes chocolate chunk cookie (vegan). Now for her non-vegan cookie!
As you can tell from the picture, it’s quite a large cookie. This is going to be a short post because unfortunately there’s not much to write. It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. ... Comment - Like
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Jun 13, 2011, 12:02 am
I would not normally eat the Mrs. Field’s cookies, but I was craving a sweet one day and these were in the kitchen, so I caved! I took the red box of 8 individually wrapped cookies and grabbed one of these:
I’m not at all new to the world of Mrs. Field’s. And if my tone didn’t show it alrea... Comment - Like
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May 24, 2011, 12:12 am
YAY ANOTHER REVIEW!!! …2 months later…
I have an awesome e-mail pal, Jamaica. When I was looking into going to baking, I e-mailed a bunch of people and she was BY FAR the MOST helpful and gave me the MOST insight and most insight out of all the tens of people I contacted. Ashamedly, I took this... Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2011, 1:30 am
My first post in my months-long hiatus will be about cookies from my boyfriend!
The boyfriend went to Eagle Rock Italian Bakery and grabbed a bunch of cookies for me
It was an entire box FULL of cookies. That I took a picture of in poor lighting, because of course, I knew I had to take pictures b... Comment - Like
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Feb 15, 2011, 11:25 am
Ok, I can’t figure out how to embed this specific video, but you HAVE to watch this video! It’s a clip from Robot Chicken on Adult Swim: The Cookie Monster finally makes his way through to the Keebler Elves’ cookie making base. It’s hilarious!!!
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Nov 13, 2010, 4:25 pm
HEY GUESS WHAT! A little birdie told me that Lotus Bakeries is having a sweet giveaway. I apologize for being late on the boat on this one — it ends on Nov 21! You still have some time but hurry up! It’s one entry per person per day!
Beginning Nov. 1 through Nov. 21, the “Take a Biscoff Break... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2010, 12:08 am
My birthday was a month ago, but I still wanted to write this post!
Fresh Beginnings sent me a tin of cookies — no, make that TWO tins of cookies — for my mom and me. They sent me another as a surprise!!
USC colored balloons thanks to Moms Nguyen, and the very very cute and beautiful cookie ti... Comment - Like
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Nov 10, 2010, 1:24 am
Whoa!! MUCH belated review!! I totally told Cookie Gallery I would review their cookies WEEKS ago. I’m so sorry!
I got some super cute cookies from Cookie Gallery — however, I didn’t exactly feel comfortable eating them because I was told that there was gelatin in the cookies (even though the... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2010, 12:09 pm
It’s quite fitting that National Cookie Month is the same month as my birthday. Eat on!! Nom nom nom
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Oct 7, 2010, 12:28 am
A rep from Fresh Beginnings contacted me last week telling me she would send me a customized cookie tin! Fresh Beginnings specializes in freshly baked cookies (although they have other stuff too like pretzels and nuts) and they make tins with pretty designs as well as logos and messages on them. I s... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2010, 3:22 am
I was STOKED that bro’s apartment was within walking distance to The Chicago Diner! Gosh, I HAVE to go back to Chicago. That restaurant has the BEST sweet potato fries I’ve ever eaten. Sadly couldn’t say that about the cookie. First let’s look at the ingredients and nutrition list:
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Aug 29, 2010, 11:33 pm
So travel back in time with me to my Chicago trip. I went on this AWESOME chocolate tour and picked up this cookie along the way
It’s a SQUARE cookie. a SQUARE toffee cookie! I ate this cookie one or two days later in the airport when I was waiting for my flight out of Chicago and it was still s... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2010, 3:42 pm
Coral Tree Cafe is TOTALLY my kind of place! It has a lot of veggie stuff but I’ll cut to the point; the COOKIES!
Grabbed this, a veggie sandwich (panini?) and a mint tea latte for $18. This cookie was $1.95. The sandwich was great, the mint tea latte was uhhhmazing, and the cookie was ok. A go... Comment - Like
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Aug 21, 2010, 9:39 pm
Just wanted to take a second to thank Famous Amos for keeping Essie and Hello Kitty company while they were delayed in the Kansas City Airport:
Adorable! If you have a cute picture with cookies… send them over!
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Aug 16, 2010, 2:49 pm
Hey! Soooooooo the nice peeps at Eat ‘n Park’s Smiley Cookies contacted me and wanted to send me COOKIES! I could not say no. BUT I DID actually verify with them that they are vegetarian because I saw glaze and didn’t want them to have gelatin in them. I actually hadn’t ever heard of Smiley ... Comment - Like
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Aug 14, 2010, 7:06 pm
OMG!! I was looking forward to this event for WEEKS. Or like weeks and a halfs.
Cookie Showdown 2010 was put on by Hello Drama and Nylon Pink and took place in August’s Downtown LA Artwalk. If you’ve never had the pleasure, DTLA Artwalk has become a MASSIVE event for hipsters, yuppies a... Comment - Like
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Aug 9, 2010, 3:03 pm
Oigh. Facepalm
I feel really stupid. I got contacted by Baking Betty’s (an OC bakery!) and was so busy I didn’t check the website before I received them. Well next time I know for sure to make sure to check the website and let the bakers know I am vegetarian! Otherwise I may receive ano... Comment - Like
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Aug 8, 2010, 3:38 pm
reposting because this is TONIGHT!
I have some SUPER EXCITING NEWS!!!! There is going to be a COOKIE event at the Downtown LA Artwalk TONIGHT! As of right now there are 8 LA bakeries lined up to showcase their cookies. AND I’M A JUDGE!!!!!!! I think judging cookies is one of the things I do t... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2010, 6:38 pm
Soooo this cookie review is a month overdue. During my trip to SF, we stopped by Boudin Bakery Pier 41. I think. It was on a pier and it was followed by a number. ANYway. There are a few locations, but only other Boudin I’ve ever seen is at Disney’s California Adventure next to Disneylan... Comment - Like
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Jul 31, 2010, 10:55 pm
OMG! This is waaaaaaaaaaaaay overdue. I’m SO SORRY! I haven’t updated in WEEKS and I feel horrible. Here is one! I have lots more coming!
A few weeks ago (er.. by now I think it’s been “several” weeks ago..) one of my besties was sweet enough to invite me up to NorCal ... Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2010, 2:05 pm
Where’s T-Pain when I need him? I’M ON A BOAT!
..er, okay, I *was* on a boat. Chloe Day consisted of vegetarian food, Catch Phrase, driving the boat AND the Jeep (stickshift baby!), going on a boat and seeing ducks and very importantly, COOKIES!!!!!!!!!
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Jun 22, 2010, 10:55 pm
Hey cookie lovers! I don’t know if you know this or not, but I have a FB page. Please join!!
http://www.facebook.com/ChloesCookieBlog
…and if you’re on Twitter, follow me too! @lookitschloe
If you’re on Twitter, leave your sn below so I can follow you too ♥ I want to cre... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2010, 12:55 am
Have you ever had one of those times when you’re in Beverly Hills and you’re like man, I could really use a giant $4 cookie right now?
I did. And it was gooooooooooooooooood.
I was on Wilshire and Beverly (or somewhere around there) and I parked in the hotel parking lot on Canon. On th... Comment - Like
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Jun 15, 2010, 1:25 am
On the way back from PA, I heard the flight attendant tell everyone that we had snacks on board, and all I heard was “cookie.” Sorry for the bad picture, it was really dark inside the airplane!
Apparently a company named Biscoff makes this cookie and you can earn sky miles with them. I ... Comment - Like
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Jun 13, 2010, 2:49 pm
I found another person online who has tried the F-Cup Cookie!
This is the most recent review I could find, dated May 8 of this year. We know the drill: this cookie originates in Japan and has ingredients from a plant that acts as estrogen inside the human body, yadda yadda yadda. Eat this with plen... Comment - Like
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Jun 10, 2010, 2:30 pm
After an awesome time seeing Robin Hoodwinked at The All American Melodrama Theater and Music Hall in Long Beach, we stopped by Funnel House to get funnel cakes. M and I opted for our very own ice cream sandwiches. Had we known how HUGE they were, we might have decided to share one, especially consi... Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2010, 2:02 pm
One thing on our minds lately is the awful oil spill that has been spewing tens of thousands of barrels of oil per day since mid/late April. The situation might be deemed the greatest environmental catastrophe in history. The oil spill pictures are heartbreaking — the effect on sea life (SAVE ... Comment - Like
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Jun 5, 2010, 3:52 pm
So… back track a little bit to when I was still in New York. The day after we went to Jacques Torres, we went to a place with a lot of shopping (..I don’t remember where this was… D.U.M.B.O I think it’s called). After a couple of rounds at the Marc Jacob stores, we went to Ma... Comment - Like
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Jun 2, 2010, 1:14 am
Not sure what was in the stars but Cara Pearson of Pacific Cookie Company had really good timing, sending a heartbroken girl two dozen cookies. TWO DOZEN! 24! Helped lift my spirits a little bit:
Pacific Cookie Company is gourmet cookie gift basket and boxes company based out of NorCal. (Haha, reme... Comment - Like
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May 28, 2010, 4:02 pm
OMG.
..I just realized I start a LOT of blog posts like that…
We were in NY after we went to PA for my mom’s graduation (GO MOMS NGUYEN!) from Penn State Harrisburg with a Master’s in American Studies. We were told we HAD to visit Jacques Torres, which is a chocolate shop. They&#... Comment - Like
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May 26, 2010, 9:54 pm
Went to eat Guatemalan food as a fast fix for lunch one day. Cheap food, hardly anything vegetarian though FYI. The bakery display case had a TON of baked goods in it, so I grabbed a cookie
The boss let me have some of his too. It was like an oval sugar cookie. It was yums! It was too big though.... Comment - Like
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May 24, 2010, 1:19 pm
This place is so awesome, its name is ALL IN CAPS.
LAMILL Coffee is one of those super duper expensive coffee shops. Like, $5 for a coffee in a teacup the size of the cups that came with our little dollhouses we girls had when we were younger. Ok, maybe a little bigger, but you catch my drift.
I c... Comment - Like
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May 24, 2010, 2:45 am
Oy. Seems I made a mistake! Remember Good Stuff? I was wrong.. it was $1.40 PER cookie, not for both cookies. I went there again, hoping to get my fill of good cookies before a bike ride and guess what! The waitress handed me my $1.40 cookie in PLASTIC WRAP… I was INCREDIBLY disappointed. I as... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 10:12 pm
Ugh. I am so angry. Last week I went to Subway and they were saying that if you kept your receipt and then filled out a survey online that you’d receive a free cookie via special code in your email. I did that. twice. Guess who never got any emails? LAME. has anyone done this and actually got ... Comment - Like
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May 10, 2010, 1:20 pm
I have the urge to introduce you to my new best friend LaRae Wiggins. Ok, to be honest… LaRae, I only want you for your cookies.
*whew* Felt good to get that off my chest!
She sent me an email telling me she bakes good cookies. I’m like, ok.. it’s like whenever people hear that I... Comment - Like
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Mar 16, 2010, 1:31 pm
I guess it’s not a coincidence that my second favorite food in the world is ice cream since ice cream and cookies go so well together. I found Lovin’ Scoopful at Ralphs, and had to pick up the Yummy Cake & Cookie Dough!! They have a cookies ‘n cream version too, but Ralphs doesn... Comment - Like
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