LAMB CAKE UPDATE: BEING BAD HAS NEVER TASTED SO GOOD

As K promised earlier (see yesterday's post) it was a mess. A bloody red mess, and wow, it was delicious! The photos below are not for the faint of heart.

Before we get to the gory details, I highly recommend you try this at home. I want an entire flock of lamb cakes next year--I say we line the streets with them. Maybe I'm still high on adrenaline from baking all night and the thrill of the final sacrifice, but if you care to join me, you'll need your own lamb mold. I also love this red velvet cake recipe (and the corresponding frosting recipe), plus it yields enough for a lamb AND approximately 18 cupcakes.

A new Easter tradition has begun in the N household...and now, the afore-mentioned photos of the slaughter. You've been warned.





Nota Bene: No actual lambs were harmed in this process. Cake, however, was devoured by all. And yes, that IS green coconut.

HAPPY HOLLY-DAZE

Hope it's merry and bright wherever you are.

Love,

Pico

ROCK N ROLL RALPHS ROCKS AGAIN

Well, not quite like it did in the olden golden days of running into the likes of CC Deville in the baked goods aisle, but for those of us living in Hollywood, the Ralphs on Sunset is back in black and better than ever. Boasting a whole new deli section with a wider global selection of our favorite sundry: cheese (though if you expect the cheese-monger behind the counter to know her mozzarella from ricotta, you're better off at Whole Foods). Yeah, we admit it: most things you can find cheaper at Trader Joes, but when we need milk after 9pm RnR Ralphs is quick clip away. Expect to still wait 20 minutes for a stick of gum (we have yet to see those self-checkout lanes work) and the same old surly service, but the remodel came complete with a pharmacy so we can have our meds filled while we shop--and where would rock n roll be without the drugs, right?

Anyway, grand re-opening festivities last weekend included celebrity appearances. Check em out:



This photo also made craptastic cell photo of the week over on LosAnjealous--props to the Pico paparazzi! After we contacted Ryan, our next call was People magazine.