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Interesting Cakes from First Taste Bakery in Elmhurst, NY

I walked with The Other one weekend and stumbled upon First Taste bakery on Junction Boulevard.  It’s a Chinese bakery, very common in NYC but I found some uncommon goods inside:

Cakes from First Taste Bakery

What would they taste like? They're so structured.

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Randy’s Gourmet Ice Cream – Thai Ice Cream in Elmhurst, NY

(Howdy!  I’ve been a busy bee wishing there were more than 24 hours in a day!  Thank you for being patient with me.)

Summer.  It’s a hot, sticky and humid summer this year and I don’t like it!  My hair frizzes like a Brillo pad and I melt into a puddle of sweat.  There’s an attractive picture for ya!

The good thing about summer is the weather gives you a good reason to indulge in ice cream.  I usually watch what I eat but sometimes, a girl’s gotta have her ice cream.  Hey, I’m no health food snob saint but you gotta take care of your body ’cause it’s the only one you have and I want mine to last me a long, long, long time!

After lunch at Lin’s Taiwanese in Elmhurst, NY one weekend with the +1 (and the +1 shall henceforth be known as the Other.  His idea, not mine.), we walked towards the local Chinese grocery stores for some post-lunch shopping and stumbled upon this bright gem of a delicious treat in front of Boon Chu, one of my favorite Thai restaurants:

Randy's Gourmet Ice Cream

$2 for handmade Thai ice cream sold at a cheerful stand with a kid making a cute sign. Awww!

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