Poqet Donuts opened in Irvine recently, offering gourmet donut creations as well as a build-your-own option. After drooling over their gorgeous donut photos posted on social media, I had to make a stop on...
Bacon wrapped cheese sticks. You can imagine the rest right? Gooey, stretchy, melted cheese, just covered in bacon! With the Super Bowl coming up, my mind has turned to fun appetizers to make for...
If you’re craving pasta but want something quick, this microwave lasagna is ready in 10 minutes. It has layers of pasta, sauce, and cheese for an easy single-serving dinner. This microwave lasagna isn’t your traditional layered lasagna. But it does consist of lasagna noodles, tomatoes, and melty...
Thick and soft cookies combine chocolate chip cookies with chocolate chocolate chip cookies so you don’t have to choose just one. Marble cookies are easy to make and a fun twist on regular cookies....
We recently met up with a friend at Sushi Lounge Encinitas. The casual sushi restaurant has a fairly large selection of appetizers, rolls, and fresh sashimi to choose from. Crispy Rice We started our...
If you’re looking for a nice restaurant to dine at during restaurant week, I highly recommend Stake Chophouse. Located in Coronado, this sleek and modern steakhouse provided us with a very memorable meal to start...
Honey Garlic Cauliflower is an easy and delicious weeknight meal. Crunchy baked breaded cauliflower pieces are coated with honey garlic sauce. I can’t get enough of this honey garlic sauce. It’s savory, spicy, and sweet, all at the same...
Nutella S’mores French Toast. Because it’s the weekend and you deserve it. Graham cracker crumb crusted French toast slices, stuffed with marshmallow creme and Nutella spread and topped with toasted or torched marshmallows. Worth....
Wa Dining Okan is an intimate Japanese restaurant that specializes in home-style cooking. “Okan” means mother in Japanese slang, and every time I dine here, I do get a sense of coming home. It’s been...
If you love zucchini bread, check out my single serving zucchini mug cake. It’s super soft, fluffy, with bits of zucchini mixed throughout. I am very much in love with this new mug cake...
Breadcrumb-free crispy baked chicken is drizzled with bang bang sauce for a delicious weeknight meal. I’ve made so many bang bang recipes now, but no one in our house is sick of it yet, so...
Since opening last summer, Breakfast Republic has become one of the most popular brunch places in San Diego. We recently visited over the holidays, braved the long lines, and completely fell in love with...
