February 9, 2011
Steamed Prosperity Cakes (Fa Gao)
by Kirbie
Fa Gao, often referred to as Prosperity Cake, Lucky Cake or Fortune Cake, is often made and eaten during Chinese New Year to bring prosperity in the new year. The cake is steamed and...
February 6, 2011
Chocolate Rose Cupcakes
by Kirbie
It’s a week away from Valentine’s Day so I’ve been making some time to try out some Valentine’s Day dessert ideas. I love using my rose muffin pan* this time of year. I’ve previously...
February 5, 2011
Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)
by Kirbie
Char siu is a savory Chinese BBQ pork that you can make it home. The meat can be eaten on its own or is also often used in fried rice, or wrapped inside a...
February 4, 2011
Gougères (French Cheese Puffs)
by Kirbie
French cheese puffs (gougère) are easy to make and great for parties. They are made with choux dough with grated cheese that is piped onto a baking sheet. When you bake them, they puff...
February 2, 2011
Homemade Steamed Buns (Mantou)
by Kirbie
Learn how to make homemade steamed buns. When served plain they are called mantou or you can fill them with different ingredients. Although you can find them premade at Asian markets, they are pretty...
February 1, 2011
Emerald Seafood Restaurant revisit
by Kirbie
A few weekends ago, we planned a dinner at Jasmine Seafood restaurant to check out their new reduced menu items priced at $7.99. However, when we arrived, the restaurant was booked for the night...
January 31, 2011
Scallion Pancakes
by Kirbie
With Chinese New Year coming up this week, my family made some Chinese dishes this weekend to do some early celebration. We’ve made scallion/green onion pancakes before, but we’ve been working on trying to...
January 27, 2011
WhisknLadle
by Kirbie
The other night, BF and I went to check out Whisknladle, which I have heard great things about. Whisknladle is one of the many farm to table style restaurants that have popped up in...
January 27, 2011
Homemade Fortune Cookies
by Kirbie
I always look forward to the fortune cookies given at the end of a Chinese restaurant meal. Recently, I’ve seen a lot of recipes for fortune cookies, claiming they are quite easy to make....
January 24, 2011
Pot Stickers
by Kirbie
With Chinese New Year coming up in a few weeks (February 3), I wanted to share a couple of chinese dishes on my blog. This weekend I made some pot stickers. Pot stickers (called...
January 21, 2011
Chocolate Lava Cake
by Kirbie
Chocolate lava cakes with molten centers. This is an easy chocolate dessert you can make at home! These lava cakes look fancy and taste like the ones served at restaurants, but you only need...
January 18, 2011
Do Re Mi House revisit
by Kirbie
Do Re Mi House is one of our favorite spots for Korean food in San Diego. We love the nice staff and the unlimited amounts of banchan that leave us extremely full. The last...
