January 18, 2011
Challah Bread
by Kirbie
Challah bread is a soft egg bread that is slightly sweet and great all on its own with butter or use it to make sandwiches and French toast. It’s not complicated to make but...
January 13, 2011
Braided Milk Bread
by Kirbie
I love challah breads. When Christine’s recipes made a variation on the tangzhong bread and created a braided version of a walnut raisin bread, I really wanted to try making a braided version of...
January 12, 2011
Honey Castella Cake
by Kirbie
Castella or Katsura cake is a popular Japanese sponge cake. If you are familiar with the cake, you will know that mine looks nothing like how it should look. Haha. My first attempt at...
January 12, 2011
Sea Harbour Restaurant Dim Sum
by Kirbie
3939 Rosemead Blvd Rosemead, CA 91770 (626) 288-3939 I love dim sum. It’s one of the things I’m constantly craving and rarely get sick of. When I saw mmm-yoso’s posts on Sea Harbour restaurant...
January 11, 2011
Steamed Chocolate Cake
by Kirbie
I’ve seen several recipes for steamed chocolate cake and have been curious as to how the texture and taste would be for a cake that is steamed rather than baked. I bookmarked a recipe...
January 11, 2011
Nutella swirl bread
by Kirbie
I’ve been craving more of the tangzhong method bread lately. I just can’t get enough of the soft, fluffy texture of this bread. I’ve scoured the blogs for other recipes but this weekend I...
January 10, 2011
Chinese Egg Tarts
by Kirbie
I love Chinese egg tarts. It’s one of my favorite things to get from Chinese bakeries. The sweet pastry shell complements the egg custard so well. They aren’t too hard to make, but it...
January 7, 2011
Easy Apple Muffins
by Kirbie
Apples have been really cheap lately so I’ve been looking for apple recipes. I found a really easy apple muffin recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything. Muffin recipes are usually pretty easy to...
January 2, 2011
Matcha chiffon cake
by Kirbie
I’ve been wanting to try making a matcha flavored chiffon cake for a while now since I love green tea flavored desserts, but only got around to it this past week. I saw a...
December 31, 2010
Purple Yam (Ube) Chiffon Cake
by Kirbie
Ube is a purple yam that is very commonly used in Filipino desserts. It has a vibrant purple color, like purple sweet potato, which gives this purple yam chiffon cake its beautiful color. I...
December 28, 2010
Cucina Urbana revisit
by Kirbie
Cucina Urbana 505 Laurel St, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 239-2222 https://www.cucinaurbana.com After a wonderful dinner at Cucina Urbana about a month ago, BF and I couldn’t wait to go back. Luckily, we were...
December 28, 2010
Silkie Chicken Tea Eggs
by Kirbie
Have you ever heard of silkie chickens? You can look at this article to see what they look like. Silkie chickens have very puffy feathers and get their name because their feathers feel like...
