If you’re a fan of the custom fast casual pizza trend or looking for a good one to be your first, I highly recommend Blaze Pizza. One bite in and Mr. K and I...
Easy Mongolian Beef is ready in 30 minutes, making it a great weeknight meal. Tender beef coated in a sweet and savory sauce is easy to make at home. I’ve been making some of...
Donut Touch has earned a lot of positive reviews, especially for their blueberry donut, red velvet donut and apple fritters. This weekend, I finally got a chance to go check it out. In addition...
These red velvet cookies have a layer of cream cheese in the middle and are studded with chocolate chips. From the outside, they look like regular cookies, but every bite reveals the tangy cream...
Flour Bakery + Cafe is a well-known bakery in Boston, owned by pastry chef Joanne Chang. During my East Coast trip last Fall, we spent a weekend in Boston and our very first stop...
Learn how to make Chinese fried rice at home and you’ll never order it for take-out again. Chinese fried rice is easy to make and you can customize it with different ingredients to suit...
Mr. K and I recently went to check out Best Taste of China, a somewhat hidden Chinese restaurant in Mira Mesa. I’d read posts on mmm-yoso and Faye’s Fork, so when we found ourselves...
I’ve been on a red velvet baking marathon. I hate working with red food coloring. No matter what I do, I get it all over my hands and fingers and it takes forever to...
Casa De Reyes in Old Town recently started offering a Sunday brunch and I was invited to check it out earlier last month. Brunch is served on Sundays from 9 am to noon and...
This spicy cucumber salad recipe is a crisp and refreshing side dish. The cucumbers are flavored with rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and chili flakes. It’s very easy to make and so addictive. Chinese cucumber salad is one of my favorite...
Two weeks ago, I had a ladies’ blogger lunch meet-up at Que Huong, one of my favorite restaurants in San Diego. It’s a perfect spot for a large group setting because they have several...
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, red velvet cakes have been everywhere. This past weekend, I participated in a red velvet cupcake tasting organized by Mary of This Tasty Life, trying out red...