If you love salt and pepper wings at Chinese restaurants, you need to try this chicken wings recipe. They’re crispy and seasoned with garlic, chili, and two kinds of pepper. They taste just like the restaurant ones! It’s a...
Buona Forchetta is a Neapolitan-style pizza restaurant that opened last year. It has been on my to-do list after reading very positive reviews from various San Diego food writers. I met up with CC...
Mini quiche is an easy bite-sized breakfast that you can make with premade dough and your favorite quiche fillings. This version has eggs, broccoli, ham, and cheese and is baked in a mini pan...
A New Year’s tradition in my family is to eat hot pot, so every year around this time, I begin to crave hot pot. As a result, we’ve had hot pot quite a few...
Cookies and Cream Hot Chocolate- A twist on the traditional hot chocolate drink, this one is flavored with crushed and melted Oreo cookies. We’ve been consuming a lot of hot chocolate drinks lately. Nutella...
Rama Thai is a popular Thai restaurant in downtown San Diego and one my work colleagues love to frequent. Mr. K and I recently dined there. Crispy Red Snapper We ordered this based on...
This champagne mug cake is easy to make and a fun, festive treat for parties and celebrations. It’s lightly sweetened with a hint of champagne flavor. My family tradition is to ring in the...
It was hard to come up with my favorite meals of 2013. The previous year (2012) was such an indulgent year with the honeymoon in Europe, a reservation at French Laundry and more. I...
With my sweet tooth, I had to do a separate list for the sugary treats we’ve eaten. We’ve tried out a lot of amazing sweets this year and it was really hard to narrow...
With one day left in 2013, I’m continuing with the tradition of counting down my favorite recipes, meals and desserts of the year. In this post, I’m sharing my top 10 favorite recipes and...
French Concession is a new all-day dim sum place that recently opened in Hillcrest, occupying the former Celadon. It’s the same owner (Alex Thao), but a new restaurant name, menu and concept. When we...
These mini pecan pies are so cute and easy to make. The pecan pie filling doesn’t have any corn syrup, you don’t have to precook it, and you only need one bowl to make...
