The last few months have flown by in a blur. I feel like I’m constantly playing catch-up. This year I somehow completely missed National Doughnut Day. I’m pretty sad over it considering how much...
We celebrated my sister’s birthday last weekend, which could only mean one thing: time for another round of all you can eat sushi! I’m not a huge fan of AYCE sushi. The quality tends...
I can never resist getting funnel cake at the fair. Fried dough, with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. What’s not to love? My first taste of funnel cake wasn’t until college. They used to...
This isn’t quite the same as some of the other mug cakes I’ve made in the past. I didn’t create a recipe that can be made into one single serving, but it’s still delicious...
D Bar recently opened in San Diego, next door to the highly popular Snooze. Like Snooze, D Bar is originally from Denver. D Bar Desserts was created by Keegan Gerhard (Food Network) and Lisa...
Peanut butter shortbread cookies are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookies. They are studded with chocolate chips and have a rich peanut butter flavor. I’ve been making a lot of shortbread cookies lately and these peanut butter...
Even though the part of the Bay Area where my parents live has a large Taiwanese population, I haven’t been able to find any Taiwanese snow/snowflake shaved ice shops until now. (As a...
This is my newest Nutella love. Pancakes that taste like Nutella donuts. Combining three loves into one. And they look cute too. I had been wanting to make Nutella pancakes for a while. Then...
You don’t have to wait until the state fair to enjoy your favorite fair food! Many fair food dishes are easy and less expensive to make at home and I’ve round-up up some of...
I wasn’t planning on blogging about Scarpetta’s brunch again since I’ve already done so twice (here and here) and the last time was only about two months ago. But on this last visit, there...
Crisp and cold Chinese cucumber salad is a quick and easy appetizer or side dish. The dressing is savory, tangy, a little sweet, with a hint of spiciness from chili peppers. You’ll often see...
Despite the strange name, DeDe’s is actually a chinese restaurant tucked into one of the many Convoy plazas, and serves spicy Szechuan style food. It’s been a long time since I visited DeDe’s. I had...
