Future Husband (“FH”) and I both enjoy eating chinese dim sum. Over the years, we’ve been to nearly every restaurant in San Diego that offers dim sum (the pickings are pretty slim). The one...
I love Mexican fried ice cream. I get it every year at the County Fair and whenever it’s on the dessert menu at a restaurant. Creamy vanilla ice cream encrusted with a cinnamon crunchy...
Happy Monday everyone! First off, a winner has been chosen for my Starbucks giveaway! Congratulations to “Susan,” who left the second to last comment on this post and her number was chosen by random.org...
Earlier this week I saw someone do a version of Outback Steakhouse’s “blooming onion” using a loaf of sourdough bread. I loved the idea. One of the most appealing things about a blooming onion,...
I thought I’d take some time to introduce a classic chinese breakfast item. Pronounced youtiao in chinese, these are also commonly referred to as chinese fried crullers. I’m not quite sure why this translation...
Since I’ve made honey castella cake several times, I wanted to make some variations. The other day, I made two castella cakes. Originally, one was supposed to be a matcha one and one was...
Over the weekend, Future Husband and I had some family obligations to attend to in LA. Since we would be done in the afternoon, I chose a place for us to eat dinner at...
I’ve had an image of mini baked donuts with a light blue glaze and white sprinkles. I was originally going to make them for Mother’s Day but ran out of time. So I made...
I originally wanted to make this post about a matcha flavored castella cake since I’ve already done the originally honey castella cake. But as you can see, this cake is yellow, not green. I...
Quik Wok is a fast food American Chinese restaurant located in Rancho Bernardo. In addition, on weekends, they offer some traditional chinese dishes, including chinese breakfast items, noodle dishes, and my beloved knife shaved...
Chinese beef noodle soup is one of my favorite Chinese dishes. The rich, steaming beef broth, tender pieces of meat, and soft noodles make a hearty and comforting meal. I’ve had several bad beef...
Recently, a representative of Starbucks contacted me to see if I wanted to try some samples of their new line of naturally flavored coffees, Starbucks Natural Fusions, and host a giveaway for my readers....
