I often turn to mmm-yoso for inspiration on places I want to eat at. Recently, Kirk of mmm-yoso has made several visits to Alforon (found here, here and here) and so it went on...
I’m not very good at decorating cupcakes. It’s something I’ve been trying to work at. Not too long ago I saw these beautiful cupcakes decorated to look like hydrangeas on Glorious Treats. I was...
This chocolate souffle recipe is from Roy’s Hawaiian Restaurant – their souffle is one the best I’ve ever had! You only need five ingredients to make this rich chocolate dessert. Chocolate souffle is one...
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...
