For one of my birthday dinners with family and friends, we went to Cucina Urbana since I had enjoyed my previous visits so much. We got a big table reserved for us near the...
Pancakes, egg, and bacon all-in-one. These bacon egg pancake cups make a great breakfast treat that is ready in 20 minutes. About a month ago I made some bacon egg toast cups. What I...
I have to confess, I really like using Pillsbury biscuit dough. There are so many different uses for it. I’ve used it to make steamed turtles buns, donut balls, steamed buns, and monkey bread....
Brownie stuffed chocolate chip cookies take a favorite cookie and stuff them with a rich chocolate brownie. Every bite includes some fudgy brownie – they are a decadent dessert! I’ve been making a lot...
Robataya Oton is a Japanese restaurant that is the sister restaurant to Wa Okan Dining, a restaurant I’ve blogged about several times. I’ve been wanting to check it out since it opened last year,...
Gougeres are French cheese puffs made with choux pastry. I made gougeres for the first time a few months ago and fell in love with these savory pastry puffs. I decided to make some...
A while back I was baking these cute mini donuts, and I often got asked whether they taste like real fried yeast donuts. The answer is no. They taste good and are cute, but...
I went back to my parent’s place in the Bay Area a few weekends ago and when they asked me where I wanted to eat, I told them Tomi Seafood Buffet. I still had...
Peanut butter snickers cookies are a stuffed cookie recipe that are easy to make. Each cookie has a mini candy bar baked in the middle for a special surprise when you take a bite....
If you haven’t yet tried or heard of them, Five Guys is a popular burger chain that originated on the East Coast. It is often compared to In-N-Out for those of us on the...
These cheese puffs are light and airy with a chewy texture and are very easy to make. You only need a handful of ingredients and a blender to make the dough. I’ve made cheese...
I go through a lot of different cravings. The theme for these past weeks seems to be desserts involving Oreos. Last week I made some chocolate oreo stuffed cookies. I still had some Oreos...
