Taiyaki are Japanese pancakes shaped like fish. They are a common snack or street vendor item. A while back I bought a taiyaki maker at my local Japanese market. Recently, I found out that...
If you love peanut butter and chocolate you are going to love these easy two-ingredient peanut butter cup cookies. They are so simple to make and a fun way to use Reese’s cups. I...
King Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant has been on my to-do list of places to check out in LA for over a year now. It is home to the King Hawaiian rolls you can purchase...
Lava cakes are one of our favorite desserts and they are so easy to make at home. These Nutella lave cakes are rich and decadent. Each chocolate cake has a molten Nutella center that...
It’s funny how your food palate changes over the years. There are some places that the BF and I used to love that we no longer enjoy as we’ve now had so many more...
About a month ago, I dined at a pop-up restaurant, where one of the courses served was a fried soft boiled egg. The outside of the egg was nice and crunchy and when you...
Popovers, also known as Yorkshire puddings, are light and airy and easy to make. They puff up when they bake for a fun presentation. They’re a great side dish that’s easier to make than...
Castella cake is a popular Japanese sponge cake. The key to making it at home is in preparing the eggs which are whisked over warm water until they hold soft peaks. This is what...
As you may have guessed by now, Oceanaire is one of our favorite restaurants in San Diego when we are in the mood for some fine dining. The other night, the BF surprised me...
Hopefully you aren’t sick of my tangzhong bread posts because here’s another one. Tangzhong is a method for making bread created by Yvonne Chen, written in her book “65 Degrees Tangzhong.” It produces bread...
Making Irish soda bread for St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite traditions, although it’s a bread you can make all year round. You don’t need any yeast to make it – it’s...
I have been eagerly waiting for the opening of Manna bbq, an all you can eat Korean bbq restaurant, since San Diego currently only has one other AYCE Korean bbq restaurant (Jeong Won). The...
