I love challah breads. When Christine’s recipes made a variation on the tangzhong bread and created a braided version of a walnut raisin bread, I really wanted to try making a braided version of...
Castella or Katsura cake is a popular Japanese sponge cake. If you are familiar with the cake, you will know that mine looks nothing like how it should look. Haha. My first attempt at...
3939 Rosemead Blvd Rosemead, CA 91770 (626) 288-3939 I love dim sum. It’s one of the things I’m constantly craving and rarely get sick of. When I saw mmm-yoso’s posts on Sea Harbour restaurant...
I’ve seen several recipes for steamed chocolate cake and have been curious as to how the texture and taste would be for a cake that is steamed rather than baked. I bookmarked a recipe...
The Nordstrom in downtown San Diego has a cafe on the top floor. It sells mainly sandwiches and salads, but with a more upscale setting. You line up and place your order and find...
I’ve been craving more of the tangzhong method bread lately. I just can’t get enough of the soft, fluffy texture of this bread. I’ve scoured the blogs for other recipes but this weekend I...
I love Chinese egg tarts. It’s one of my favorite things to get from Chinese bakeries. The sweet pastry shell complements the egg custard so well. They aren’t too hard to make, but it...
As you may know, I’m obsessed with mochi. One of my favorite variations is ice cream mochi. I recently got these ice cream mochi from Trader Joe’s. I’ve bought ice cream mochi from Trader...
Apples have been really cheap lately so I’ve been looking for apple recipes. I found a really easy apple muffin recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything. Muffin recipes are usually pretty easy to...
As a recap, Baby Bro’s girlfriend (BBG) just went on her annual winter trip to Taiwan. She took a lot of pictures so that I could share them on my blog. Part 1 can...
I bought a Heart Waffle Iron. Not that I really need one, but I love the idea of heart shaped waffles. Everything tastes better in pretty shapes. So I decided to try out my...
Fatima Restaurant 10125 Bandley Dr Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 257-3893 It seems like almost every trip back home we end up at Fatima. It’s not necessarily the best, but it’s close by and we...
