After making my ham and cheese bread, I had enough tangzhong mixture left to make another loaf, so I decided to try making pandan bread. Pandan is a common flavor used in Filipino, Vietnamese,...
This weekend BF and I went to check out the Happy Hour menu at Fleming’s Steakhouse. Titled “5 for 6 until 7,” the phrase is catchy and easy to remember. Basically, seven days a...
This weekend I made a tangzhong method bread with ham and cheese. I know it seems like I’m constantly making tangzhong bread but it’s actually been a while since I made one. In fact,...
On a recent LA trip, the BF and I stopped by Lu Dumpling House, which is owned by the people who own MaMa’s Lu. Being a big fan of Mama’s Lu, I had to...
These stuffed chocolate chip cookies have a chocolate mint surprise inside. Each cookie is stuffed with a Thin Mint cookie which pairs perfectly with the soft chocolate chip cookie. It’s Girl Scouts season. This...
For a while I was exploring various pho places to find a new “go to” pho spot. While I’m still open to checking out new places and there are still many I need to...
A few of my readers have suggested that I try aebleskivers, which are Danish pancakes. I’ve been wanting to try making them but they require a special pan to obtain the spherical shape. I...
I recently was contacted by CSN stores offering to let me do a product review. I’ve received the offer many times in the past and always love this opportunity. Basically I get to choose...
Apologies to those who are sick of all the hearts and the red and pink. I didn’t do much Valentine’s Day baking this year, so I had to churn out a few this weekend....
This week I’ve been bombarded with heart images with Valentine’s Day just around the corner. I hope you guys aren’t sick of heart-shaped desserts yet because I haven’t started on mine so I’m doing...
As you know, Baby Bro’s girlfriend recently came back from her annual winter trip to Taiwan. You can read about part 1 and part 2 here. She’s continuing to send me photos with some...
I bought these fancy looking muffin liners a while back and have been trying to find an opportunity to use them. They remind me of the muffin liners used by gourmet bakeries. When I...
