This past weekend the BF and I had the pleasure of dining with one of my favorite LA food bloggers, Rosa from Dining with the Catty Critic, along with her husband and two of...
Many Chinese cakes are steamed rather than baked. Another characteristic of many Chinese cakes is that the cupcake and muffins will have a split open top. You will often see this in cakes served...
Opera Cafe & Patisserie is a small french cafe in Mira Mesa that caters mainly to the workers of the local surrounding big businesses. It is only open until 2:30 Mon-Fri and open on...
Fa Gao, often referred to as Prosperity Cake, Lucky Cake or Fortune Cake, is often made and eaten during Chinese New Year to bring prosperity in the new year. The cake is steamed and...
There’s quite a few prime steakhouses in San Diego, and being a big lover of steak, I’ve dined at almost all of them at some point or another. Donovan’s has been on my to-do...
A few weeks ago I made pepperoni pizza puffs which ended up being a huge hit with the BF and on the blog. I was really surprised as they were just something I made...
It’s a week away from Valentine’s Day so I’ve been making some time to try out some Valentine’s Day dessert ideas. I love using my rose muffin pan* this time of year. I’ve previously...
Happy World Nutella Day! February 5th is World Nutella Day. I learned about World Nutella Day last year shortly after I tried and fell in love with Nutella. I’ve baked a lot of successful...
Char siu is a savory Chinese BBQ pork that you can make it home. The meat can be eaten on its own or is also often used in fried rice, or wrapped inside a...
French cheese puffs (gougère) are easy to make and great for parties. They are made with choux dough with grated cheese that is piped onto a baking sheet. When you bake them, they puff...
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Since the chinese follow the Lunar calendar, Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year on the Western calendar. This year, it is on February 3, 2011....
It’s been a while since we went back to Yum Cha for their cheap dim sum. (I believe the current prices are $1.39 for “A” dishes and $1.79 for “B” dishes.) Recently, mmm-yoso did...
