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Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel

Pumpkin streusel muffins combine my favorite fall ingredient with a crunchy sweet streusel topping. The pumpkin muffins are spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves which is perfect with the pecan streusel. These easy...

Twofer Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

A few weeks ago, I saw a recipe for a Thanksgiving Twofer pie from Dorie Greenspan, which combines pecan and pumpkin pie.  I thought it was such a great idea, letting you eat two...

The Balcony Grill & Bar

2710 Alton Pkwy Ste 215 Irvine, CA 92606 (949) 387-0888 www.thebalconygrill.com The Balcony is a Taiwanese restaurant/bar located in the popular Jamboree plaza that houses 85 C Bakery, Guppy House, Kula Sushi and many...

Sweet Potato Bread with Pecan Streusel

I have a bunch of sweet potatoes left over, so I’ve been trying out more sweet potato recipes. While I’ve enjoyed the sweet potato cupcake roses I’ve made the past few years, I would...

Soft and fluffy Raisin rolls

After successfully making soft and fluffy milk bread using the “tangzhong” method, I’ve been excited to try more recipes using the tangzhong method. I love how soft, fluffy and bouncy the bread is and...

And the winners are…

And the winners are…

Thanks to everyone who left a comment for my Foodzie Tasting Box giveaway. The two winners, based on numbers generated by random.org, were Debbie Terry and Max Suen. Congratulations! Hope you enjoy your Tasing...

Searsucker

After an amazing dining experience at Cucina Urbana, I felt a renewed vigor to check out some other places on my to-do list.  Searsucker is the creation of Brian Malarkey, former Top Chef contestant,...

Pumpkin Spice Cakes

The pumpkin spice cakes are baked in a pumpkin cakelet pan for a fun mini-sized fall dessert. The cakes are flavored with autumn spices and are great for Thanksgiving. After using my Martha Stewart...

Liang’s Kitchen Irvine

5408 Walnut Ave Irvine, CA 92618 (949) 262-1404 A few weeks ago, I wrote about tasting the hand pulled noodles and beef noodle soup at Mama Liang’s House, a small popular chain  in LA...

Soft and chewy Nutella chocolate chip cookies

One of the things I find so fascinating about chocolate chip cookies is that even though each recipe requires the same basic ingredients, a different ratio of the ingredients and slight tweaks in the...

Thanksgiving Recap and a Giveaway

I had a delicious Thanksgiving and I hope everyone else did too. A lot of people around me this year seemed to be celebrating Thanksgiving a little bit differently this year.  I went home...

Sweet Potato Muffins

I love sweet potatoes and wanted a sweet potato dessert on my Thanksgiving table this year. So last week, I was trying out a lot of different sweet potato recipes, including these sweet potato...