Sweet Rice Balls (tang yuan), which are made with glutinous rice flour, are traditionally eaten to celebrate and welcome the arrival of winter. They are also used in many other Chinese desserts. It’s a...
This bundt cake is made with Japanese sweet potatoes and spiced with cinnamon and ginger. It’s a delicious cake for the fall season and easy to make. Since making my sweet potato cupcakes, I’ve...
Hu Chiang Dumpling House10877 North Wolfe RoadCupertino, CA 95015(408) 873-4813 While in the Bay Area over Christmas, I got to meet up with one of my closest friends and my former eating buddy. She's...
Every time I hear “Iphone App,” the slogan “There’s an app for that” runs through my head. Well, now there’s an app for me! Sort of. Well, I’m in an app. I couldn’t come...
I love soy sauce eggs and tea leaf eggs. But both of them take a long time to make, so I don’t normally make them. Whenever I go home, my mom always has them...
Last week I was contacted by McFarlane Promotions, inquiring into whether I would like a sneak peek at San Diego Restaurant Week. They were offering me a complimentary 3 course prix fixe meal at...
One of my Christmas gifts was a Nordic Ware Platinum Collection Petits Fours Pan* I was trying to decide how best to use it. Mini yogurt cakes? Madeleines? I decided on madeleines and then...
Wa Dining Okan 3860 Convoy St #110 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 279-0941 okanus.com/ Boyfriend and I had a lovely experience the last time we were at Okan. But somehow we never got a...
This sour cream chocolate is a one-bowl cake recipe. It has a moist and tender crumb from the sour cream and a rich chocolate flavor from melted chocolate in the batter. My Nordic Ware...
Coriya Hot Pot City 852 Clement St San Francisco, CA (415) 387-7888 There was one restaurant I was really craving to have when I went home to see my parents. I wanted to go...
This mochi bundt cake is chewy and flavored with coconut. It’s an easy cake to make – you only need one bowl for the batter – and it’s baked in a 10-cup bundt pan....
Mitsuwa Marketplace675 Saratoga AvenueSan Jose, CA 95129(408) 255-6699www.mitsuwa.com/ When I was at my parents, my friend told me that the Mitsuwa in San Jose now has a mochi store inside. A mochi store?? Of...
