tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166368153278408522011-09-17T10:11:02.026-07:00mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.comBlogger971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-13953018843098636812011-07-18T19:56:00.000-07:002011-07-18T20:14:32.172-07:00

Sometimes, inspiration is the best when it comes from people you love (because then they have to bake with you!) Like in the following conversation with my roomie. Me: I do not know what to make for Café night. RM: Scones! They are perfect for tea and coffee! Me: OOHH! Savory scones! With Cheese! And this, my friends, was literally the conversation that led to these marvelous, fluffy,

Jnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-70788816994832625282011-06-23T15:38:00.000-07:002011-06-23T15:43:26.753-07:00

I mean, aquarium. Monterey Bay Aquarium, that is! That was the first part of my birthday actually. There we sampled a delicious clam chowder and oyster po'boy. Yum! After meandering through the aquarium, we explored the surrounding area for a bit and found a piece of our childhood.Dippin' Dots!

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-16237506398897193362011-06-21T15:54:00.001-07:002011-06-21T16:52:56.825-07:00

We're still alive, I promise! This post, is long overdue, but then again, what posts of mine aren't? My birthday this past April was particularly filled with culninary goodness, and this little gem in Carmel, CA, was no exception.Named La Bicyclette, this French restaurant was tucked away on a side street. It didn't look like much on the outside, but we (D and I) were instantly charmed by the

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-39027612533192246602011-05-31T21:41:00.000-07:002011-05-31T22:13:09.064-07:00

My mom really likes these. Not just oranges...but chocolate covered oranges. Everywhere we go, if she sees the chocolate covered orange peels, she'll want to buy it, except that it's supersuper expensive for some orange peels (which people throw away) and chocolate! Ridiculousness. Though I'm sure theirs tastes super delicious and yummy...but how hard can they be?I decided to make them for my mom

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-50182488909897189002011-05-23T21:58:00.000-07:002011-05-23T22:15:34.359-07:00

Nothing needs to be said, written, or anything. Just look at it. It's beautiful.Even the color is so perfect and nice... :] Can you tell I'm really happy?! Because I am and I'm super super lucky. Thank you m and mommy and daddy. You guys know me well.Thanks to Jen and Peter for mixes to bake delicious goodies...But wait?! MORE PRESENTS?!ICE CREAM MAKER!! Thank you jwoo.Only downside is that I

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-24237656593652024602011-05-09T20:40:00.000-07:002011-05-09T21:21:11.665-07:00

Red velvet cupcakes are yummy. I can't remember when I made this but I'm pretty sure it was Valentine's Day. Very fitting right?So actually, I didn't have enough food coloring, but it still looks red-ish right?I made mini cupcakes because they're so much cuter!They looked so good...but then...I don't why they deflated so much!! But it's okay because that's what frosting is for!This is a cream

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-56152407964827909802011-05-01T13:57:00.000-07:002011-05-01T14:23:15.783-07:00

I went through a s'mores craze. All I wanted to eat was s'mores and I wanted to make things with a s'mores theme. Needless to say, I'm over it and I'm satisfied.There are always those days that you want s'mores, except you're not outdoors camping so it'll never be the same! SO what do you do?Yeppp, we improvised. That is our indoor campfire. Actually its pretty dangerous so use with caution!Just

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-45739513370486321242011-04-22T11:43:00.000-07:002011-05-15T20:46:44.532-07:00

I have a weak spot for jam. And butter. And anything Dorie Greenspan. So when I first heard about Dorie's pop-up cookie bar and her delectable jammers, I knew that I'd either have to fly out to New York myself (unrealistic, but would be phenomenal) or attempt to make them as best as I could (not as awesome, but still great.) So, after many attempts at starting, many excuses for pausing, and a few

Jnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-51535971241724456062011-04-06T11:07:00.000-07:002011-04-06T11:20:41.293-07:00

More to come (cupcakes, tapas, and filet mignon, to be exact. Oh my! Thank you Thomas for this picture).

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-44996534041923679512011-03-29T14:34:00.000-07:002011-03-29T14:42:14.919-07:00

I have random cravings for lasagna all the time. I've been meaning to make it for some time, but just never got around to it. So you know how I had pizza before, I had the pizza sauce leftover, cheese leftover, and other leftovers. Do you think that they're practically the same ingredients?!Okay, so I didn't follow a recipe exactly...but it's all right. It turned out great. No step by step

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-30810725851425572242011-03-28T14:09:00.000-07:002011-03-29T15:33:43.649-07:00

I love snail mail, and I'm not talking about my latest buy or the new J.Crew catalogue (though I look forward to both of those as well). I'm talking about lovely hand-written notes, holiday cards with cute animals, and best of all, homemade treats. Whether I'm sending or receiving, I get a giddy, fuzzy feeling inside. It is so easy to make someone far away feel loved and love on them through the

Jnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-54639853664610464322011-03-24T08:43:00.000-07:002011-03-24T08:44:38.653-07:00

I heart pizza. I am always in the mood to eat pizza. One night, jwoo decided that he wanted to make pizza. At Trader Joe's, they have fresh pizza dough in the refrigerated section, and I was always curious how it tasted and worked. I am used to using the Pillsbury kind, which is totally fine. But alas, the chance came to try it! I'd say our pizza was definitely Trader Joe-d out. :]This was their

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-15685176618465212752011-03-22T21:38:00.000-07:002011-03-22T22:06:31.261-07:00

Have you had Japanese curry before? It's delicious and really simple to make, because all the spices come prepackaged in a box! However, when Jess (J on this blog!) told us about this place that makes curry from scratch in the city (SF), we knew we had to try.We went to visit Harmonious for lunch one day and on Jess's recommendation, we ate at Muracci's. This hole in the wall is unassuming, one

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-17677821380420837972011-03-22T10:29:00.000-07:002011-03-22T13:16:17.360-07:00

I have a confession. I love Jam. Granted, this is a new found love, but all I've had on my mind for the past few days is Jam. Eating jam, researching jam, making jam, tasting new jam, thinking a wonderful flavor combinations for different jams, wondering how many different ways I could eat jam. And it is all because of this simple little jar of blenheim apricot jam from We Love Jam:Up until last

Jnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-91752510943361205582011-03-10T10:29:00.000-08:002011-03-10T10:43:42.983-08:00

When D saw my last post, he demanded to see the other pictures."What other pictures?""You know...from the other time we went!"He then proceeded to email me said pictures.I'm glad he did, because this time, we didn't just do meat dishes. Exhibit #1: Bacon wrapped mushroomsThis... yeah. I'm speechless. The bacon was perfectly crisp and had a wonderful smokey, salty flavor that blended really well

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-78735194855619336172011-03-08T11:31:00.000-08:002011-03-10T10:45:41.149-08:00

I love Japanese food. It always feels so clean and fresh and best of all, delicious! Even when you eat something like yakitori, or (loosely) grilled skewers, it never feels heavy at all.D took me to this place in Santa Clara called Sumiya, a restaurant that specializes in yakitori. The restaurant itself is quite small, and very popular. We managed to get 7pm reservations (I don't know how that

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-88333133676896481692011-03-05T20:51:00.000-08:002011-03-07T10:29:11.156-08:00

This looks like your everyday corn muffin, right? You can even see the little bits of corn poking out at you. Aren't they cute?But aha! That is where I have tricked you! First of all, this is no ordinary corn muffin. It is the most delicious, perfect corn muffin I've ever had. And second, inside each of these already glorious corn muffin gems, is a giant piece of broccoli waiting to give you the

Jnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-44116567774697432362011-03-03T16:23:00.000-08:002011-03-03T17:31:38.513-08:00

For jwoo's birthday, me, m, j, jen and peter took him to burma superstar. It was all our first times except for m's. Maybe m and j can add to this review... So we ordered 6 dishes and it was pretty good. Not sure if it's my type of food in terms of spices and all, but pretty good.Samusa Soup. This was yummy, but I wasn't really sure what I was eating and drinking. Hahaha.Tea leaf salad. This is

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-4735577561883788702011-03-03T15:31:00.001-08:002011-03-03T16:22:07.079-08:00

Cream puffs. I really like these and actually, they're kinda scary to make. But before I talk about that, let me introduce you to something...Meet my first cookbook. Is it beautiful?! It's from Jess for my graduation present. I'm really excited to bake from this book, and this is my first!Profiteroles is just the fancier way of saying cream puff. Maybe there's a difference, but to me, it's all

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-8477000488888307582011-03-03T15:14:00.000-08:002011-03-03T15:31:17.474-08:00

I heart boba. Like really like it. And I'm a boba snob, as people say it...but I'm not that bad!!!I first tried Half & Half Tea House in San Gabriel during Hunt and Eileen's wedding. I am a die hard Ten Ren's fan, but this place was comparable! I've always wanted to go back but it's soooo far from my house and since there's a Ten Ren's right next to my house, there was no reason to venture out.

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-76101988216416209232011-03-02T16:23:00.000-08:002011-03-02T18:08:44.302-08:00

Pulled pork tacos. I'm not sure where I got an itch to make this, but I did. And it was easy, especially with a slow cooker (which I borrowed from tammy). I had more pictures but jwoo did not give them to me, so you'll have to settle with my ugly looking pictures.I bought this humongo 10 pound bone-in pork shoulder. Way too big to fit into the slow cooker (it was a 6 quart) so me and jwoo went

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-55796041652544165422011-02-24T14:00:00.000-08:002011-02-27T12:13:04.917-08:00

I really enjoy cooking for my friends and family, but with work and life in general, I haven't had very much time to do anything remotely fun in the kitchen. So, I was very happy to make a simple brunch for Jen recently. Inspired by a recent post on Tartlette blog, I decided to make salmon quiche, with a few modifications. Rainbow swiss chard is so pretty, right? I love the color that it adds to

Jnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-4359818062632015532011-02-19T11:12:00.001-08:002011-02-19T11:14:49.907-08:00

it was february 17th...and i missed it.i love almonds. i seriously love almonds and i missed it.i'm sorry almonds, i will make it up to you.

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-8268790469074771292011-02-16T15:36:00.000-08:002011-02-20T10:46:36.739-08:00

I've been wanting to make s'mores cupcakes ever since I had it from Cupkates. Her's are so yummy and everything about is delicious. Anyways, so I tried...and it turned out not bad...not super great.I made mini cupcakes because they're so much cuter. I liked my cupcake liners too, which are from Joanns.I made the graham cracker crust and it was pretty oily. I used some salted butter since I ran

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-16794521861521848152011-02-09T15:04:00.000-08:002011-02-09T16:19:48.923-08:00

This is Porto's Bakery and Cafe in Downey. Super nice, super big, super pretty. So actually, this visit was really on the whim but really nice.And in fact, I went to Porto's again the day after but at the Glendale location which is not as nice as their newest place obviously. Their food is afforadable which is a big surprise because you'd think super fancy places like these are pricey, but nope,

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-35217892278312754072011-02-08T11:25:00.000-08:002011-02-08T11:30:25.119-08:00

I visited jwoo at his hood and there was this new place that he found in Old Town Orange. Kinda like a food stand...well I guess it kinda is. It's pretty popular already and the owner is really nice. Super cute too!This is their buttermilk fried chicken and waffle sandwich. The sauce on it is this chili honey and there's coleslaw in it. It's very yummy. Oh and that is their waffle fries which are

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-22809229851192622812011-02-07T16:35:00.000-08:002011-02-07T16:38:14.483-08:00

My family plus dan and jwoo came here for dinner during winter break. Its in the Diamond Jamboree plaza which is the plaza with 85°C, the super popular place. Well it was an interesting place, kinda fusion-y, maybe owned by a Korean? I can't be sure.There were a lot of people waiting, so we didn't get an actual table, but settled for a bar table...kinda. Very hard to describe. Well we got several

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-44091348842821059002011-02-06T22:56:00.000-08:002011-02-07T16:09:38.868-08:00

I'm a day late. So sad, but yesterday was World Nutella Day! Of course I had to bake with nutella. So jwoo has two big bottles/jars of nutella and being the nice person I am, I am helping him finish it. :]This was my first time making Nutella cookies and they turned out well... nice and soft and chewy.Yum, yum dough. This only made 30 cookies.They spread out a lot and look pretty perfectly round.

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-72927557520128396042011-01-24T16:05:00.001-08:002011-01-24T16:49:57.723-08:00

These are yummy. That's it. I've made them a couple of times for birthdays and gifts and they are very easy and do-able.I wish I could say that I can make soufflés but I can't. This is my closest attempt...and they're fallen... These are definitely a go-to recipe when you don't know what to make!These are step-by-step pictures on the process and it may seem time-consuming and mean lots of

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-50611499138106771192011-01-17T14:06:00.000-08:002011-01-17T14:21:50.787-08:00

For Thanksgiving, we went to Connie and David's house. David was craving some snackies and apparently, him and bplee invented their own snack. They called it 沙茶 popcorn and the ingredients are exactly what it says: 沙茶酱 and popcorn. You can buy any old popcorn, David used butter flavored microwavable popcorn.Now for those of you who do not know what 沙茶酱 is, it is a kind of Asian barbeque sauce,

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-50218400112070855632010-12-20T22:17:00.000-08:002010-12-20T22:27:03.484-08:00

Since it's the holiday season, I wanted to put up a picture of something festive! Of course, I immediately thought of Masse's.D's sister, brother-in-law, and nephew all have birthdays around the same time, so when we went to visit, I brought this cake.Isn't it beautiful? I went up to their counter, bright and early and picked out prettiest one there. I was so excited, I even forgot to ask what

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-56611817023893793472010-11-20T17:26:00.001-08:002010-11-20T17:35:09.616-08:00

N's previous post really resonates with me. Even now, having graduated, I still cook up shenanigans like that. Yes, we are that cool.But this post I wanted to highlight a local hole-in-the-wall: Wally's Cafe. I don't think there's any way I could've found this place without yelp. It's that obscure. They're behind this pool hall/club thing, tucked away in an alley. A U-shaped bar stool eating area

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-11862470715277826542010-11-09T22:27:00.000-08:002010-11-09T22:33:14.217-08:00

This is me and m's concoction with my leftover jajang mein from Yuyu Za Zang. We added chicken marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil, mushrooms, and broccoli! We stir fried the chicken, mushroom, and broccoli first and just added the jajang mein at the end to heat up. An entirely new meal! It didn't even taste like jajang mein anymore.Hmm delicious!This is what poor college students eat. That's

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-65224353233208330462010-11-01T16:53:00.000-07:002010-11-01T17:14:29.821-07:00

So over the summer I went to the OC fair. At a fair you expect to eat over priced deep fried twinkies, turkey legs, kettle corn, etc. Even though I expected to have some kind of deep fried food...I definitely wasn't prepared for this...DEEP FRIED BUTTER.Yes, that is right. Deep fried butter. It's like heart attack on heart attack. And the ironic thing was that the place we got this from was

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-17871259448884749172010-10-16T09:46:00.000-07:002010-10-16T09:55:09.851-07:00

I can never get the spelling quite right... In any case, this is another part in the bridal shower series. I made the easier dessert ever--rice crispy treats! They're so, so simple, but so satisfying. I used Smitten Kitchen's salted brown butter crispy treats, and oh my goodness, did the salt and browned butter make all the difference.The most basic rice crispy treats only use rice crispy cereal

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-16220604867143734362010-10-08T11:42:00.000-07:002010-10-09T13:45:47.984-07:00

So I've decided that I am done with my Taiwan-ness. If you want to see more of my fattyness or experience...moral of the story: go to Taiwan. It's impossible to live vicariously through me because you get absolutely no satisfaction from it.Onto other things...Jen's bridal shower. Yes as m mentioned, I made fruit tarts.I used the same exact recipe as last time so you can refer here if you want the

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-33856792462413644612010-10-01T13:40:00.000-07:002010-10-01T13:48:33.954-07:00

So these places are super popular in Taiwan. It's kinda like a buffet, but instead of going and getting them yourself, they give you a menu and you order what you want. You can keep ordering, but if you don't finish the food that you order, they won't bring you more food.Pictures are self-explanatory...Really good fish.Okay so this is like a chicken roll or something like that...they had a lot of

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-72263458673045927972010-09-21T09:58:00.000-07:002010-09-21T10:23:28.626-07:00

I couldn't resist inserting this post in the midst of the bridal shower posts, because seriously, who can resist ice cream? For Friday night fellowship activity night, we all trekked over to Fenton's for some good, old-fashioned ice cream.Now, I do think that Fenton's ice cream isn't the best out there (too much sugar, and sometimes overkill on flavors), but their portions are HUGE (as are their

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-33901244332861499482010-09-17T09:30:00.000-07:002010-09-17T09:49:25.703-07:00

Okay, so part of the reason for the severe lack of posts, aside from the usual commencement of school, busy work schedules, etc, is that our friends, Jen and Peter are getting married. Really, really soon. It's insane! But so, so fun. We threw a bridal shower for Jen last weekend, and it was so much fun.I'm going to do this in installments, especially because I didn't make all the food, and I'm

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-4904042035112756972010-08-26T22:50:00.000-07:002010-08-27T12:48:26.064-07:00

This was by far my favorite thing to eat in Taiwan. No joke. I would go back again and again just to eat it.I really really love to eat yam and taro balls. They're just so chewy and qq. MMM just thinking about it is making my mouth water.So my grandma and cousins took us to this place, 鮮芋仙 and holy moly...I was... yeah. SO GOOD! The store specializes in the taro and yam balls (芋圓 & 地瓜圓). They

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-929534753733354492010-08-26T21:30:00.000-07:002010-08-26T21:32:10.582-07:00

Everytime I go to Taiwan there are a whole lot of delicious noodle soups. Their soup base is so much better than ones that I normally eat here at the states.At every department store, I guarantee you that there is a Sugakiya and I always have to eat it at least once. It's not the best ramen out there, but it's alright and since its tradition, I eat it.So this next noodle soup is ... I have

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-58019124563830114732010-08-24T14:32:00.000-07:002010-08-24T14:34:54.898-07:00

N and I had the most gloriously disgustingly delicious pizza yesterday at Zachary's. Andrew ordered a large deep dish bacon, jalapeno, garlic, onion, and extra cheese.Enough said.Zachary's. Behold and fear (and eat).

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-35038235182169064202010-08-20T16:43:00.000-07:002010-08-20T16:45:24.183-07:00

I feel like noodles. (I even had Noodle Theory last night! But still craving.)

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-74030150316992203802010-08-19T09:18:00.000-07:002010-08-19T09:30:05.325-07:00

Okay, so NOT using dog meat in your recipes...but cooking with a dog! Jenn showed me this new youtube show, featuring a poodle and his Japanese owner! The dog's name is Francis and his voice is dubbed with a heavily accented man's voice. The premise of the show is that it's the dog's show and his Japanese owner is his assistant! She speaks sometimes, but only in Japanese that's subbed for the

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My fine dining escapades, though plentiful during my college years (ironic! I know!), have dwindled to the occasional birthday/anniversary affair. And then, only people you actually care about (I kid. Somewhat).Wood Tavern has long been on my (and D's) list on dining establishments to visit, so I decided to take D there for his birthday. We went on a Wednesday night with reservations and I am so

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N, I am so, so jealous of your trip. I really want a donut now. A mochi donut. Maybe more than one. Probably 5. Or 10.So, in my jealous rage, I will post about Ici, because I know you love it. Yes, I am shameless. Yes, I also know you will be back here soon and this post will mean nothing! Please, just let me have my moment of insanity.The Bay Area is notorious for spawning restaurants out of

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-6078385038746213712010-08-03T13:25:00.000-07:002010-08-03T13:47:40.251-07:00

Yes we are like little piggys (including Willie who isn't in the picture). Taiwan is going crazy with opening up Baskin Robbins, Coldstones, and Dunkin' Donuts. Meh, we've tried it before in the states and it's whatevs and why eat something I can get here? But then...this new donut...or maybe not new, but I've never had it before is this mochi donut...and its freaking delicious. Either Austin or

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One of the things that I soooo look forward to eating in Taiwan is breakfast. I love breakfast here, I love breakfast there...I am just a breakfast person.So me and Connie couldn't stand it, so the day before we went to Taiwan, we had a pre-Taiwan breakfast at Four Seas (四海) in Hacienda Heights. Okay so overlooking the C rating, I'd say it's pretty good and authentic. We got a sweet and a salty

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I apologize for neglecting to post. But I have come back bearing many food adventures from Taiwan!Of course we cannot go to Taiwan without going on the airplane so...you guys all get to see what digustingness we ate on our flight there and back. Actually, I didn't really eat. The smell of food on the plane makes me want to throw up. Luckily, I'm getting better and better at controlling my

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Okay I promise this is the last post for today.So remember two posts ago (I know, soooo long ago), I said I was craving Sprinkles? Well at Berkeley Bowl Cafe where a bunch of us went for lunch, they had these smore cupcakes on display. Smore cupcakes! You bet I was thinking of Cupkates.Unfortunately, they were dry and the frosting was not marshmallow...I was sorely disappointed. I remembered

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Okay, so that last post was so self-effacing and pointless, I decided to put this up too. New York restaurants are now required to put up restaurant letter grades for cleanliness. Some people are happy about this--less food poisoning! Some are not--restaurants that serve genuinely good food, but don't necessarily meet Health Department requirements may lose business with the endowment of a lower

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When I went home to LA this weekend, N and I watched Food Network's new Cupcake Wars show, where they featured Kara from Kara's Cupcakes! While I rooted for her for being a Bay Area business, it just made me think of how much I wanted Sprinkles.Sigh.Really, it's a good thing I don't live closer to Palo Alto./end pointless post. Thank you for reading.

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Isn't that a great name? The tiny store itself is just as cute. Floor length windows, a bar seating area overlooking the kitchen, and outdoor seating. They specialize in, of course, noodles with a fusion twist. They combine different Asian flavors and concepts to create their dishes.The first time we went, we got the dishes recommended by yelp, the Grilled Niman Ranch Spicy Loin of Pork Ramen in

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I know what you're thinking--for a person who doesn't like cupcakes, she sure eats cupcakes a lot!I won't deny it, but I'll say this: I've yet to find a cupcake that I like better than Sprinkles.That being said, today's cupcake is from Cupkate's, Berkeley's own cupcake truck! Following the trend of food trucks/carts that divulge their locations via Twitter, Cupkate's sells unique cupcakes and (

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-75131854401116663892010-06-27T12:47:00.000-07:002010-06-27T13:25:44.095-07:00

But kind of relevant! Jess took me around Google campus and we took pictures of the landmarks.This included the droid.And then various large food items, namely desserts. 1) Donut.2. Cupcake.3) My personal favorite--yogurt!To top it all off, we reached a structure with a dead fish on it. "Ooh," I said, "A dead fish!"Jess was not as amused, but I insisted on taking the picture.And then I saw the

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For our two year, Dan took me to this place in the South Bay called Gochi. He had been raving it about it for weeks, but I made sure that every time he said something good about it, I ignored it or blocked it from my mind. I didn't want to be disappointed you see (yes, I am crazy).I shouldn't have worried.It's located in a nondescript strip mall, but the atmosphere completely changed once we

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-41679016253943637052010-06-23T10:46:00.000-07:002010-06-23T11:32:13.391-07:00

This girl and I went gallavanting all over South Bay last Saturday, and of course (OF COURSE) part of our motivation (or rather, a large part of our motivation) was Sprinkles Cupcakes in Palo Alto. I haven't been to the original store in LA, but this is the next best thing right? Right?!The store is adorable. The cupcakes are laid out behind a glass pane right when you enter the frosted glass

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-90373154487639953752010-06-18T22:54:00.000-07:002010-06-18T23:02:24.379-07:00

The only things you'll ever need to eat at Disneyland.1) Turkey leg from the turkey leg cart. Look at him attack that thing! It's HUGE. We shared one between the two of us. Warning, it's quite salty. And there are a lot of bones to look out for!2) Dole whip. The only other place you'll find this is in Hawaii! It's in Adventureland next to the Tiki Hut. It's like ice cream but better. It's

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Now, you may or may not know--I am not a big fan of cupcakes. *cues the collective gasp* Yes I know. It's tantamount to blasphemy, but I don't know! I just never understood the appeal.Until I had Sprinkles.I had heard of Sprinkles before (N had gone and enjoyed it, as well as various other people), but as I was in the Bay Area, I never got the opportunity (though I just learned there's an Palo

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-79385007052414524562010-06-08T10:01:00.000-07:002010-06-08T10:26:49.686-07:00

One of the things I miss the most about being in Southern California is the (somewhat) easy access to good Japanese markets. Near my home, there's a Marukai and a Nijiya, and Mitsuwa and Yohann is just a county away (though in opposite directions).Actually, I went to Mitsuwa for the first time recently with my family the last time I visited. I was smitten. Not only is it a supermarket, it sports

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-84691364507097513272010-06-05T09:08:00.000-07:002010-06-05T09:10:34.476-07:00

Have you guys ever had Trader Joe's Just the Clusters Vanilla Almond Granola? It's a spin off of their popular Vanilla Clusters cereal, but without the flakes. Jeanette introduced me to it, and I'm hooked. It's good by itself, with milk, or with plain yogurt.TWO of my coworkers tried to steal it from me yesterday. That says something, right?

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Just a heads up, tomorrow is National Doughnut Day, so if you are near a Krispy Kreme or Dunkin' Donuts, do drop by for a free donut!I don't have either in my vicinity, so as you can imagine, I am quite sad. But I shall live vicariously through you, my readers, so please tell me how delicious they were!

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When we were younger, N really liked these Japanese baby crackers. She never outgrew them, though my mom stopped buying them after a while. How do I know this? Because when our youngest cousin was born, she would steal them from her. I know! It's atrocious! From a helpless infant no less! Happy birthday N!

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This is new york cheesecake with strawberry topping.I've actually been set on making cheesecake for will j's birthday because there was this one day when he said he really liked cheesecake. And he said anything with strawberries he'll eat...so naturally I made strawberry topping.This was actually pretty complicated to make. It took me two days to make this. I saw this on smittenkitchen and I

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-55066590455990610502010-05-21T13:43:00.000-07:002010-05-21T13:51:32.508-07:00

In addition to the eggs en cocotte (see previous post) I also made French toast with a strawberry sauce.I used 2 eggs and mixed in some milk, sugar, and vanilla extract to make a custard mixture. I'm not big on measuring, so I added as much as I wanted. I like the ratio to be somewhat equal, though a little milkier is fine with me as opposed to it being too egg-y. Using the same baguette (again,

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-67323835641952526332010-05-19T10:11:00.000-07:002010-05-19T10:51:41.780-07:00

Jess has this Martha Stewart cookbook that I covet intensely. It teaches all the basics of all kinds of cooking, from baking to braising to stir fry, steaming, and more. Much, much more. I've flipped through it many times when we lived together, oohing and ahhing at the different pictures, until I found an egg recipe that I couldn't resist trying. You see, I can ooh and ahh all I want at the book

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-44127516178393955042010-05-06T18:34:00.000-07:002010-05-10T22:48:54.468-07:00

My favorite dessert hands down... umm if I don't count ice cream... Haha, I just like sweets, but those two are definitely my favorites. So m actually really likes fruit tarts too, since she isn't SUPER fond of cakes and stuff. It was her birthday and we were making all of her favorite foods. SO EXCITING! Always love excuses to try something crazy.So anyways, I had gotten lots of tart pans from

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-5448295597306999512010-05-03T22:09:00.000-07:002010-05-03T22:28:22.181-07:00

Otherwise known as Yogurtland. What is Yogurtland, you ask? Blasphemy! Of course you know what Yogurtland is. It's delicious self serve frozen yogurt with a million flavors from plain to yuzu (citrus) to chocolate, a plethora of topping choices from fruits to nuts to red bean... for only $0.30 an ounce!So worth it. I always get blueberry tart with plain tart and sometimes pomegranate raspberry.

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Speaking of The Best Thing I Ever Ate, the show also featured Bi-Rite Creamery in San Francisco, which we have been to!!The ice cream (salted caramel, need I say more?) is really, really good. No really, I have to stress that. They write the flavors of the day on a charming blackboard and also on the glass display. They'll let you try all the flavors you want. Yes, good service, but trust me,

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Have you guys ever watched this show? I love it because it features people who really know food and the best of a certain category (guilty pleasure, with your hands, classics, meat, etc) that they've ever eaten. It's great because sometimes they'll showcase food around where you live, and then you can go try for yourself! (They also have a blog that goes through some behind-the-scenes action and

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So for small groups we have these things called CBDs [community building days] and which means potluck... that equals eating a lot of food.Anyways, I frequent smitten kitchen and every entry she has...I seriously wanna make. So I finally took the opportunity to make her chicken meatballs which looked so delicious! And there's another thing about my small group...there's someone who is vegetarian,

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I'm actually not a huge fan of bread. I know, it's kind of blasphemous, but I don't know why it just never appealed to me. Maybe because I like rice so much more? But I digress.I do love bread pudding though, with a passion. What could be better than a custard-y, gooey, soft, but crusty bread pudding with fruits and ice cream? I know you are speechless. No, I kid.But seriously now. Remember N's

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-73399126060604440882010-04-20T09:52:00.000-07:002010-04-20T09:53:15.081-07:00

It's n, flying a kite.

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When in doubt...bake these deliciousness:They're really easy to make and they make A LOT! Oh these are oatmeal butterscotch cookies.Dude so I got this really cool and awesome measuring cup thing from Jen! So nice! :) It's super cool. Doesn't the sugar just look tastier? Haha.There's not much I can say about this so I give you the recipe!Ingredients3/4 cup butter, softened3/4 cup white sugar (I

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Last part! And the best: brunch. I love, love, love breakfast food, so it's really a shame that I have to watch my cholesterol. The eggs! The fried potatoes! Hollandaise sauce! English muffins! Sugary, cinnamon french toast with maple syrup! Of course, now I content myself with nonfat plain yogurt and granola from Berkeley Bowl--not that it's a bad thing! I love yogurt.Anyhow, enough of that,

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Jess sent me and N this article yesterday from the New York Times about people who photograph their food. I hope that we aren't as compulsive as that...or that we don't turn out as compulsive/obsessive, but hey, those people are dedicated to their work! Who knows? Maybe we won't even know it if we do become like that--it might not be such a bad thing.

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Part 2 is all about desserts. We went to Extraordinary Desserts, which boasts cakes, tarts, and other baked goods, with ice cream, tea, coffee, and drinks as well as savory food. Situated in an urban warehouse with modern decor, Extraordinary Desserts is a bustling hub for San Diegans who want to grab a bite, chill with friends, or sample sweets. (We went to the location near the Gaslamp District

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-4767741149522003012010-04-01T12:02:00.000-07:002010-04-01T13:56:18.150-07:00

It's April 1st, and yes, while it's April Fool's Day, it also marks the start of National Poetry Month! I like poetry, not necessarily writing it, but reading, definitely! One of my favorite novelists, Margaret Atwood, is also quite the accomplished poet, so here is one of her poems titled: They eat out.In restaurants we argueover which of us will pay for your funeralthough the real question

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For our mom's 50th birthday, N and I flew down to LA from the Bay Area to surprise her. My dad drove us to San Diego for a weekend filled with beach! Fun! And most importantly, food. This topic will take several installments, so I will start with the birthday dinner. N and I yelped and found a French cafe called Cafe Bleu. We went because it got good reviews, but more importantly, they had a

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Peek-a-boo. You can't really tell what it is but it was super exciting to make. I've actually always wanted to make this. Yupp it's PAELLA!! I finally got the courage to try something super exciting.Meet saffron. Guess how much it costs? MORE THAN GOLD! YEAH!! Ridiculousness! And for that amount...but so worth it. It is a must, for sure, not just for the color (you could use yellow food coloring)

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-42832531522299726532010-03-23T14:32:00.000-07:002010-03-23T15:28:16.657-07:00

Our pastor and his wife are having a baby and he (his name is Matthew!) is due next week! It's so exciting. We had a baby shower for them at Christie's house. We had food, played games, opened presents and there was even a pinata!Measuring Sue to see how wide she is (41.5 inches! Justin won that game). May made this amazing cheesecake, topped with blueberries! I don't normally like cheesecake,

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-15023140211815902252010-03-18T09:52:00.000-07:002010-03-18T10:08:35.340-07:00

This girl, like everyone else who knows me, knows that I love bacon. It's really too bad that I have high cholesterol--not that it stops me from eating bacon (even when it's tempura'd! N will tell you all about that experience).So imagine my delight when she hands this to me one day:Is that what you think it is? Why yes, it's a bacon chocolate bar.Vosges concocts all sorts of exotic chocolate

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-25162564706758456952010-03-17T14:19:00.000-07:002010-03-17T15:03:15.568-07:00

This is what my mom and aunt made for our Chinese New Year party:Rice cakes, hardboiled eggs, squid, vegetable, pork, fish, chicken...and intestine soup. Now I could detail them all and gush on and on about how delicious everything was, but that would take much too long. So I will leave it at that. There was a lot of food. And it was delicious.(The post you should all be waiting for is N's paella

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Fried fish. And--Silky tofu pudding with boba (tapioca pearls)! So delicious. More on Chinese New Year later--for now, know and fear my mom and aunt, for they are awesome cooks.

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one of my staples for sure. ingredients:2 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder3/4 teaspoon salt1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened1 1/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar [i use less than a cup and i like to use brown sugar for half]2 whole large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/4 teaspoon almond extract [i always use more ...mmm vanilla]1/2 cup milk2 cups blueberries (15 ounces)1/2

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I mentioned Crixa Cakes in my post about Masse's Pastries, but aside from being bakeries, the two are quite different in terms of the types of cakes they churn out. Crixa is a Hungarian bakery, and their baked goods have a type of home, country feel to them, especially when compared to Masse's sophisticated and refined pastries. Even the decor of the two is quite opposite; Crixa's is dimly lit,

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-75167210211970514962010-03-07T21:04:00.000-08:002010-03-07T21:04:24.735-08:00

For my friends birthday, she had a tea and crumpet and Pride and Prejudice party. Why, what are tea and crumpets? I had no idea... Haha, nevertheless what a perfect opportunity to bake! For some reason I had this idea that crumpets were small cute dessert things and I've been dying for another opportunity to use my mini muffin tins. So I made bakewell tarts...or the closest I could get them.I

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Growing up, one of n and my favorite meals was making maki sushi. A maki is a type of sushi, a hand roll in a cone shape. Kind of like ice cream. Except the cone is nori, or dry roasted seaweed. (Of course, back then, our maki rolling skills were next to none, so we ended up making cylindrical sushi most of the time.)The way we make the sushi isn't exactly traditional--being Taiwanese, we had to

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-52973650637825849902010-03-01T23:14:00.000-08:002010-03-02T09:33:53.023-08:00

During Thanksgiving break, my family and Woolie's family went to eat at Ajisen Ramen cause apparently they had this special that was their 'Ajisen ramen' was only $6.95 or something like that. I forgot. So all of us ordered that cause this place is actually pretty pricey. That is me and 姊 with chopstick and napkin. Yes we are silly. Anyways, we also ordered the fried tofu which was not bad.

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yay for harvest thanksgiving! gave me reason to bake :)i had leftover cranberries... so i decided to make cranberry almond tartlets! i could not find a 9-inch tart pan so i bought 6 4-inch tart pans. they're very cute! having a food processor makes things so much easier. i made this over the course of 3 days since there wasn't enough time. i made the crust first and supposedly it makes 12 4-inch

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As with restaurants, the Berkeley/Bay Area has a plethora of cupcake shops (and carts!), bakeries, creameries, and the like. I must confess now that I am not, or rather, was not, a fan of baked goods. It took this girl multiple baking frenzies and multiple trips to Crixa Cakes to finally convince me that yes, I love cake. (I am still on the fence about cupcakes. I don't know if I'll ever like

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-78436649143105680512010-02-23T16:55:00.000-08:002010-02-23T23:23:50.801-08:00

i first heard pchung was going to propose to jen on wednesday and i was super super excited and super super happy and every positive feeling you can possibly feel. in my happy state i decided i just had to bake something for them. dude serious dilemma. but i finally settled on double chocolate cake from smitten kitchen. i've wanted to bake a cake for a long long time, but was always way too lazy.

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-19967412950487246362010-02-22T09:58:00.000-08:002010-02-22T11:41:20.335-08:00

There's quite a selection of casual fine dining in the Berkeley/Bay Area, and with the Alice Waters organic sustainable New American cuisine movement and all, everyone's trying to be green, upscale, but still California casual, food-forward, innovative, but modeling home cooking... I could wax on and on, but let me just say that it makes for an interesting fusion of confused restaurants.Maybe I'm

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-48261667106901557842010-02-21T12:56:00.000-08:002010-02-23T17:03:23.812-08:00

for melody and jr's birthday, the girls went to great china for dinner.it was my first time and it was delicious!so we ordered a small double skin. it was alright, not too fond of it. it was like glass noodles but made of mung bean and had random stuff in there like shrimp and squid. we mixed the mustard and soy sauce into it which gave it a wasabi like flavor, which i didn't mind ($12.95 not

nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039125700855477954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-55900255841758922292010-02-20T21:53:00.000-08:002010-02-20T22:12:01.567-08:00

i like to bake.almond pear galette, recipe courtesy of cheri- n

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Vegas is known for its high-end cuisine, but my family is not known for appreciating such food--I blame it on the fact that we're Asian. Since we're Asian, we HAD to get the best deal on food--so we had buffets (only 1 meal a day! My family told us to save our appetites. A little ridiculous? Just a smidge). We waited for the M buffet for over 2 hours and we waited for the Paris buffet for over 2

mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104725711615389133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916636815327840852.post-19257850895594031372010-02-17T11:04:00.000-08:002010-02-17T11:11:32.395-08:00

Hello friend! We are two sisters who don't get to see each other as often as we'd like, and as we share a passion for food, we thought we would use this blog as a sharing experience, not just between the two of us, but with you also! So welcome to our world of lazy, crazy, amateur cooking and baking, restaurants and bakeries we like, and so on and so forth.

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