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OC Restaurant Week: Cedar Creek Inn, Laguna Niguel
Here’s a recap of our lovely meal at Cedar Creek Inn, as promised! OC Restaurant Week offers diners prix fixe lunches and dinners (lunch can go as low as $10, dinner as low as $20) and it’s a fantastic...
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San Diego Eats: Yakitori Yakyudori and Sipz Vegetarian Cafe
From my backlog of restaurant visits that I have yet to post: Here are some eats from a recent visit to see my sister down in San Diego. My parents and sister are all ramen lovers; so my sister decided...
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Mostly Photos: Dae Myoung Ok Korean Restaurant, Irvine, CA
One of the many Korean restaurants (I think I counted 4 last time I checked?) on Culver Dr. in Irvine. We’re faithfuls of Kaya, but this night we were faced with a 15 person-deep waiting queue and we...
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Happy Dragon Boat Festival! (端午節): Homemade 粽子 (Glutinous Rice Savory Dumplings)
Long time no post! Life has been a bit crazy around here, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t stopped cooking or baking. No recipe today, but since it is Dragon Boat Festival, my mom and I spent the day...
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Eating Out: Brunch at Formosa Restaurant (台灣小館), Lake Forest, California
One of the few places in South Orange County to get a traditional Taiwanese breakfast is at Formosa Restaurant (台灣小館) in Lake Forest. We’ve been coming to this tiny hole-in-the-wall (attached to a...
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Eating Out: Light Lunch at 85度C, Taichung, Taiwan
My last post at my other blog got me thinking about the time I spent in Taiwan last year . . . and the lovely snacks I ate while I was there. Here was a light lunch I had at a bakery chain named 85度C:...
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Deep Fried Delicacies I: Kuih Keria (Malaysian Sweet Potato Donuts)
The perils of taking photos at night when you’re standing in the kitchen with your contacts out: Blurry shots. Way back in July, my mom gifted me with a cute mini-deep fryer for my birthday. I was...
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Eating Out: True Food Kitchen, Newport Beach, CA
A few meals that I had recently at True Food Kitchen in Newport Beach. A restaurant concept by Dr. Weil, which features healthy, organic and functional foods that are light yet delicious. It’s become a...
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Baking at Home: Mulberry Scones for the Weekend
Weekends were made for savoring a quiet breakfast; I can’t imagine a better way to spend a Sunday morning than with a cup of coffee and a freshly-baked scone. Not much to say here about this recipe,...
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Cooking at Home: Dark Chocolate Peppermint Brickle
Hello all! It’s been way too long. As an apology, how ’bout I share a recipe for a festive candy that is delicious and perfect for holiday gifts? Dark Chocolate Peppermint Brickle Very lightly adapted...
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