Sunday, April 13, 2014

Trendy

After's Ice Cream - Fountain Valley, CA
various unique flavors of ice-cream. from vietnamese coffee, jasmine milk tea, cookie butter, milk&cereal.. the list goes on.



Seaside Bakery - Newport Beach, CA
green tea thai tea.. what? it's bomb!

Fusion Tea Bar - Fountain Valley, CA | Tustin, CA
cronuts? croissant + donuts. (good, but deadly.)

Snow Monster - Westminster, CA
macarons + icecream!
besides the thrify's flavors, they have unique homemade ice cream flavors like: lychee, taro and thai tea

Monday, March 17, 2014

Steam buns obsession...



Bachi Burger - Las Vegas, NV // Pork Belly buns



7 Leaves - Westminster, CA // Chicken buns


Sweetea Lounge - Westminster, CA // Pork Belly buns


Flying Pigs - Los Angeles, CA // Pork Belly & Hoisin Chicken baos bun





Friday, March 7, 2014

Havali Fine Cuisine - Tustin, CA

13882 Newport Ave, Ste G
Tustin, CA 92780
Hours: 11:00 am ~ 2:30 pm, 5:00 pm ~ 10:00 pm
All You Can Eat! Lunch $10, Dinner $16. 

Unlimited garlic naan bread... mmm carb-a-loading!
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Chicken tikka masala, palak paneer, tandoori chicken... these are my favorite! :)
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Urban Seoul - Irvine, CA

2750 Alton Pkwy
Irvine, CA 92606
Hours
Mon-Friday: 11 a.m. ~ 2 p.m. , 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Sat: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. , Sun: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Short Rib Arepas
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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Green Street Cafe - Huntington Beach, CA

4911 Warner Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Hours: daily 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Birthday Brunch.

I got the BUTTERMILK WAFFLES STUFFED WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE, CRISPY BACON, AND JALEPENOS TOPPED WITH GOLDEN FRIED CHICKEN BREAST AND COUNTRY GRAVY. Now, doesn’t that sound so good? It was TOO darn good! Although I felt like sleeping afterwards. It was worth it to me. WP_20140209_10_21_22_Pro

THE EAST COASTER
BAGEL WITH CREAM CHEESE, SMOKED SALMON, TOMATO, RED ONION, POACHED EGG, HOLLANDAISE AND CAPERS
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STEAK SALAD
GRILLED STEAK, MIX GREENS, TOMATOES, RED ONIONS, CRUMBLED BLUE CHEESE AND AVOCADO, STACKED WITH FRIED ONIONS, SERVED WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Half BBQ & Half Tomato Chicken Pizza

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Using the (All purpose wheat pizza dough) recipe from the previous post, I topped it off with some herbs, garlic, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, seasoned chicken breast, bacon bits after spreading KRAFT Spicy BBQ sauce on one side and Prego tomato sauce on the other.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

All Purpose Healthy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

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I am a pizza lover. It is my weakness.. but I found a healthy way to still indulge ;)
To make wheat pizza dough, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 packet of yeast or fast rise yeast
- 3/4 cup of warm water
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil or other heart healthy oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cups of white flour
- 1 cup of whole wheat flour

step by step instructions
1. To make the crust, dissolve the yeast into the warm water.
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2. Add oil and salt to that mixture.
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3. Add the flours and knead them into the liquid mixture using a dough hook on your mixer, although you can knead it with your hands also.
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4. Cover (after mixingand let dough rise in a warm place for 30-40 minutes.


5. After the dough has risen, place your pizza pan into the oven and preheat for 425 degrees F.



6. Take the risen dough and roll out into a 12″ pizza crust on a clean, floured countertop or cutting board.

7. Using your fingers, roll the edges into an outer crust. Make it as thick as you’ll like.
8. Lightly brush on some oil. (Add on your ingredients after.)

9. Bake your pizza at 425 for about 15 minutes or until crust is brown and crisp, but not too brown.