Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!! For St. Patrick’s Day, my youngest daughter Taylor made some delicious homemade ooey, gooey, AND chewy Lucky Charms Treats to celebrate with our family. We got some Limited Edition Lucky Charms and love that green color. Taylor did such an amazing job, I asked her to help me put the Reel... Continue Reading →
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Banana Bread
Banana bread is a popular breakfast food at my house. The kids love waking up to the beautiful warm smell of banana bread in the air throughout the house. They enjoy eating moist and warm freshly baked banana bread with a large glass of milk. While I was grocery shopping for banana bread ingredients at... Continue Reading →
Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
Last week, we celebrated my nephew Liam's first birthday. His parents turned their house into a big aquarium and displayed fishy decorations everywhere! They asked me to bake some pretty colorful fishy cupcakes they found on Pinterest to go with the O-FISH-AL birthday theme and without any hesitation, I agreed. I was excited to... Continue Reading →
Chocolate Cupcakes with Two Types of Frosting
Since 2014, this recipe has been my go-to for chocolate cupcakes. Back in 2014, I researched the internet for the best chocolate cupcake recipes. Cupcake Jemma shared a delicious looking chocolate cupcake on her YouTube channel, but everything was measured in grams and I was not patient enough to convert it. I tried a few... Continue Reading →
Pandan Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream Frosting
Over the Fourth of July weekend, Cousin Jennifer's family hosted an elegant Engagement Party at their beautiful house to celebrate Jennifer and Chris' engagement. We celebrated and got 'Turnt Up' with all of their closest friends and family. Before the drunken madness, a few family members helped and prepared some delicious food to bring to... Continue Reading →
Vietnamese Black Eyed Peas Rice Pudding (Che Dau Trang)
I noticed that in Vietnamese cuisine, beans are commonly found in sweet desserts like chè. Chè is a type of sweet Vietnamese dessert normally prepared with a glutinous sweet rice or tapioca base. It is cooked and combined with beans and topped with a nice dose of rich and creamy coconut creme. It is such... Continue Reading →
Chocolate Chip Cookies
I've been attempting to bake delicious and chewy chocolate chip cookies over the past few months but have been struggling big time! On my first attempt, I tried a recipe that claims to be Mrs. Fields-like, but it ended up tasting more like shortbread. It was edible, but not what I was looking for. On... Continue Reading →
Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles are a sugar-type cookie rolled in a cinnamon sugar mixture giving it a sweet and cinnamon spiced flavor. During baking, a crinkly top is formed as the outside of the cookie cracks while the inside of the cookie is soft and chewy. This cookie is delicious!This Snickerdoodle recipe is from my America's Test Kitchen... Continue Reading →
Peanut Butter Cookies
At my housewarming party at the end of May, my friend Thuy and Al bought Jane and I The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook . This cookbook is probably ONE OF THE BEST cookbooks I have and one of the best cookbooks I ever looked at (Thanks Thuyzee). There are tons of pictures in the... Continue Reading →