Christmas Cookie Ornaments

I wanted to put some cookie ornaments on my mini Christmas tree, but couldn’t think of the shape I wanted. So, I decided to make Christmas cookie ornaments with leftover dough from the green tea swirl cookie pops! Now, my mini tree is ready for X-mas!!

Poke holes with a skewer and bake the same [...]

Side Trip to Thailand

While visiting Korea, my husband’s aunt invited us to stop by Thailand! Since I love Thai food, I was super excited to go! My favorite restaurant was Son Tong Po Cha Na (Seafood Sornthong Restaurant) in Bangkok. Here’s some of the things I loved eating
Pad Thai (stir-fried noodles)

Rice Noodle Soup (almost like a [...]

Seoul Street Food

I had a blast tasting all the street foods of Seoul, South Korea!
Some of my favorites were:
Spicy Sausage/Fish Cake Kebab
(I liked these better than the spicy rice cakes)

Walnut Cookies or Walnut Cakes
(These were very hot and crispy unlike the storebought ones)

Super Long Soft Ice Cream
(From Myeongdong)

Susubukumi
(Pan-fried sorghum flour rice cake with red bean paste)

Steamed Red [...]

A Day at Insadong, Korea

Today, I spent the day at Insadong, Seoul Korea. It’s a popular tourist destination for visitors and local natives. Insadong is a 700m long street filled with Korean souvenir shops, restaurants, tea shops, street food vendors, pottery and antiques, and more!

After walking up and down the long street, I was super thirsty and decided to [...]

Pike Place Market

If you’re visiting Seattle, make sure you stop by Pike Place Market (First Avenue and Pike Street). The huge farmers’ market has fresh seafood, fruits and vegetables, neat little shops, the Original Starbucks, lots of cute restaurants, street performers, and more!
Dungeness Crab Cocktail

Flying Fish!

Seafood

Fruits and Veggies

Honey

The Original Starbucks

For me, the highlight of the visit [...]

Dim sum Review

I happen to be a Dim sum maniac, so when my aunt mentioned Dim sum for lunch, I couldn’t hide my excitement. My aunt took me to a restaurant called Top Gun in Bellevue (near Seattle). Ladies with carts full of goodies bustled by and I ended up eating way too much. Let’s just say [...]

Seattle Souvenir

While in Seattle, I picked up some cool souvenir (an apron and a bear hat)! Two places I liked the most were Pike Place Market and Tillicum Village, which I’ll blog about soon. I’m really considering moving to Seattle! The seafood is superb!! I’m also in love with my aunt’s super huge kitchen…makes my tiny [...]

Pazzo Gelato

Today, my husband and I decided to WALK to the Farmer’s Market in Silver Lake (Sunset Blvd). After walking around, I started to crave something sweet. I always drive by the area and see a massive crowd around Pazzo Gelato, but never got to check it out. Well, I finally got to try their gelato!!! [...]

Aji Fry

I normally love making hearty meals, but sometimes I’m not in the mood to cook. For days when I don’t feel like cooking, I have frozen Aji fry in my freezer. All I have to do is take it out and fry it. Pretty convenient, right? I buy a lot from the Japanese [...]

Beef Buns to the Rescue

I’m not much of a superstitious person, but today is definitely Friday the 13th for me…
My morning started out by breaking my “today’s menu” statue man (he can be seen here in his original state). He was in the middle of the counter, a safe area, but somehow I managed to knock him over and [...]