It's been kind of a hectic here in Irvine but I have visited a few cool lunch places the last few weeks. But I still need to upload my photos and write the snippets. Instead I'm going point to a few places I've been visiting during my down time at work.-When In Roam: A blog... Continue Reading →
Sprinkles Cupcakes mix
With a winter chill settling down in Southern California this weekend, the red velvet cupcake mix I brought from Sprinkles was the reason to turn on the oven. Aside from the mix, also needed to complete the batter was a 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, two eggs, 2/3 a cup of milk and 1/2... Continue Reading →
Sprinkles Cupcakes straight from your oven!
Working out of Orange County, I thought I was out of the range of any cupcake places until I discovered there was a Sprinkles Cupcakes in Newport Beach. It's the second store in Southern California aside from the one in Beverly Hills. The Newport Beach location is a mere 7 miles a way from my... Continue Reading →
A second look at my vitamin bottle
As part of my New Year's Resolutions, as it is every year, is the desire to lead a healthier lifestyle. That involves some sort of daily exercise, a proper amount of fruits and vegetables in my diet and taking vitamins. This post isn't to debate whether vitamins are beneficial because I already bought into the... Continue Reading →
Post Christmas: Cooking-related gift
A few months ago, I expressed a desire to acquire The Mighty Marvel Superheroes' Cookbook. The item had alluded me on eBay the last few times. Possibily because I just stopped visiting the site. So I eventually forgot that I had any want for the cookbook. So come Christmas Eve, when I opened up a... Continue Reading →
Post New Year: Let’s get drunk on cake
Surprising that there is leftover champage following New Year's Eve. Truth is that I was drinking sparkling cider for New Year's Eve and know squat about champagne. But I did pick up a bottle of inexpensive champagne (3 for $10) at the grocery store for the sole purpose of making champagne cake.My first bite of... Continue Reading →
Turducken roundup
Tuducken mission: accomplished.I can't help but pat myself on the back for successfully assembling a turducken together for a Christmas meal. The objective was almost aborted to cook something else at the last minute. But I powered on and managed to bind the birds together Christmas morning. This was even after the flurry of the... Continue Reading →
My morning commute
Last week, I started work at my new job in Irvine. Pluses include the great work hours (I get off work at 1 p.m. on Fridays!), the pay and I return to work full time on a Mac. Downside, at least for last week, was the commute. The work day starts at 9 and while... Continue Reading →
Hopeful Christmas eating plans
Since Thanksgiving was such a wash with working the old job and all, I've been making plans to have a big Christmas blowout meal complete with a videogames and lots of spirits. Especially true since I have a long weekend to recover.The centerpiece to this event? A turducken: a chicken stuffed into a duck which... Continue Reading →
I drink flowers
Correction: I steep flowers in hot water and drink it. Above is the loose leaf tea recently bought from Teavana in Sherman Oaks. My drink to go at the store is the Pear Luna with Rooibos Sweet Amore slightly sweetened. I never really took a look what they used to make my drink until I... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 