star wars

midweek cupcake orders allows for the week to go by quickly.

its also nice because it allows my weekends to be free.

personalized star wars cupcakes:

happy birthday john ko!!

hope you had a wonderful birthday ^^

fathers birthday recipes

family of 5 around the dinner table.  

this only happens around 10 times a year: holidays plus our birthdays. 

we've developed a tradition of eating in.  i cook dinner and we eat until our button pops.

i can honestly say that i'm very thankful for this family of mine and i cant wait to see what the future holds for us.

now, when it comes to these 10 or so dinners, i try to go over the top.  the whole 5 course meal or what not.  but this time, i decided to keep it short and simple...well somewhat.  i wanted to try something new and go a little outside the box.

so heres what we had:

- asparagus salad - shave a bundle of asparagus (~12), toss with a vinaigrette (juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, salt, pepper), shave extra parmesan cheese on top.









- spinach salad with a red wine vinaigrette (equal parts red wine vinegar and olive oil, salt, pepper, sugar to taste) - tossed with cherry tomatoes, red onion with shaved parmesan cheese.








- beef wellington
-shrimp skewers
-roasted potatoes









dessert - fruity cups
ingredients:-phyllo dough, butter, sugar, vanilla pudding powder, heavy cream, fruits.

-mix vanilla pudding powder with 1 1/2 cups cream. place in fridge.
-make phyllo cups as instructed on box. bake for 9-10 mins.
-fill cups with pudding and seasonal fruits.

happy birthday to my father!!

the back abbey

went over to the back abbey with a couple friends/coworkers this past week to try their famous back abbey burger.  i've been hearing a lot of hype on this little joint so i wanted to go and try this place of myself.

little joint is a nice way to explain this place i think. super cozy little pub: you need to seat yourself.  with a wide selection of beers, we decided to go with the beers suggested by our waitress.

tried this beer with their "pommes frites" - french fries- "fresh kennebec potatoes fried twice and served with horsradish chice sauce, roumelade, and ketchup" - (its friend in duck fat)

choice of burger: the back abbey burger of course-it shares the name of the joint, must be good right? - "6oz dry-age grind burger with aged gouda, mustard aioli, caramelized onion, niman ranch bacon, and micro greens served on a brioche bun"

it was pretty good i must say.

not sure though, i think i'm still more of a fathers office fan.

which do you prefer? 

Fathers Office or The Back Abbey?

wedding preview

a little sneak preview of a dessert bar i did couple weeks ago.

more details about it when i get some pictures.