Last month Chipotle rolled out it’s newest offering to several states. Their newest menu item is sofritas. Sofritas is made out of shredded organic tofu braised with chipotle chilis, roasted poblanos and a blend of spices. The name “Sofritas” comes from the word “sofrito,” which means gently fried in Spanish. In Spanish cuisine, a sofrito…
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It’s a savory Hello Kitty life!
Hello homemade tofu sisig!
Ingredients: firm tofu, red onion, red bell pepper, jalapeño, lemon juice and mayonnaise One of my favorite Filipino dishes is sisig. It’s a popular entree where various meats are marinated in a sour liquid like vinegar or lemon juice and then seasoned with salt, pepper and other spices. Traditionally this dish is made with pork…
Hello PF Chang’s Happy Hour!
Happy Friday! Today’s blog post is about a lot of happiness via PF Chang’s happy hour specials. This popular chain restaurant’s happy hour menu is properly titled “Triple Happiness: Drinks, Dim Sum, Street Faire” First up on the triple happiness menu is their various drink offerings. I got Auntie Chang’s Frappe. It is a refreshing…
Hello Pi Day @ Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza!
Hello and Happy Pi Day! Today is March 14 aka 3.14 aka Pi Day! In Math, Pi is the number 3.14 or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it’s diameter. Every year Math lovers around the world celebrate this day that is dedicated to the famous mathematical constant. Now growing up in…
Hello Benihana Vegetarian eats!
It’s the Lenten season again and for this Hello Kitty Foodie, it means no meat for 40 days. When this time of year comes around, I always wonder what my options are when dining out. This March, I had a Benihana certificate that I needed to use. I was at first a little worried that…
Hello Komatsu!
When I spotted the sign that Komatsu would be opening up in Torrance, I instantly bookmarked it on my list of places to try. I had the pleasant surprise of spotting last Saturday night that this place was open and made plans to try it soon. Today, along with a friend, I got to try…
Hello Post Valentine’s Day Celebration @ California Pizza Kitchen!
There’s one particular person who’ll always have that special place in my heart no matter where life takes me. That person is my mom. My mom is not only my best friend but also one of my favorite lunch buddies. Today I spent some time shopping with her as well as having a post Valentine’s…
Hello Cafe de Cebu!
Once in awhile I get the pleasant surprise/honor of being followed by certain restaurants on twitter. Some time last year a newly opened restaurant called Cafe de Cebu started following me. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, I placed this restaurant on my places to try in Sin City. On my most recent trip to Vegas…
Hello ramen burger!
Mitsuwa marketplace has always been one of my favorite places to shop. One of the reasons, I love Mitsuwa is because of the huge selection of Hello Kitty items here. Hello Kitty grocery galore ranging from Hello Kitty pancake batter to Hello Kitty Chardonnay can be found here. My poor phone must always be fully…
Hello Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria!
“She eats takeout with china and serves champagne with pizza.” I’ve always liked the above quote from Kate Spade and walking into the newly opened Grimaldi’s reminded me of this quote. One of the first things I first noticed was the cool looking wine bottle chandeliers on the ceiling. The next thing I noticed where…
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