Jake and I got engaged in 2018 and we were so excited for our wedding! We planned our wedding to be on May 9, 2020. The invitations had gone out and replies were received in early March. We had the rentals, the food, the cake, linens for the tables, most of the crafts done, hotels rented out before the wedding, our honeymoon to Paris and London was all paid for… pretty much all I had left to do was attend my bridal shower and finish the bouquets and do the seating chart. And then… COVID-19 hit. At work we were sent to work remotely from home on March 17. We figured it would just be a couple of ..read more

Not too long ago Jake, Bucky, and I all went out for breakfast at Morning Glory! I’ve been curious about their Souffle Pancakes and we finally found some time to go for a visit. The decor at Morning Glory is pretty top notch. This eye moves around. It made me think of Sauron in the Lord of the Rings. I wholeheartedly agree with this sign. Screw perfectionism.  Me and my husband (!) before I got my haircut. It’s been over a year since we got married but I still get a kick out of saying “my husband”! Bucky sitting nicely and waiting for some breakfast. We started off with some coffee ..read more

I’m going to dust off the old blog here to talk about Disneyland, Disneyland food, what’s changed since Disneyland’s closure for COVID-19 and some other good stuff. Let’s get into it! I haven’t been to Disneyland since November 2018 when I was last a passholder. Jake and I got engaged in December of 2018 so I was glad we didn’t have that extra expense as we saved up for our wedding (I wonder if anyone still wants a post about our wedding after all this time…?) but I still really wanted to check out the new Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. We planned to go last March… but you know what happened. We wer ..read more

I made this Korean style marinade forever ago and finally decided to make it again for Jake and I. It’s Korean style pork belly and who doesn’t love that? The marinade is incredibly flavorful and surprisingly uses grated pears in the mix for added sweetness. I saw a video by Judy Joo that used this marinade but it was used on beef short ribs and instead I put it on pork belly. I cooked the Korean style pork belly two ways – pan fried and in the oven. Above is the oven method. I put it on a rack so the pork belly dripping would fall into the pan. The marinade also drips off a bit and burns a l ..read more

Have you ever had peanut butter sweetened with dates? There’s a product called Jool’s Peanut Date Butter that I received a sample of recently and used to make a delicious peanut sauce with. The peanut date butter is naturally sweetened with dates instead of refined sugar and adds a nice subtle sweetness to the peanut butter. You can see a bit of oil at the top. Once you mix it together the first time, you won’t need to mix it again. It takes a little arm work to get it done at first, but since you don’t have to stir it again I don’t mind it. Just three ingredients! This is how it looked aft ..read more

I recently had the opportunity to sample dumplings from Cali Dumpling Delivery – a new delivery service that delivers dumplings right to your door! This new dumpling delivery service is available in Northern California, Southern California, San Diego, and Las Vegas. I’ll be covering the San Diego Cali Dumpling Delivery service. I tried three different varieties of dumplings. The cooking directions are clear and concise and they make it really easy to make these at home. PORK PAN FRY DUMPLINGS  Here’s what the front of the bag looks like. It has your cooking directions and tells you what ..read more

Hello from your host here at This Tasty Life. I decided to post. Wow! We don’t go out to eat tooooooo much these days, but one recent little trip involved breakfast at the Sunnyboy Biscuit Company in Hillcrest.  Sunnyboy Biscuit Company has a good amount of outdoor seating. I made Jake go inside to order after we perused the menu. Our breakfast from overhead.  Jake got this Swell “COLAfornia” – a brewed soda made here in San Diego. I don’t usually like soda but this one had a good flavor and wasn’t insanely sweet. I approve.  This is our new puppy. My beloved Maya passed aw ..read more

Hi friends! It’s been a long time since I posted on the blog though I have still been active on my Instagram and Facebook pages (@thistastylife). A lot has happened since I last posted in April (!) but instead of getting into all of that, let’s talk about dessert instead.  I was watching Food Network on the Firestick the other day and on Girl Meets Farm, she made some Apple Pie Bars. I wanted to do something similar, but I wanted to do it with peaches instead. I also adjusted the filling and topping slightly more to my liking and viola – a new recipe!  It’s a pretty simple one. The ..read more

I jumped on the internet bandwagon and I made whipped coffee! The “official” name is Dalgona Coffee but I prefer “Fluffy Whipped Coffee” because I’m a weirdo. It basically looks like coffee whipped cream. I think everyone is going nuts for because A) it looks pretty B) it’s easy to make and C) it feels like you’re being extra indulgent and really nice to yourself making this treat.  You really only need three ingredients to make this. Here you go: Fluffy Whipped Dalgona Coffee 2 tablespoons INSTANT coffee (must be instant) 2 tablespoons sugar (I read you can use a different sugar, but it’s r ..read more

Since we are now ordered to stay at home and practice social distancing, I have a lot more time on my hand. Enter: Savory Scones with Cheese, Garlic, and Herbs. I wanted to make scones but I didn’t want sweet ones. I decided that some fresh herbs from the garden along with a heaping bit of garlic and cheese would just be the trick to for these savory scones. These turned a lovely golden brown and had pockets of cheesy goodness. Helloooo! I’m going to do a semi step-by-step thing. You can just skip to the end for the recipe, too. Making Savory Scones First step was to freeze some butter for a ..read more