Kirbie's Cravings

Cauliflower Gnocchi

Cauliflower gnocchi is a lighter version of traditional potato gnocchi, replacing potato with cauliflower. I topped it with a homemade kale pesto.

Cafe Stems

Cafe Stems recently soft opened, replacing The Fruit Shop on Convoy Street. The quick-service restaurant focuses on a healthy menu of salads, Japanese rice balls, smoothie bowls and more. Normally I’m not a big...

January Ramblings

I hope everyone’s year is getting off to a good start. I really enjoyed having both Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on weekends this year. Having two long weekends somehow made the holidays seem...

Soy Sauce Eggs

Soy sauce eggs are savory hard-boiled eggs that are one of my favorite snacks from childhood. They are often eaten for breakfast or served in slices as part of an appetizer or side dish...

Reissue

Reissue is a coffee cafe in Harajuku Tokyo known for its very unique 3D and 2D customized latte art. While latte art has gotten fairly mainstream, the ones produced at Reissue are special. The...

Deep Dish Nutella Skillet Cookie

This easy Deep Dish Nutella Skillet Cookie is just five ingredients. It’s perfect for one or two people and can be whipped up in minutes and served with ice cream for a delicious, decadent dessert.

Curry Cauliflower Rice

Curry Cauliflower Rice is a flavorful and easy low-carb, gluten-free rice substitute for any meal.

Sieu Sieu BBQ

Sieu Sieu BBQ specializes in Chinese BBQ and roasted meats. Over the long weekend, Mr. K’s family came over and we decided to pick up some roasted meats to bring home for dinner.

Baked Calamari

A healthier baked version of calamari rings. These crunchy coated squid rings make a great appetizer or side dish.

Pokeland

Pokeland, a quick service poke bowl restaurant, opened at the end of December. We’d seen signage for Pokeland for nearly a year, so we were quite surprised when they finally opened.

Avocado Potato Salad

This Avocado Potato Salad replaces mayonnaise with avocado for a healthier creamy potato salad recipe full of avocado nutrients and healthy fats. I love avocado and I recently had avocado potato salad for the first time (in Japan of all places). I really enjoyed...

Champagne Cocktails with gold spun sugar

Champagne Cocktails with Spun Sugar

Champagne cocktails topped with homemade spun sugar. Perfect for New Year’s Eve, a wedding or engagement party, or any other fancy celebratory occasion. No candy thermometer is needed! Happy New Year’s, everyone! I made...