Kirbie's Cravings

Hodad’s

Hodad’s is a “must-visit” spot whenever we have friends visiting San Diego. The iconic burger restaurant has been featured on The Food Network, CNN, and more. It’s known for its generous portions and famous...

Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta

Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta is an easy meal with a no-cook bang bang pasta sauce made with 5 ingredients. The best part it is ready in 30 minutes or less – it’s a quick and easy...

Menya Ultra

Menya Ultra recently opened and word has already gotten out that this may be the best ramen in San Diego right now. The owner has won awards for his ramen and owns several ramen shops...

Flourless Baileys Chocolate Mug Cake

A single serving flourless chocolate mug cake flavored with Baileys Irish cream liqueur. This quick and easy treat cooks in the microwave in just one minute and is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Learn...

Mouriya Honten Kobe Beef Steak Restaurant

Mouriya is a well known steak restaurant in Kobe that serves kobe beef. During our trip to Japan, we specifically took a day trip to Kobe so we could eat authentic kobe beef.

Chocolate Avocado Banana Bread

This chocolate avocado banana bread doesn’t use oil or butter. Instead, avocado replaces the oil, creating a rich, moist chocolate banana bread. The best part is, you can make everything in the blender or...

Pacific Poke Co

Pacific Poke Company opened late last year. The restaurant focuses on poke bowls, but also offers a few other items like spam musubi and spring rolls. Like most of the other poke restaurants in...

Crispiest Baked Chicken Wings

Learn how to make crispy baked chicken wings! These wings come out of the oven hot and crispy and stay crispy for hours. Plus you only need three ingredients to make them. Today I’m sharing a method for producing...

Holy Matcha

Holy Matcha softly opened last week. The cafe offers a menu focused around Japanese matcha green tea, offering ceremonial matcha, matcha drinks, and matcha flavored foods. They also serve a few other tea varieties. I...

Chocolate Overnight Oats

Chocolate Overnight Oats are an easy no-cook breakfast. They’re made with oats, milk, cacao powder, and chia seeds, and you can make them ahead for easy breakfasts or snacks. Overnight oats are my current new love. They only...

Japanese Souffle Pancakes

These Japanese-style Souffle Pancakes are incredibly light and fluffy. They are a popular trend in Japan, but you can recreate them in your own home. As you may recall, I had the most fluffy Japanese...

Mr. Holmes Bakehouse

Mr. Holmes Bakehouse is a bakery known for their cruffins. The hugely popular bakery started in San Francisco but recently expanded into Southern California, opening a store in Los Angeles a few months ago...