Kirbie's Cravings

Chinese New Year 2017 recap

We celebrated Chinese Lunar New Year over the weekend with some close friends. I managed to take a few photos before our guests arrived.

Taco Bell’s Naked Chicken Chalupa

Taco Bell recently launched the Naked Chicken Chalupa, which features a fried chicken shell rather than the traditional tortilla shell. Thanks to their great marketing campaign, my brother talked about the new product endlessly...

Fried Bacon Wrapped Eggs

Soft boiled eggs are wrapped in bacon and coated in panko bread crumbs before being deep-fried until golden brown. The eggs have a crunchy shell, a smoky bacon wrap and a soft-yolk center. It’s...

Instant Pot Hard and Soft Boiled Eggs

Perfectly cooked eggs that are easy to peel by steaming them in an instant pot pressure cooker. You can make either hard or soft boiled eggs! Eggs come out perfectly cooked and very easy...

Tasty Pot

Tasty Pot, a restaurant chain that specializes in individual Taiwanese-style hot pots, softly opened in San Diego last week. The chain is originally from the Bay Area and being a huge fan of Taiwanese-style...

Homemade Fortune Cookies

These homemade fortune cookies are only four ingredients and taste like the ones served at restaurants. I share step by step photos so you can make your own. They are fun to customize with your own messages and dip them...

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

Make homemade, comforting slow cooker chicken noodle soup and you won’t want to buy canned soup again. Prep the ingredients and your slow cooker will do the rest of the work so you have...

Private Kitchens

Private Kitchens recently opened in San Diego, replacing Zisu Indian Market. The restaurant specializes in a Chengdu-style hot pot with skewers (Chuanchuan Xiang). The Indian Market signage is still on the building, with a...

Stir Fry Zucchini Noodles Chow Mein

A low carb version of Chinese chow mein or lo mein (Chinese stir fry noodles) using zucchini noodles aka zoodles. This meal is ready in less than 30 minutes. Chinese New Year is right around the...

Solace and the Moonlight Lounge

Solace and the Moonlight Lounge has become one of our go-to spots when we want a leisurely brunch without dealing with long lines and big crowds. They are the sister restaurant to the very...

Smorgasburg

Smorgasburg is an outdoor food market that started in New York City. (There is now also one in LA.) Located in Brooklyn, it features around 75 vendors and is only open on weekends. Many...

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Mug Cake

Creamy, fluffy, eggless peanut butter cake mixed with melty chocolate chips. This single serving mug cake is ready in about 5 minutes. It’s been a while since I made a mug cake. But it’s...