Kirbie's Cravings

Moniker General (Coffee)

Moniker General is a retail store, brewery and coffee bar located in Liberty Station. The spacious place has plenty of room for lounging and drinking coffee, shopping for various home goods, and they also...

New Cookbook Announcement

I have some news to share. My second cookbook, Dump Cakes from Scratch, releases today! When I published my first cookbook, it was a dream come true. And to think that now I have a...

Flourless Nutella Banana Bread

This flourless Nutella banana bread is moist, rich, and fluffy all at the same time. It’s also ridiculously easy to make. You throw all your ingredients into a blender, pour it out into a...

Fig and Brie Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Fresh figs drizzled with honey and melted brie cheese. This is a great way to enjoy figs. I love fig season and I wish it wasn’t so short. I actually never ate a fresh fig until...

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

Gyu-Kaku is a Japanese-style BBQ restaurant chain, with many locations throughout the US and other countries. We’ve passed by the one in San Diego many times, always seeing the crowd gathered outside, but had...

Levain Bakery

During our recent trip to New York City, I finally got to try the famous chocolate chip cookies from Levain Bakery. The bakery is known for their chocolate chip walnut cookie, with each one weighing a whopping...

Sizzling Pot King

Sizzling Pot King is a Chinese restaurant specializing in dry hot pots. The restaurant replaced Qi Wei, a similar-style restaurant, towards the end of last year and has been quite popular. I wasn’t very...

Pesto Cauliflower Rice with Salmon

This easy and flavorful pesto cauliflower rice dish makes the perfect low-carb side. You can eat it with salmon, shrimp, chicken and more. I whipped up some kale basil pesto but you can use ready-made...

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Tender, slow-cooked chicken simmering in a honey garlic sauce. This slow cooker honey garlic chicken is an easy and delicious meal. These last few days my kitchen has smelled wonderful because I’ve been making pot after pot...

Breakfast Republic (Liberty Station)

The very popular San Diego brunch spot, Breakfast Republic, recently opened a second location in Liberty Station. I was quite excited to hear the news. I’ve enjoyed my visits to the original location but always...

Keto Bread for Sandwiches and Toast

This flourless, gluten-free, one bowl, keto bread recipe is perfect for making sandwiches and toast. The batter comes together in minutes, for an easy stress-free bread-making experience. We just came back from a quick...

Bing Haus

Bing Haus opened last week, offering coffee and Thai-style ice cream rolls. This trendy dessert is originally from Thailand and offered in many parts of Asia. It recently was introduced to the US market, first...