Kirbie's Cravings

THE LOT Liberty Station

THE LOT Liberty Station is a restaurant and luxury movie theater. I haven’t yet experienced the movie theater which includes leather reclining seats and food service. However, I did recently visit the restaurant for...

Hasselback Maple Pecan Sweet Potatoes

Hasselback Maple Pecan Sweet Potatoes

Hasselback Sweet Potatoes are a fun and healthier alternative to sweet potato casserole or baked potatoes for holiday dinners or anytime you want an impressive side dish. They are flavored with maple and pecans...

Waffled Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese

These Waffled Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches consist of pizza crust cooked in a waffle iron, sandwiched with mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and a side of tomato sauce for dipping.

The Fonz Dog Haus

Dog Haus

Dog Haus Biergarten San Diego opened recently. Dog Haus is casual gourmet hot dogs and sausages concept with many locations in California. This first San Diego franchise is situated in a spacious spot with...

Loaded Breakfast Totchos

Loaded Breakfast Totchos

Loaded Breakfast Totchos are tater tots topped with breakfast favorites like bacon, sausage, fried eggs, melted cheese, avocados or whatever else you’d like. It’s great for breakfast or brunch and makes enough to feed...

garlic parmesan bacon knots

Garlic Parmesan Bacon Knots

Garlic Parmesan Bacon Knots are an easy, fun and low-carb appetizer. Bacon strips are tied into knots and sprinkled with garlic, Parmesan cheese and parsley. The house smelled amazing when I was making these.

Ippudo

Our first meal after landing in New York City was Ippudo, a Japanese ramen bar with locations all over the world. I’ve been wanting to visit the famous ramen restaurant for years, as many people...

Uncle Tetsu Japanese Cheesecake

Uncle Tetsu, a Japanese bakery chain famous for their cotton-soft cheesecake, recently opened inside the Westfield Santa Anita Mall in Los Angeles, California. I’ve been curious about Uncle Tetsu for years, having read about...

Baked General Tso's Chicken

Baked General Tso’s Chicken

An easy and homemade version of General Tso’s Chicken using crunchy baked chicken pieces rather than fried chicken pieces.

photo of a stack of nutella brownies

3 Ingredient Flourless Nutella Brownies

This may be my new favorite brownie recipe. These 3 Ingredient Flourless Nutella brownies are chewy, fudgy, chocolatey, and nutty. They are everything brownies should be. – Did I mention that this is also a...

Zucchini Waffle Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Zucchini waffle grilled cheese sandwiches are made with low-carb zucchini waffles and melted cheddar cheese. Both the waffles and sandwiches are cooked directly in your waffle iron for less clean-up. These make for a...

Mr A Cafe

Mr A Café is located inside the new 99 Ranch Market Balboa location, serving various tea drinks including Preso tea. Presto tea is freshly brewed tea through a high pressure process, similar to espresso coffee making.