Kirbie's Cravings

Duke’s La Jolla

Duke’s La Jolla recently opened. This San Diego branch is one of several Duke’s restaurants, named after Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, an Olympic swimming and water polo medalist and the father of modern surfing. Last...

Ranch Roasted Asparagus

Roasted asparagus is seasoned with a from-scratch ranch seasoning mix made up of common pantry herbs and spices. It’s a tasty and easy side dish. Asparagus seems to be on sale everywhere now. I’m always...

Wicked Maine Lobster

This weekend we went back to Liberty Public Market to try out more food vendors including Wicked Maine Lobster. I’m determined to make my way through all the restaurants. Now that the public market is fully...

Brownie Mug Cake

This Brownie Mug Cake is rich, chocolaty, and fudgy. It comes together in just a few minutes and makes a delicious dessert, late-night snack or treat when you’re craving a fudgy brownie. I don’t know why but whenever the kitchen is finally clean, the...

Zucchini Crust Pizza

This low carb zucchini crust pizza is crispy, delicious and a great way to add more vegetables to your diet. Next to cauliflower, the vegetable I’ve enjoyed experimenting with most is zucchini. I already previously...

Popbar

Popbar is a chain of ice cream shops specializing in gelato on a stick. Handcrafted gelato, sorbetto and yogurt are frozen on sticks and then customized with your choice of various chocolate dips and toppings. We...

Trader Joe’s March Edition

I recently purchased a few of Trader Joe’s new products and wanted to share my finds. The Fearless Flyer for March was smaller than the previous Trader Joe’s flyers. And I didn’t find myself...

Wine dinner at The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort

The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort and Spa recently launched a monthly wine dinner series, Le Serate di Vino, featuring old world wines paired with a four course dinner. We were recently invited to...

Trust Restaurant

Trust Restaurant recently opened in Hillcrest. When I first read about the new restaurant, I was immediately intrigued by the name. After all, trust is a small word that holds a lot of meaning. I was even more...

Cauliflower Waffle Grilled Cheese

Cauliflower waffles are sandwiched with melted cheese for a delicious alternative to regular grilled cheese. Yes, it’s another cauliflower post! I bought way too much cauliflower when it was on sale recently and I’m...

Cauliflower Bread Mug Cake

Cauliflower mug bread is a single-serving bread recipe made in mug and cooked in the microwave. You only need 4 ingredients and it’s ready in just a few minutes! My two favorite types of recipes to create are mug cakes and...

Liberty Public Market

The highly anticipated Liberty Public Market soft opened this past weekend. The project was announced last year: a food hall housing dozens of local and artisan vendors, echoing the likes of San Francisco’s Ferry...