November 15, 2011
Dining at Google
by Kirbie
On my last trip home, I had a chance to visit the Google campus and dine at one of the famed cafes, courtesy of one of my good friends, “E,” who works at Google....
November 11, 2011
Soft Pretzels
by Kirbie
I adore soft pretzels. And ever since finding out how easy they are to make at home, I make them quite often. I’ve pretty much stopped buying them at malls, ballparks, fairs, etc. Not...
November 10, 2011
Dynamo Donuts
by Kirbie
It’s been a year and a half since my first taste of Dynamo Donuts and I’ve been obsessing and dreaming about them ever since. On a recent trip to San Francisco, I had one...
November 9, 2011
Tea Leaf Eggs
by Kirbie
Chinese tea leaf eggs are one of my favorite ways to eat eggs. They have a pretty appearance and they taste good. Like hard boiled eggs but with flavor. I recently flew home for...
November 7, 2011
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
by Kirbie
Are you sick of cupcakes yet? I know some people wish the trend was over, but I still love them. I created some pumpkin spice latte cupcakes that I absolutely adored. And it was...
November 7, 2011
Pumpkin Donut Holes
by Kirbie
My first batch of fried pumpkin donuts went so fast that I made another batch recently. Rather than take the time to cut out the donuts, re-roll the scraps, and cut some more, I...
November 1, 2011
Nutella Hot Chocolate
by Kirbie
This past weekend there was some interesting weather. While we were experiencing a heat wave in San Diego, parts of the East Coast were experiencing some severe snow. In October! Hot cocoa didn’t seem...
October 31, 2011
Fried Pumpkin Doughnuts
by Kirbie
I have a love-hate relationship when it comes to making fried doughnuts. The process goes a little like this: I come across a recipe I want to try and I put it on the...
October 31, 2011
Matcha Green Tea Castella Cake
by Kirbie
I’ve been craving castella cake for a while now, and I finally got around to making one this weekend. Castella cake (also called kasutera cake) is a Japanese sponge cake which is moist and...
October 27, 2011
Double Braided Pumpkin Bread
by Kirbie
Those pumpkin bread rolls I previously made disappeared pretty fast. I decided to make them again, but instead as loaves. I made one regular loaf to be used for French toast at a later...
October 23, 2011
Soft Pumpkin Rolls
by Kirbie
I made these pumpkin rolls the other day using a recipe I found on King Arthur Flour and absolutely adore them. They are ever so soft and taste of pumpkin spices. These are perfect...
October 20, 2011
Jack-o’-lantern Pumpkin Nutella Cakes
by Kirbie
Sorry for the flurry of recipe posts but I had some deadlines to meet. I’m entering some Halloween recipe contests. When I read about a recipe contest, I immediately thought about those...
