Kirbie's Cravings

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...

Seven Year Blog Anniversary

This year marks the seventh anniversary of this blog! I can’t believe it’s been seven years already. According to Facebook, seven years is also the amount of time my husband and I have been...

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is one of my all-time favorite ice cream shops. So when they opened a location in Los Angeles last year, I was more than a little excited. This first West...

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Crispy Baked Garlic Tofu

Tofu is baked until crispy and then tossed in a thick, Chinese-style stir-fry garlic sauce. I’m pretty excited about the extra hour of daylight now that we’re on daylight saving time again. Though it...

Gami Sushi

Last month we had dinner at Gami Sushi. The small sushi restaurant is tucked inside a Carmel Valley plaza that houses quite a few other restaurants including Marketplace Grille and Royal India. Small Sashimi...

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Guinness Stout Jello with Baileys Irish Cream

Guiness jello with Baileys Irish cream is a fun and easy St. Patrick’s Day dessert. The bitter stout beer is perfect with the creamy sweet Baileys and makes for a fun presentation, too. I...