Kirbie's Cravings

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Crispy skin chicken thighs are baked until tender in a lemon, garlic and herb broth. This lemon garlic chicken is a tasty, comforting weeknight dinner. I like making one pot recipes and this lemon garlic chicken is one that we...

Breakfast Pull Apart Bread

This fluffy pull-apart bread is mixed with melted cheese, bell peppers, bacon, and eggs. It’s breakfast wrapped in one neat package. I’ve had breakfast on my mind a lot lately. Maybe it’s all that...

Sang Deuan

Sang Deuan is a new Thai and Lao restaurant that recently opened on Convoy street. It is also the sister restaurant of Sang Dao. My cousins were in the mood for Thai, so we...

Skinny Bang Bang Cauliflower

Crispy baked cauliflower bites are drizzled with a healthier, nearly fat-free version of Bang Bang sauce. This healthy bang bang cauliflower is just as tasty but without all the guilt! When I posted my...

Myung In Dumplings

Myung In Dumplings recently opened in San Diego. It’s a popular Los Angeles based chain, even earning a visit from Anthony Bourdain, and specializes in handmade Chinese-Korean dumplings. A reader, Lilly, actually tipped me...

Disney World Eats

I recently went to Disney World to attend the Food Blog Forum conference. I don’t usually attend many conferences out of state because the travel can be quite costly. However, this one took place in Disney World,...

Baking 101: Liquid vs Dry Measuring Cups

Let’s talk measuring cups. When you shop for measuring cups, there are ones meant for wet ingredients and ones meant for dry ingredients. You’ve probably heard the expression: Baking is a Science. Many baking...

Carnitas’ Snack Shack

My cousin and her fiancé recently moved to San Diego and we’ve been trying to take them to all the local favorites when we get together for a meal. Like Carnitas’ Snack Shack. I’ve...

Cook’s Illustrated’s Best Blueberry Pie

For Pi Day, I baked a blueberry pie. But I didn’t want to make just any ordinary blueberry pie. I wanted to make the perfect blueberry pie, so I made America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated’s Best...

3 Ingredient Flourless Peanut Butter Mug Cake

This easy flourless gluten free peanut butter mug cake is only three ingredients. It cooks in the microwave and is ready in about 5 minutes.

Cucina Enoteca

Cucina Enoteca

Cucina Enoteca is the sister restaurant to Cucina Urbana, a restaurant we’ve had good meals at in the past. The Urban Kitchen Group first expanded into Orange County, opening a Cucina Enoteca there, before...

close-up photo of a baileys milkshake

Baileys Milkshake

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This Baileys milkshake is the perfect adult treat to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. I’m sharing one more Irish-themed dessert with this Baileys milkshake. We’ve had a crazy heat wave in...