Kirbie's Cravings

Hot Chocolate Mug Cake

Today I’m sharing a mug cake recipe that tastes just like hot chocolate in a cake form. It’s a perfect treat for these chillier days, best eaten warm with the marshmallows still gooey. This recipe is in...

Hot Chicken

Hot Chicken is the local specialty in Nashville, a crunchy fried chicken that is brushed with a spicy cayenne paste made with different spices. It’s a dish that is easy to make at home. A fried chicken recipe probably isn’t...

Leftover Thanksgiving Stuffing Muffins

These muffins capture all the flavors of a Thanksgiving meal in one bite. When I tasted these, it made me think of those cooking show contest challenges where you have to put a meal...

Vessel Restaurant

Vessel Restaurant

Recently we were invited to a media dinner at Vessel restaurant in the Kona Kai Resort & Marina, to get a sampling of the revamped menu under new executive chef Roy Hendrickson. Beef Carpaccio Our meal...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a happy, safe, and delicious Thanksgiving! (P.S. In case you are wondering, this Hello Kitty is one of the reversible ones where you can turn her into a turkey.)

Thanksgiving Recipe Round-Up

Thanksgiving Recipe Round-Up

I’m sorry this post comes so late, but if you are still searching for inspiration for your Thanksgiving meal, here is a round-up of some of my favorites I’ve created over the years. Breads...

cornbread sausage stuffing muffins

Cornbread Sausage Stuffing Muffins

These moist stuffing muffins are filled with stuffing ingredients like sausage, onions, celery, and scallions, for very flavorful cornbread muffins. I’m so happy to share one more Thanksgiving idea before the big day because...

Oceanaire

Oceanaire

We used to visit Oceanaire several times a year, but with so many new restaurants opening, it’s been awhile since we’ve been back. We were recently invited in for a meal and it was...

Frost Me Cupcakes (Seaport Village)

Frost Me Cupcakes (Seaport Village)

Frost Me Cupcakes (winner on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars), recently opened a store in Seaport Village. I previously visited their kiosk at UTC mall and really enjoyed the cupcakes, so when we were in...

Momofuku’s Corn Cookies

When I went to New York City last year, we tried the cookies from Momofuku’s Milk Bar, which I really enjoyed–especially the corn cookies. These giant cookies are chewy, sweet, with just a subtle...

Blaze Pizza (Clairemont)

Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza recently opened its newest location, this one inside Genessee Plaza (directly across from the Balboa Mesa plaza that houses the new 85C Bakery and Cafe, Chicken Charlie’s and Boudin). Interestingly, the plaza across the...

Deep Fried Turkey

The last few years, Mr. K and I have developed a tradition of doing a practice turkey run-through before Thanksgiving. So this past Sunday –being the last Sunday before Thanksgiving– we spent most of the...