Kirbie's Cravings

Soft Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies

As promised, here is my attempt at making red velvet cookies from scratch. I baked several batches over the last few days. I made chewy ones, soft ones, cakey ones. My favorite were these...

King Eggroll

King Eggroll is one of my favorite spots to revisit when I go back to the Bay Area. My siblings and I have developed a tradition to go at least once a year, usually...

Red Velvet Pancakes

Continuing with my red velvet baking mania, I recently tried making red velvet pancakes. I really love red velvet pancakes. Whenever I see it on a breakfast menu, I feel compelled to order it....

Blaze Pizza

If you’re a fan of the custom fast casual pizza trend or looking for a good one to be your first, I highly recommend Blaze Pizza. One bite in and Mr. K and I...

Mongolian Beef

Easy Mongolian Beef is ready in 30 minutes, making it a great weeknight meal. Tender beef coated in a sweet and savory sauce is easy to make at home. I’ve been making some of...

Donut Touch

Donut Touch has earned a lot of positive reviews, especially for their blueberry donut, red velvet donut and apple fritters. This weekend, I finally got a chance to go check it out. In addition...

Red Velvet and Cream Cheese Cookies

These red velvet cookies have a layer of cream cheese in the middle and are studded with chocolate chips. From the outside, they look like regular cookies, but every bite reveals the tangy cream...

Flour Bakery + Cafe

Flour Bakery + Cafe is a well-known bakery in Boston, owned by pastry chef Joanne Chang. During my East Coast trip last Fall, we spent a weekend in Boston and our very first stop...

Chinese Fried Rice

Learn how to make Chinese fried rice at home and you’ll never order it for take-out again. Chinese fried rice is easy to make and you can customize it with different ingredients to suit...

Best Taste of China

Mr. K and I recently went to check out Best Taste of China, a somewhat hidden Chinese restaurant in Mira Mesa. I’d read posts on mmm-yoso and Faye’s Fork, so when we found ourselves...

Red Velvet Brownies

I’ve been on a red velvet baking marathon. I hate working with red food coloring. No matter what I do, I get it all over my hands and fingers and it takes forever to...

Casa De Reyes

Casa De Reyes in Old Town recently started offering a Sunday brunch and I was invited to check it out earlier last month. Brunch is served on Sundays from 9 am to noon and...