Kirbie's Cravings

Truffle Dumplings at Din Tai Fung (Glendale)

Din Tai Fung opened it’s third Los Angeles branch last week, located at The Americana in Glendale. One thing that made this opening particularly exciting is the offering of truffle dumplings, the only Din...

Pumpkin Bread Pudding Mug Cake

Bread pudding is best served warm, which is why this easy, quick, one serving microwave mug version is so great. No long prep time. No making custard on the stove. No waiting around for...

New Restaurant Collections on Foodie

New Restaurant Collections on Foodie

Do you use Foodie? It’s a great site for browsing recipes. You can create lists/collections where you add ones you like or want to make, etc. Foodie recently launched a restaurant section with the...

Donut Stop

Lately, Mr. K and I have been obsessed with doughnuts. We don’t really have a “go to” neighborhood donut shop we frequent, so we’ve been on a mission to find one. Donut Stop offers...

Orange Chicken

This weekend, I made one of Mr. K’s favorite dishes: orange chicken. Coming from a Chinese background, I have a contentious relationship with orange chicken. I don’t mind it per se. It tastes fine....

Jean-Georges

One of the things I learned while planning my trip to New York City is that many of the fine dining restaurants offer a special lunch prix fixe menu, allowing you to get a...

Pumpkin Chai Latte

This chai latte recipe is inspired by Starbucks pumpkin spice chai latte and is made with pumpkin puree, chai tea, and milk. It’s an easy drink you can make at home. As soon as...

Burger Lounge’s Game Changer Burger Series

A few weeks ago, I was invited to a media dinner to try out Burger Lounge’s Game Changer Burger Series, a set of limited time seasonal game meat burgers. Organic Quinoa Salad Organic Quinoa,...

5 Minute Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge

This easy fudge is just 3 ingredients and takes about five minutes to prepare. Everything is made in one bowl and cooks in the microwave.

JetBlue Airlines Food & Entertainment

I recently flew JetBlue when I went on my NYC trip. As you may know, I have an obsession with airplane food and entertainment and I’ve been wanting to fly JetBlue for a long...

Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

My favorite peanut butter cookie recipe is this flourless peanut butter cookie recipe I posted about last year. Recently, I came across a variation adding oats to the batter on Domestic Fits. Same easy...

Monello

I’ve heard great things about Monello, an Italian restaurant specializing in street cuisine. I’ve heard especially good things about their pizza and happy hour. So this past weekend, Mr. K and I went to...