Kirbie's Cravings

Mint Cookies and Cream Cookies

These cookies and cream cookies have a minty twist with crushed mint Oreo cookies mixed into the dough. They bake up soft and chewy with flecks of mint green cream baked inside. I can’t...

Current Cravings: International Snacks

1. More Japanese Kit Kat Flavors One of my biggest obsessions is trying out as many Kit Kat flavors as possible. In Japan, there are probably close to a hundred different flavors, with new...

85°C revisits

85°C, the popular Taiwanese bakery chain, continues to expand, recently opening it’s third US location. For some reason they chose to open it in West Covina, which I don’t quite understand, given that the...

Chocolate Baileys Mug Cake

St. Patrick’s Day is almost here so it’s time for some boozy recipes. I made a Baileys Irish Cream Mug Cake previously. This time, I thought I’d add some chocolate to it. You can...

Coop’s BBQ

Coop’s BBQ, our favorite barbeque joint in San Diego, recently opened a second location. Unfortunately for DH and I, the second location is in Chula Vista, which is not any closer to us than...

3 Ingredient Biscoff Spread Cookies

I’m still obsessed with my easy spread cookies. And of course I had to make a Biscoff one! For those of you who still have not tried Biscoff spread, I urge you to do...

4 Ingredient Nutella Mug Cake

This single serving Nutella mug cake is just 4 ingredients and eggless! It cooks in the microwave in about 1 minute.

Whole Foods Del Mar

In the last few weeks, I’ve heard quite a lot of buzz regarding the grand opening of the new Whole Foods in Del Mar. I actually hadn’t thought about visiting to see the new...

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Samoas Milkshake

Samoa Milkshake is an easy dessert made with three ingredients. All you need are some Samoa girl scout cookies, ice cream, and milk! Girl Scout Cookie buying season is almost over. So I had to stock up this...

Ramen Yamadaya

I had a serious craving for ramen the last few weeks when the weather was cold. Of course, the day I went to satisfy my cravings, it was summer weather in San Diego. It’s...

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

These chocolate peanut butter cookies are made with three ingredients: peanut butter cups, an egg, and baking soda. All you do is mix them all up in a food processor and then bake the...

Fast Food Seafood Fridays

It’s that time of year again when the majority of fast food chains offer some sort of fish offering for those not eating meat on Fridays during Lent. DH observes Lent, so the last...