Kirbie's Cravings

Nutella Cupcakes with Homemade Nutella frosting

My mom recently gave me a bottle of hazelnut creamer which I find every excuse to use. The other morning, while pouring some of the creamer into my coffee, I had a thought. What...

Urban Eats

FH and I recently had a tasty and affordable meal at Urban Eats, a new eatery that opened up in Hillcrest. The intimate restaurant seats about 30 and has a bar area. What most...

30 Minute Dinner Rolls

Easy Dinner Rolls made from scratch and ready in about 30 minutes! These 30-minute dinner rolls are perfect when you want homemade bread but don’t have much time. Anyone who has ever made yeast bread from scratch knows how...

Oxtail Pho at Pho Lu

Normally I would not think about eating pho during a trip to Orange County when there are so many other delicious eats I have on my list and there are already some solid pho...

Bisquick Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bisquick chocolate chip cookies are an easy way to satisfy a cookie craving. I always have a box of Bisquick pancake mix in my pantry. It’s great for whipping up pancakes in the morning...

Oreo Donut Holes

I’ve had this image in my mind for a while of donut holes with glaze and rolled in crushed oreos. It took me a while to make the picture in my mind a reality....

OXO Giveaway

Recently I was provided with a set of OXO LockTop containers. I was pretty excited. I’m a big fan of OXO kitchen gadgets and have various ones in my house like the apple divider,...

Avocado Egg Cups

As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been on an avocado kick. I’ve made bacon egg avocado cups before and loved them. This time I thought of placing eggs directly into the avocado shell for another...

Pozoleria Dona Maria

The second stop on the Chula Vista food crawl was Pozoleria Dona Maria. Thick crunchy tostada chips were served while we waited for our food. I love crunching on these. Tostadas de Pata Pink...

Cookies and Cream Blondies

After successfully baking up a batch of chewy Nutella blondies, I was excited to try other flavors. Blondie recipes are versatile and you can put different mix-ins. So this time I added crushed Oreos...

Roy’s Happy Hour

Roy’s Happy Hour is offered seven days a week from 4:30-6:30 pm in the bar area. Six appetizers, along with a pretty good selection of cocktails, wine and beers are all $5 each. I’ve...

Nutella filled donut holes

Sometimes ideas don’t turn out as expected. I had come up with what I thought was a brilliant idea for Nutella flavored donut holes. But when I tried making them, they turned brittle during...