Kirbie's Cravings

New UTC Food Court

The past few months, the UTC mall food court was under renovations. I was alerted that it had finally opened by Pink Candles at Ridgemont High. So even though I haven’t eaten at the...

Chewy Biscoff Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies made with Biscoff cookie spread are chewy with the famous flavor of speculoos cookies. Add in chocolate chips and you get a delicious batch of Biscoff chocolate chip cookies. Have you...

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year! Look, even Hello Kitty is dressed up for the New Year. Since the Chinese follow the Lunar calendar, Chinese New Year falls on a different date every year. This year,...

Snowflake Shaved Ice (Taiwan)

Given my love for Taiwanese snowflake shaved ice, of course I had to try it from the source. As a quick recap, snowflake or snow ice was introduced in Taiwan a few years ago....

Strawberry Mug Cake

This strawberry mug cake is easy to make in just a few minutes. All you need are a few simple ingredients, a mug, and a microwave. It’s a single-serving cake that is fluffy and...

Cowboy Star

Cowboy Star may be one of the best hidden gems in the San Diego restaurant community. In some ways it’s not very hidden. I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews from all those who have...

Pumpkin Tea Cake

I love pumpkin cake and so when I found a recipe for a pumpkin tea cake from Tartine last week I absolutely had to make. It looked so perfect. The original recipe calls for the...

Microwave Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

What happens when you microwave instead of bake pumpkin chocolate chip cookies? Well, this: One of my latest kitchen obsessions has been “baking” desserts in the microwave. I had some success with making cake...

Croce’s Restaurant- SDRW preview

San Diego Restaurant Week is once again upon us (Jan 15-20 though many restaurants are extending through Jan 27.) We missed the last SDRW due to being out of town, so we are attacking...

Bacon Scotch Eggs

Everyone’s already given up on their New Year’s resolution to be healthy and lose weight right? Because I made a recipe this weekend that is really delicious, but also not very good for you....

Hoai Hue

Ever since experiencing our first Bun Bo Hue (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) at Mien Trung, my brothers have been pretty obsessed, visiting almost every week. I’ve been curious to explore Bun Bo Hue and...

Pumpkin Mug Cake

I know I previously wrote that I was done making pumpkin recipes until next Fall season. But pumpkin is so yummy. And I keep coming across more recipes I want to try. And I...