Kirbie's Cravings

Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese

My brother requested that I find a macaroni and cheese recipe that is creamy, homemade, but still resembles the instant Kraft ones we ate as kids. So I’ve been on a mission to discover...

Kome Buffet

Almost 2 years from my first attempt to visit Kome buffet, I finally experienced it over Thanksgiving weekend. Kome is a popular Asian style buffet that opened up a few years ago in Daly...

Chocolate Caramel Mug Cake

Learn how to make a microwave mug cake that takes just minutes to make. This chocolate caramel mug cake is rich and chocolaty with a caramel center. It’s the best way to treat yourself...

Siam Nara

With the cold weather, the food that always come to mind is pho. The other night I wasn’t in the mood for pho, but I couldn’t think of anything else I wanted. We were...

Smores Monkey Bread

Wintertime makes me think of fireplaces. Fireplaces make me think of making smores. I got the idea for a Smores Monkey Bread when browsing through a Pillsbury email. So this weekend, I set about...

Two For the Road Food Truck

Two for the Road is a food truck that focuses on American comfort food with a twist. With choices on the menu like lobster roll and Cap n’ Crunch crab cakes, I was definitely...

Persimmon Bread

My mom and aunt both have persimmon trees, so in the late fall there are a lot of persimmons around our house. Too many to possibly eat. So I do a lot of baking...

Gooey Caramel Chocolate Cookies

These caramel chocolate cookies are easy to make and each has a gooey caramel center. The cookies are stuffed with a Rolo candy so when they bake, it melts and creates a surprise inside...

Groggy’s Food Truck

Recently there were some changes to FH’s workplace. They used to have a cafeteria, but the building containing the cafeteria got sold. So his company began coordinating food trucks to come by during lunch....

Sausage McMuffin Cups

After making the Bacon biscuit sandwich cups, I naturally thought of another popular breakfast sandwich, the McMuffin.  So I decided to try making Sausage McMuffin cups. I bought some frozen precooked sausage patties and...

Reese’s Chocolate Cookies

These chocolate cookies with peanut butter cups are an easy cookie recipe. The cookie is a rich chocolate cookie and mini peanut butter cups are stirred into the dough before they are baked. If...

Ba Ren

Ba Ren is one of my favorite chinese restaurants in San Diego. The restaurant specializes in Szechwan cuisine. Recently when trying to pick a place to eat, I realized it’s been well over a...