Kirbie's Cravings

Dining at Google

On my last trip home, I had a chance to visit the Google campus and dine at one of the famed cafes, courtesy of one of my good friends, “E,” who works at Google....

Liang’s Kitchen revisit

I originally posted and visited Liang’s Kitchen the first week after it opened. Now that it has had some time to settle down, I thought I’d pay it another visit. The first thing I...

Pumpkin Garlic Knots

Pumpkin garlic knots are homemade rolls that are soft, fluffy, and a little sweet. The color is perfect for holiday dinners. One pumpkin recipe I knew I had to make this year are these...

Giveaway

Update: This giveaway is now closed. Random.org chose comments #1 and #9. Congrats to Ada and Regina! Are you one of the lucky people to have Friday off? Or are you like me and...

Soft Pretzels

I adore soft pretzels. And ever since finding out how easy they are to make at home, I make them quite often. I’ve pretty much stopped buying them at malls, ballparks, fairs, etc. Not...

Dynamo Donuts

It’s been a year and a half since my first taste of Dynamo Donuts and I’ve been obsessing and dreaming about them ever since. On a recent trip to San Francisco, I had one...

San Diego Desserts

Recently, I had a nice lunch with fellow food bloggers CC of Pink Candles at Ridgemont High and Dennis of A Radiused Corner. FH came along too and so did one of CC’s friends...

Tea Leaf Eggs

Chinese tea leaf eggs are one of my favorite ways to eat eggs. They have a pretty appearance and they taste good. Like hard boiled eggs but with flavor. I recently flew home for...

Hak’s BBQ Sauce and Gourmet Experience

Not too long ago, I was provided with a bottle of Hak’s BBQ sauce created by Chef Sharone Hakman, a top 5 finalist on last season’s FOX reality show MasterChef. I was also provided a...

Sushi Shibucho

I’ve had so many amazing great eats lately, I don’t know where to start. I think I’ll start with a fabulous omakase sushi meal I recently had. I’m always in the search for a...

Pumpkin Biscuits

Time is running out on my pumpkin baking season. While I could bake pumpkin year-round, for the sake of sanity for my family, I limit my pumpkin baking craze from October 1st through Thanksgiving....

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

Are you sick of cupcakes yet? I know some people wish the trend was over, but I still love them. I created some pumpkin spice latte cupcakes that I absolutely adored. And it was...