Kirbie's Cravings

Restaurant.com Giveaway!

Happy Monday everyone! First off, a winner has been chosen for my Starbucks giveaway! Congratulations to “Susan,” who left the second to last comment on this post and her number was chosen by random.org...

Blooming Onion Pizza Bread

Earlier this week I saw someone do a version of Outback Steakhouse’s “blooming onion” using a loaf of sourdough bread. I loved the idea. One of the most appealing things about a blooming onion,...

Chinese Fried Crullers

I thought I’d take some time to introduce a classic chinese breakfast item. Pronounced youtiao in chinese, these are also commonly referred to as chinese fried crullers. I’m not quite sure why this translation...

Marble Castella Cake

Since I’ve made honey castella cake several times, I wanted to make some variations.  The other day, I made two castella cakes. Originally, one was supposed to be a matcha one and one was...

Tri-Village Northern Cuisine

Over the weekend, Future Husband and I had some family obligations to attend to in LA. Since we would be done in the afternoon, I chose a place for us to eat dinner at...

Mini Baked Donuts

I’ve had an image of mini baked donuts with a light blue glaze and white sprinkles.  I was originally going to make them for Mother’s Day but ran out of time. So I made...

Castella Cake

I originally wanted to make this post about a matcha flavored castella cake since I’ve already done the originally honey castella cake. But as you can see, this cake is yellow, not green. I...

Quik Wok

Quik Wok is a fast food American Chinese restaurant located in Rancho Bernardo. In addition, on weekends, they offer some traditional chinese dishes, including chinese breakfast items, noodle dishes, and my beloved knife shaved...

Homemade beef noodle soup

Chinese beef noodle soup is one of my favorite Chinese dishes. The rich, steaming beef broth, tender pieces of meat, and soft noodles make a hearty and comforting meal. I’ve had several bad beef...

Starbucks Giveaway

Recently, a representative of Starbucks contacted me to see if I wanted to try some samples of their new line of naturally flavored coffees, Starbucks Natural Fusions, and host a giveaway for my readers....

Chocolate Popovers

I love popovers and have tried several recipes on this blog already. The other day I saw a recipe for Hot Chocolate Popovers. I was really surprised and intrigued. So far all of the...

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip pudding cookies are tender and soft and stay that way for days after you make them. The dough is made with instant pudding mix, which gives the cookies a wonderfully soft texture....