Kirbie's Cravings

Pearl Chinese Cuisine

Pearl Chinese Cuisine is the pretty sister restaurant to Emerald Restaurant. It is located in Rancho Bernardo and next to the beautiful Webb Lake Park, which has a very pretty duck pond that you can...

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

A few years ago, The New York Times published an article for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Of course I wanted to try it. But I put it off for a long time because...

Oreo Brownies

Oreo Brownies are easy to make with four ingredients! All you need is a box brownie mix, Oreo cookies, and white chocolate to make the best fudgy Oreo brownies. You will love how easy they are to make. I...

Big Fish Sea Grill

The other day, Future Husband (“FH”) came back from running errands with a big grin on his face and a plastic bag with some food. “Fish tacos! Just 99 cents! Hurry and photograph them...

“Nutella Chip” Cookies

These cookies are made with Nutella chocolate chips for a rich chocolate and hazelnut flavor throughout the cookies. They’re like chocolate chip cookies but with a Nutella twist. No these are not the Nutella...

Sushi Ota

I recently finally made a visit to Sushi Ota. It’s a popular sushi place in San Diego that has hundreds of positive yelp reviews and good recommendations from several of my friends. It was...

Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies

Peanut Butter Crunch Brownies are so easy to make with brownie mix and three other ingredients. They are rich and fudgy with crispy texture like a candy bar. They are an easy brownie recipe to make when you’re...

Japanese cheesecake

I love Japanese cheesecake. It’s lighter than American cheesecake, with an almost souffle like texture. It is light, creamy, and melts in your mouth.

Ashoka The Great

We’ve had Indian food cravings for a while so a few weeks ago we paid a visit to Ashoka. The lunch buffet is a pretty good deal and offers quite a few different items....

Brazilian Cheese Bread Balls

These cheese bread balls, called Pão de Queijo in Brazil, are made with tapioca flour which gives them a chewy texture.  A few weeks ago I made some Brazilian cheese puffs, also known as...

Bubble Buns

I love bubble breads. I like that they pull apart into small pieces and I like the bubble top shape. I saw several recipes for bubble buns right before Easter and decided to try...

Luong Hai Ky Restaurant

Before my friends came to visit this weekend, I asked them what they were in the mood to eat. I got a vague response of “noodles.” When asked to elaborate, I got “some sort...