Kirbie's Cravings

Irish cream pound cake

Every year I make an Irish cream bundt cake for St. Patrick’s Day. Previously I used a recipe I found on Allrecipes that uses a yellow cake mix as a base. This year, I...

Manila Fast Food and Desserts- Party food

Little Bro’s girlfriend (not to be confused with Baby’s Bro’s girlfriend who has been providing the Taiwan post pics.) recently had a birthday. After doing the usual celebrations that college students do, we decided...

Matcha chocolate swirl bread

I love the combination of matcha green tea and chocolate. I’ve made a few desserts in the past swirling the two and I’ve wanted to make a bread with these two flavors for a...

Zorbas Restaurant

The other day, BF and I were in the Chula Vista area, so we decided to stop by Zorbas for lunch. Zorbas offers a greek buffet, as well as a menu you can order...

Soft Pretzel Bites

Soft pretzel bites are a fun snack for parties and game-day. You don’t have to worry about shaping the pretzels and instead the dough is cut into bite-sized pieces and baked. Serve them plain or salted with...

Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies

If you love chocolate you have to try these chocolate chocolate chip cookies. The rich and fudgy chocolate cookies are studded with chocolate chips. Plus, they are easy to make with just one bowl....

Brioche bread

After successfully making bubble brioche rolls, I decided to make a brioche loaf so I could make some sandwiches and French toast. I used the same recipe I used last time. I tried to...

Taiwan trip Part 4

Continuing to share with you Baby Bro’s Girlfriend’s winter trip to Taiwan, here are some more photos. You can also read part 1, 2 and 3. Here is a brunch she had. I love...

Raisin Bread

This fluffy bread studded with raisins is one of my favorite breakfast treats. It’s made using the tangzhong method which gives the bread a very soft texture. A while back I made raisin rolls...

Mien Trung

This past Saturday was particularly cold for San Diego standards. I was completely bundled up but when the wind blew, I felt like I wasn’t wearing anything. Hot noodle soup sounded perfect for the...

Best Chocolate Muffins

I’ve been searching for the perfect chocolate muffin recipe for a while. Every recipe I’ve tried has been disappointing. Chocolate flavor too mild, texture too spongy, batter too dry, etc. I was looking for...

Dragon fruit financiers

Financiers are small french tea cakes made with almond flour, egg whites and brown butter. They are light and sweet and usually topped with fruit. I recently saw some gluten free financiers on Une-deux...