Kirbie's Cravings

Cheese Tapioca Breads

The texture of these cheese tapioca breads is a cross between the chewy crust of a fresh baked French baguette and Japanese mochi. The breads are light and airy, with a lot of pocket...

Soft and Fluffy Milk Toast (with a secret ingredient to keep it soft)

This soft milk bread recipe is made using the tangzhong method, an Asian bread starter that naturally makes bread stay amazingly soft and tender. If you love soft and fluffy homemade bread, you have...

Bi Rite Creamery

Bi Rite Creamery 3692 18th St San Francisco, CA 94110 On my dessert run in San Francisco a few months ago, the one place I didn’t get a chance to try was Bi Rite...

Cranberry Persimmon Bread

Cranberry Persimmon Bread is an easy fall recipe. It’s lightly flavored with fresh persimmon with dried cranberries mixed in. On my last trip home, I got a whole bag of persimmons.  My mom has...

Que Huong Restaurant

Que Huong Restaurant 4134 University Ave San Diego, CA 92105 (619) 283-1792 This weekend, I got a chance to check out Que Huong Restaurant. I’ve been wanting to check out Que Huong Restaurant since...

Alton Brown’s Yeast Donuts

Update: Since writing this post I’ve found a much better recipe for yeast donuts so be sure to check out my Soft and Fluffy Glazed Donuts. I love donuts. I mean, I know I...

Pecan Streusel Pumpkin Bread

I decided to stray away from my go-to pumpkin bread recipe this weekend. It wasn’t easy. I’ve been wanting to try another recipe for a while, but I love the other recipe so much....

Mama Liang’s House

Recently, I had a chance to pay a visit to Mama Liang’s House.  The chinese translation for this restaurant name is Mama Liang’s House.  The English names differ slightly depending on each location, but...

Steamed Pumpkin Mochi

I finally did it! The past few weeks I’ve been working on trying to create individual pumpkin mochis. I’ve made pumpkin mochi cake several times and it is a staple every year at the...

Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Donut Muffins

Pumpkin Donut Muffins with a cinnamon sugar coating are an easy treat to make for the fall season. These are mini donut muffins that are perfect for sharing. I love any kind of donut,...

Foodbuzz Festival Gala Dinner

This is my final post on the Second Annual Foodbuzz Festival I attended this weekend in San Francisco.  After this, I’ll be getting back to blogging about the other places I’ve been eating at....

Garlic Knots

Garlic knots are an easy homemade rolls recipe to make. They are made with yeast, flavored with garlic, and baked until golden brown. I’ve been having fun making different kinds of garlic knots recently....