Kirbie's Cravings

Tofu King, Yi Mei, Golden China

On my last trip to Rowland Heights, we were just supposed to swing by and get some shaved ice and some fried stinky (fermented) tofu to go. But who am I fooling? As soon...

Sour Cream Pound Cake

If you’re looking for the best sour cream pound cake recipe this post is for you. This sour cream pound cake has a light and fluffy texture and tangy flavor with a hint of vanilla. I have a serious sweet tooth but...

Bluefin Fusion Sushi Restaurant

4305 La Jolla Village Dr San Diego, CA 92122 (858) 677-0558 Bluefin Fusion is located in the UTC mall area, next to Cozymel’s. It replaced the former Peking Palace. I noticed it a while...

Soft chocolate chip cookies

I told you about my favorite soft chocolate chip cookies recipe a few weeks ago.  I bake it often and it’s one of my favorite recipes. After my post, Michelle of Une-deux senses introduced...

Matcha Marble Tea Cake

This tea cake is not too sweet and dense like a pound cake. It’s very moist and marbled with a matcha flavored batter and sour cream batter. The sliced matcha pound cake is pretty...

Crumpets. An unsuccessful first attempt.

I was introduced to crumpets on my trip to Seattle when I visited The Crumpet Shop.  BF and I completely fell in love with these crumpets, a taste which I would describe as being...

Smashburger Mission Valley

7610 Hazard Center San Diego, California 92108 619-684-1550 After a good experience at the sneak peek of Smashburger in Del Mar, I was excited to see another location opening in Mission Valley, which is...

Chocolate Chunk Muffin Tops

I bought a muffin top pan* a while back, but I’ve only used it once so far to make blueberry muffin tops.  So recently I decided to make some chocolate chunk muffin tops. I...

Easy Honey Beer Bread

If you love homemade bread but hate dealing with yeast, this easy honey beer bread is for you! One of my favorite recipes in the past has been this easy honey beer bread. I...

Tea Garden

Tea Garden 4685 Convoy Street, Suite 110 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 277-8988 This weekend was hot hot hot! I guess it’s better to have one week of summer than no summer at all....

Homemade bagels

Keeping with my goal, I chose another recipe from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.  This time I chose to make bagels. As you can see, my bagels need some work. The recipe...

Best Homemade Soft Pretzels

This is the best soft pretzel recipe I’ve ever made, and it’s well worth the time it takes to make! In this post, I share all of my pretzel-making tips so you can make them, too!...