Kirbie's Cravings

Mama’s Lu

MaMa's Lu Dumpling House153 E Garvey AveMonterey Park, CA 91755(626) 307-5700 Another highlight of our Los Angeles food trip was Mama's Lu. Originally, Mama's Lu wasn't even a definite part of our itinerary. It...

Cap’s Pizza & Bar

Caps Pizza & Bar 1428 1st Ave San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 237-8081 Caps Pizza & Bar is a small Italian restaurant that I like to go to when I am in the area....

Vanilla chiffon cake

After successfully making a pandan chiffon cake, I’ve been wanting to make a vanilla version. I took the same basic recipe and changed some things. I substituted regular milk for the coconut milk in...

Pa Pa Walk

Pa Pa Walk227 W Valley Blvd, Ste 148-BSan Gabriel, CA 91776(626) 281-3889 This weekend, I went on a food road trip to LA with Boyfriend, Baby Bro and Baby Bro's girlfriend. One day, tons...

Mini baked donuts with chocolate ganache

I’ve been wanting to bake my own donuts ever since seeing a recipe from Little Corner of Mine for healthy baked donuts. But I didn’t have a donut pan. So after putting it on...

Taiyaki with nutella

A few weeks ago, I somehow stumbled across a website, where someone was talking about making their own taiyakis, which are a japanese pancake-type snack shaped like fish and usually containing a sweet filling...

Italian Macaroons

When I saw Food Gal’s recipe for Italian Macaroons, I marked it on my to-do list. I’d never had an Italian macaroon, but she described the cookies to be chewy and almond flavored, and...

Sushi Gen

Sushi Gen 422 E 2nd St Los Angeles, CA 90012(213) 617-0552 Boyfriend and I found ourselves in LA during lunchtime on a weekday. It was the perfect opportunity for us to visit Sushi Gen,...

Mini Coconut mochi seashells

A while back I tried a recipe for a coconut mochi bundt cake.  The batter was really wet — a lot wetter than the batters from most mochi recipes I’ve made.  The result was...

Pandan Chiffon Cake

This pandan chiffon cake tastes like the ones made at Chinese bakeries. It’s made with pandan which gives the cake flavor and a beautiful color. At some point in my life I must have...

Chin’s Convoy- A second look

Chin’s Convoy 4433 Convoy St San Diego, Ca 92078 858-499-8965 www.chinscuisine.com A few weeks ago, I had a quick meal at Chin’s Convoy. I had a pretty good experience, and so I was surprised...

Strawberry Moffles (Mochi Waffles)

Mochi meets breakfast! These mochi waffles, also known as“moffles”, are cooked in a waffle iron and have a chewy texture. A while back, I made moffles.  Moffles are a trendy new Japanese snack.  Blocks...