Kirbie's Cravings

Benihana

Benihana Restaurant477 Camino Del Rio SSan Diego, CA(619) 298-4666www.benihana.com We celebrated Little Sister and her boyfriend's birthday two weeks ago. It took place a few hours after the epic Gaslamp Food tasting tour. I...

Sugar Cookie Bars

Sugar cookie bars are an easy way to make a batch of cookies without having to roll out the dough. The dough is pressed into a baking dish and then sliced into bars after...

CSN Stores

CSN Stores

A while back, I posted that CSN stores had generously let me choose a product to review. The CSN Stores collection is so big that it took me a long while to decide what...

San Diego Gaslamp tasting tour

Whenever there are a bunch of events I’m interested in participating in, they always seem to fall on the same day. This past weekend was one of those weekends. I had already booked my...

Homemade Fermented Rice

Learn how to make fermented rice and use it to make rice wine soup, a sweet dessert soup popular in Chinese cuisine. Rice wine soup has always been a chinese dessert I enjoy for...

Providence LA Restaurant

Providence 5955 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038-3623 (323) 460-4170 https://www.providencela.com Eating a chef’s tasting menu at a Michelin star restaurant has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Since I...

Coconut Cookies

These coconut cookies are crispy on the outside and a little chewy on the outside. They have a strong coconut flavor from unsweetened coconut flakes. I recently bought a big bag of unsweetened coconut...

Porto’s Bakery

3614 W Magnolia Blvd Burbank, CA 91504 (818) 846-9100 www.portosbakery.com Porto’s Bakery has been on my radar for a while.  It’s a large, popular Cuban bakery that sells a huge selection of baked goods...

Cherry Clafoutis

Cherry clafoutis is a light summer dessert made with fresh cherries and a simple batter. It’s easy to make and delicious dusted with powdered sugar and served warm from the oven. When cherries are...

Korean Sesame Tapioca Bread

Earlier this year, I discovered a Korean sesame tapioca bread that I totally fell in love with. The first one I tried was at Paris Baguette. They seemed super popular, so I grabbed one...

Mama’s Lu revisit

MaMa’s Lu Dumpling House 153 E Garvey Ave Monterey Park, CA 91755 (626) 307-5700 I thought I had finished blogging about my various eats in Monterey Park/San Gabriel Valley/ Rowland Heights, but apparently I...

Coconut Ice Cream

Cool and creamy coconut ice cream is a wonderful summer dessert. This recipe is so easy to make and only requires three ingredients. It’s full of coconut flavor and as good as one you...