Kirbie's Cravings

Chocolate Banana Bread with Yogurt

Using yogurt in baking is a healthy substitute for sour cream with the same results. This chocolate banana bread with yogurt tastes just like the regular version but with a little healthy twist. I’ve...

Mikawaya

Mikawaya 118 Japanese Village Plaza Mall Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 624-1681 www.mikawayausa.com On my last Little Tokyo trip, I had to of course stop by Mikawaya.  Last time my trip was pretty rushed. ...

Whipped Cream Cupcakes

I have all this heavy cream sitting in my fridge that I’ve been needing to get rid of.  So when I saw this recipe for whipped cream cupcakes from justjenn recipes, I was excited...

Banana Cake

This moist and soft banana cake is a great way to use up overripe bananas. It’s like banana bread, but with a lighter crumb and it’s baked in a bundt pan. I love banana...

Spring Green Tea Shortbread Cookies

A quick announcement: I’ve recently joined the twitter world. It’s pretty fun so far and I’m trying to make more acquaintances through it so that I have a bigger community to talk to, so...

Funny Food Photo Fridays

A quick announcement: As you may have noticed, I’ve decided to join the twitter world! It’s something I’ve debated to do for a while. So far I’m enjoying it. We’ll see how it goes....

Matcha Green Tea Mochi Cupcakes

So, you might have noticed that I’ve decided to join the twitter world. It’s something I’ve thought about, and resisted for a while. But I decided to give it a try. So far it’s...

Yoshi Sushi

Yoshi Sushi6715 Mira Mesa BoulevardSan Diego, CA 92121(858) 587-4755 Starting from about Mid-March is what I like to refer to as the beginning of birthday season.  There are so many people whose birthdays fall...

Strawberry Scones

I’ve had scones on the brain lately. My first attempt at scones was so complicated, time-consuming, and not so pretty, that I thought I’d never make them again.  Then I tried these cream scone...

Strawberry mochi cupcakes

Recently I was introduced to a mochi cupcake recipe by The Food Librarian that varies from the previous mochi cake recipe I have been using.  I was curious to check out this new recipe. ...

Harney Sushi

Harney Sushi 3964 Harney St San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 295-3272 www.harneysushi.com/ Recently I was invited to a VIP event at Harney Sushi to celebrate their 9th birthday.  I’d never been to Harney Sushi. ...

Mochi with fresh strawberry and red bean paste filling

A few weeks ago, I found a recipe for mochi with strawberry filling on Une-deux senses.  A whole strawberry wrapped inside a mochi.  It looked so pretty! I love using strawberries in desserts.  So...