Kirbie's Cravings

Red Velvet Cake Hearts

A while back, I bought these individual-sized heart shaped silicone cake pans by Chef Philippe. There were four pans in my set.  I decided to use the pans to make some red velvet cakes. ...

Lil Sis on Appollonia Greek Bistro

Since there's only one of me, I am always encouraging my siblings to take pictures of food places they go to without me, so that more restaurants can be reviewed on my blog.  Recently,...

Cinnamon Chocolate Heart Bundt Cake

This weekend was the perfect weekend to break out all my heart shaped bakeware.  My Nordic Ware Heart Pan* is great to use for any occasion, but especially this weekend.  I decided to bake...

Happy Chinese New Year/ Valentine’s Day!

Happy Chinese New Year/ Valentine’s Day!

Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy President’s Weekend! Happy start of Winter Olympics!  This is one jam packed weekend.  I can’t remember the last time so many things fell on the same...

Mangosteens

I first found fresh mangosteens while shopping at SF Supermarket. However, on a recent trip to Ranch 99, I was delighted to find mangosteens being sold as well!  The price was definitely steep ($6.99/lb!),...

Mini Green Tea Yogurt Cakes

I’ve been trying to find things to do with my Nordic Ware Petits Fours Pan*.  So far a lot of the cakes I’ve baked with it just don’t come as cute as I want...

Chinese New Year Candy

If you visited your local Asian grocery store these past few weeks, you were probably treated to a section full of red decorations and various Chinese New Year treats. I can’t help but stop...

Sushi Go 55

Sushi Go 55 333 S. Alameda Street, Suite 317 Los Angeles, CA. (213) 687-0777 www.sushigo55.com I learned about Sushi Go 55 from Kirk of mmm-yoso.  Seeing the pictures of his post pushed Sushi Go...

Pandan Yogurt Cakes

After my success with pandan cupcakes, I found a recipe for pandan yogurt cakes on Little Corner of Mine.  The recipe is even simpler to make than the pandan cupcakes I made, and a...

Einstein Bros. Bagels

Einstein Bros Bagels 4150 Regents Park Row, Ste 180La Jolla, CA(858) 458-0392 www.einsteinbros.com I've passed by Einstein Bagels many times but have never gone in until now.  I love bagels, but I think the...

Nutella Coconut Bread

Nutella Coconut Bread is an easy quick bread recipe that’s lightly chocolatey with chewy bits of coconut baked inside. February 5th was National Nutella Day. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to make something, but I saw several...

Dean Sin World

Dean Sin World306 N. Garfield Avenue Monterey Park, CA 91754 626-571-0636 With a three day weekend coming up, I have been making plans to go to LA to visit old favorites and try out...