Kirbie's Cravings

Chocolate Sponge Cake

This chocolate sponge cake has a light texture and a light chocolate flavor. The cake gets its texture from whipped egg whites which makes a soft and airy cake. I’ve gotten pretty good at making chiffon/sponge cakes. I find...

Thai Pepper Cuisine revisit

Thai Pepper Cuisine 3361 Sandrock RoadSan Diego, CA 92123(858) 715-4676 A few weeks ago, I paid another visit to Thai Pepper Cuisine. It's been one of my go to places for Thai food. The...

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Mascarpone Frosting

Chocolate cupcakes topped with an easy mascarpone frosting. Mascarpone frosting is one of my favorite cupcake frostings because it’s light and sweet and very easy to make. I enjoy making cupcakes but when it...

Green tea mochi with chocolate filling

I’ve enjoyed the combination of chocolate and green tea, so for a while now I’ve thought of making green tea mochi with chocolate. But I wasn’t really sure how to accomplish it. This weekend,...

Pandan Coconut muffins

I love baking with pandan because the cakes come out this beautiful light green. I found a recipe for coconut and pandan muffins from Melting Wok that looked good and decided to try it...

Mango Ice Cream

Homemade ice cream doesn’t have to be complicated and this mango ice cream is a great example. You only need three ingredients and an ice cream maker to make it. It’s fast, fresh and...

Funny Foto Fridays: Dripping with Deliciousness

Hello Once Again Everyone! Boyfriend here! It’s that day again, Casual Friday! No? Well, maybe you can enjoy these fun photos. Of course we were in our neighborhood grocery store and browsing the sweets...

CSN Stores

CSN Stores

About a week ago, I was contacted by CSN Stores, offering to let me try a product and review it. I hadn’t heard of CSN stores before, but after being contacted by them, I...

Regents Park Row various eats

4150 Regents Park RowLa Jolla, CA Inside Regents Park Row is quite a few eating places including a japanese restaurant, Hawaiian restaurant, Papa John's pizza, Einstein Bagels, Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt. I had a...

Donut Cupcakes

These chocolate cupcakes topped with chocolate ganache are a sweet treat, but add a mini donut on top and you get a decadent dessert. I topped my cupcakes with my mini baked donuts with...

Regents Pizzeria

Regents Pizzeria4150 Regents Park RowSuite 170La Jolla, CA 92037(858) 550-0406www.regentspizza.com I've known of Regents Pizzeria for a long time, but I never bothered to check it out. It advertises both NY style and Chicago...

Ginger chocolate chip scones

A while back, The Food Librarian blogged about ginger scones she made that she really loved. I’m not a huge fan of ginger, though I’ve started to like it in my desserts in small...