Kirbie's Cravings

Tutti Melon

10919 N. Wolfe Rd. Cupertino, CA (408) 516-6189 www.tuttimelon.com Despite the high Asian population where my parents live, the San Jose/South Bay Area was slow to pick up on the frozen yogurt trend.  I...

Coconut Banana Nut Bread

This Coconut Banana Bread is moist and fluffy with little flecks of chewy coconut in every bite. it’s an easy bread recipe to make and stores well, too. After baking my sour cream banana bread, I pretty much...

Paris Baguette

Paris Baguette 3561 El Camino Real, #75 Santa Clara, CA 95051 (408) 260-0404 www.parisbaguetteusa.com When Baby Bro was telling me about the Lawrence Plaza Korean Food Court, he kept telling me it was right...

Shrimp Chips

< When I was little, every time there was a class party where we had to bring in food, my mom would fry up shrimp chips for me to bring to school.  With the...

Green Tea Muffins with Blueberries and Pomegranates

These Green Tea Muffins are soft and not overly sweet. They’re flavored with matcha green tea with blueberries and pomegranates mixed in. They’re a fun treat to make for breakfast, brunch, or snacks. One of the food...

Philippines : The Outskirts and Corregidor

Hello Everybody! It's Kirbie's Boyfriend again. Its that time again. Time to go visit the Philippines once more! You're getting such a fast forward and brief highlights of these various locations. I wish I...

Cook’s Illustrated Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

This chocolate sour cream cake is moist and has a very rich and decadent chocolate flavor. It’s made with two kinds of chocolate and for the best chocolate flavor. Two weeks ago I tried out a sour cream chocolate cake recipe,...

BBG’s Taiwan Journal

As you may recall, Baby Bro's girlfriend ("BBG") went to Taiwan over her winter break and took lots of pictures documenting her trip and the food she ate.  She's been doing a Taiwan journal...

Little Tokyo- A first look

Despite numerous trips to LA in the last few years, I’ve never actually visited Little Tokyo before. It’s always been on my to-do list.  When I stumbled upon Fugetsu- a store in Little Tokyo...

Oceanaire Restaurant Week

Oceanaire Seafood Room400 J StSan Diego, CA 92101(619) 858-2277 So it's finally happened.  After enjoying countless wonderful meals at Oceanaire in the past, and glorifying about the restaurant to all those who will listen,...

Hello Kitty Waffles

Last weekend I made Hello Kitty waffles– because waffles taste better when they are shaped like Hello Kitty! =) I've loved Hello Kitty for as long as I can remember.  Ever since getting my...

Chon Ju Jip

4373 Convoy StSan Diego, CA 92111 (858) 268-0835 Chon Ju Jip has been on my list of places I wanted to try ever since I read that their bibimbap was on the Union Tribune's...