Kirbie's Cravings

Hazelnut Russian Tea Cakes with Christmas Sprinkles

These Russian tea cakes are made with hazelnuts and decorated with sprinkles for a festive twist. The cookies are easy to make and have a buttery light texture. Lately, I’ve seen lots of lovely...

Los Primos

Los Primos Mexican Food 7770 Regents Rd San Diego, CA 92122 (858) 638-0003 www.losprimosmexicanfood.com   I pass by Los Primos a couple of times a week.  Yet, I’ve never stepped inside.  I’m not really...

Green Tea Shortbread Trees

These Green Tea Cookies are easy cutout shortbread cookies that you can make in any shape you like. The pretty green color is perfect for the holidays, and the cookies are sweet and crunchy....

Nutella Palmiers

Palmiers are easy to make with store-bought puff pastry dough. For this version, I filled them with Nutella for a chocolate and hazelnut twist. They taste like a chocolate croissant and are very easy...

Dining at SeaWorld Part 2

The first part of my dining at SeaWorld adventures can be found here.  As I stated in my first post, after not having gone to Sea World in many years, Boyfriend and I recently...

Hazelnut Cake

This hazelnut cake recipe is easy to make. The cakes are soft and sweet and flavored with ground hazelnuts and vanilla. It’s a simple cake recipe that’s great as a snack cake or as...

Foodtopia

Foodtopia 1600 S De Anza BlvdSan Jose, CA(408) 873-7628 A few months ago I went to Chin's in San Diego to try their Da Ru Mian.  You can read my post about it here. ...

Hazelnut Macaroons

These four-ingredient cookies are a cross between meringues and macaroons. They’re made with hazelnuts and are sweet with a chewy texture. They’re not the prettiest cookies to look at but I really enjoyed them...

Matcha Steamed Cake

For a while now I’ve been wanting to try making a steamed cake.  There are many Chinese steamed cake desserts, and I really like most of them.  I’m not sure where to find the...

Convoy Noodle House

Convoy Noodle House4647 Convoy StSan Diego, CA 92111 I know I've been a little sparse on San Diego food posts lately.  Between visits to LA, going home, and eating in more often, I just...

Giant Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These chocolate crinkle cookies are easy to make and bake up with crackly tops. Plus, you can make the dough ahead of time and freeze it so you can have fresh baked crinkle cookies...

Sogo Bakery

Sogo Bakery 1600 South De Anza Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129 https://www.sogo-bakery.com/ There’s been a couple Sogo bakeries popping up in the Bay Area.  In addition to having their own stores, a lot of...