Kirbie's Cravings

Sweet Potato Cupcakes

Sweet potato cupcakes are a delicious fall treat and a fun way to switch up your Thanksgiving dessert. These moist cupcakes are made completely from scratch and have a beautiful orange color that’s perfect...

Korean Mochi Balls

On my last few trips to Zion Market, I’ve been pretty efficient.  Get in and get out.  But then the other day, there was an ingredient I was looking for, and I thought perhaps...

Happy Thanksgiving!

I was hoping to do a quick Thanksgiving post in time for Thanksgiving, but I was too busy baking all my desserts.  I’ll be posting my meal and the desserts I made at a...

Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot

Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot & Grill 4718 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92117 (858) 274-2040 www.littlesheephotpot.com Boyfriend and I went to Little Sheep the other night for some hot pot.  Little Sheep...

Pumpkin Apple Cake

Pumpkin apple cake has a combination of fall flavors that is perfect for a holiday dessert. Chopped apple pieces are folded into the batter so each slice has a bite of tart apples baked...

Green Tea Mochi Cake with Red Beans

Green tea mochi cake is chewy and studded with sweet red beans. This is an easy recipe that you can make in one bowl. After discovering how to make mochi cake a few years...

Sinbala revisit

SinBala651 W Duarte RdArcadia, CA 91007(626) 446-0886 After a revisit to Din Tai Fung, I had to make a stop at Sinbala again.  My previous Sinbala post can be found here. Boyfriend and I...

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

These chocolate sugar cookies aren’t the prettiest to look at, but they are rich, fudgy with a great chocolate flavor. When I first saw the recipe for these chocolate sugar cookies, I thought they...

Din Tai Fung revisit

Din Tai Fung1088 S Baldwin AveArcadia, CA 921007626-574-7068www.dintaifungusa.com Boyfriend really loved the pork soup dumplings (aka Xiao Long Bao) when I took him to Din Tai Fung previously.  So he was totally up for...

Red Velvet Roses

Red velvet roses are mini cakes baked in a rose muffin pan. They are moist with a hint of buttermilk flavor. I previously attempted to make red velvet cupcakes for the first time and...

Ranch 99 Irvine

Ranch 9915333 Culver Dr, #800Irvine, CA 92604 Whenever I visit Ranch 99 in Irvine, I get a bit of Ranch envy.  The bigger Ranch 99 in Irvine (there are two locations), is only about...

Easy Pecan Praline Cookies

Praline cookies are light and buttery cookies made with pecans. They are easy to make with just a few ingredients and one bowl. I found a recipe for pecan praline cookies on Cooking On...