Kirbie's Cravings

Rice wine soup

One of my favorite foods is glutinous sweet rice balls (called Tang yuan).  They are small balls made of glutinous rice flour.  Very chewy and slightly sweet.  I love soups, food dishes that contain...

Potato Salad Tofu Pockets

A few weeks ago I saw a post by the Food Librarian for Somen Salad in Fried Soybean pockets.  They were so pretty and such a creative use of soybean skins  (Inarizushi no moto),...

Monterey Park- Diamond Bakery

Diamond Bakery744 W Garvey AveMonterey Park, CA 91754(626) 289-5172 Whenever I go to Monterey Park, I always end up making two bakery stops for my egg tarts.  Kee Wah Bakery makes the giant original...

Arcadia- Din Tai Fung

Din Tai Fung1108 S Baldwin AveArcadia, CA 921007626-574-7068www.dintaifungusa.com During our weekend eating trip, I took Boyfriend to Din Tai Fung.  I've been wanting to take Boyfriend for a long time because he loves Xiao...

Arcadia- J.J. Bakery

JJ Bakery1130 S Baldwin AveArcadia, CA 91007(626) 836-6888www.jjbakeryusa.com So I'm jumping around a bit on my eating trip from this last weekend.  I haven't had as much time as I would like to write...

Monterey Park- Kee Wah Bakery

Kee Wah Bakery729 W Garvey AveMonterey Park, CA 91755(626) 281-2680www.keewah.us When Boyfriend and I were in college, we used to go on eating trips to either LA or Monterey Park all the time.  Drive...

Deviled Potatoes

These Deviled Potatoes are easy to make with just 4 ingredients. They’re a fun dish for potlucks or BBQs if you like potato salad. Hi everyone. Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. I did a lot...

Banana Ice Cream (1 Ingredient!)

You only need one ingredient to make this cold and creamy banana ice cream. It’s a great dairy-free alternative to regular ice cream and is so easy to make! If you want to make...

Yellow Watermelon

Learn about yellow watermelon, where to buy it, and how to use it in recipes! If you love regular red watermelon, I think you will like the yellow kind, too. I picked up some...

Irvine- Yu’s Garden

Yu’s Garden 5408 Walnut Ave Irvine, CA 92604 (949) 654-2366 While researching places to eat in Irvine, I came across Yu’s Garden, a restaurant that is supposed to specialize in Taiwanese dishes.  Boyfriend and...

Sasa Dango

While browsing Nijiya market, I picked up some sasa dango.  This is the first time I’ve seen them at Nijiya and the first time I’ve tried one.  I loved the colors and how they...

Parkhouse Eatery

Parkhouse Eatery 4574 Park Blvd San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 295-7275 www.parkhouseeatery.com There’s a list of breakfast/brunch places in San Diego that I have been wanting to try.  But the list rarely gets smaller...