Kirbie's Cravings

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...

Pandan Flavored Soy Bean Pudding

It was so hot here in San Diego this past weekend that my baking plans flew out the window.  Instead, I indulged on sweet treats of ice cream, lots of different fruit, and pandan...

Irvine- A&J Restaurant

A&J Restaurant 14805 Jeffrey Rd, #D Irvine, CA (949) 786-3585 Boyfriend and I took a road trip to Irvine this weekend to visit some friends and eat some yummy food.  I’ve been craving beef...

Starfruit

I saw some beautiful starfruit (also known as carambola) while grocery shopping this weekend (found them at Ranch 99).  While they were are on the pricey side, I couldn’t resist buying one.  Usually I’ll...

Quickly

Quickly 21265 Stevens Creek Blvd #210 Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 873-1700 www.quicklyusa.com During my visit home, Boyfriend came along with me since we were attending my friend’s wedding.  I took him to the DeAnza...

Pretty manju

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I just love buying mochi and manju from Nijiya market.  Some of my previous posts can be found here, here and here....

Sher E Punjab

Sher E Punjab 9254 Scranton Rd San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 458-2858 www.sprestaurant.com When I visited Opera Cafe & Patiserrie, I noticed a sign for the restaurant next door advertising a lunch and dinner...

Gingersnaps

Gingersnaps are so easy to make and are wonderful all year-round, but especially during the holidays, so you’ll want to add these spiced cookies to your must-make baking list! Until recently, I’ve never eaten...