Kirbie's Cravings

Pho T. Cali

Pho T. Cali 7351 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 565-6997 www.photcali.com   Pho T. Cali is the place I go to most for pho  It’s not necessarily the best pho, but...

Bisquick Cheese Biscuits

20-minute Bisquick cheese biscuits are so easy to make you can have fresh-baked batch whenever you want. They are made with cheddar cheese and a few other simple ingredients. If you love warm homemade...

Wa Okan dining

Wa Okan Dining 3860 Convoy St San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 279-0941 okanus.com I have been wanting to try Okan for a while.  For the past few months, every weekend after shopping at Nijiya...

Taro flavored Chinese steamed rice cake

I do a lot of grocery shopping at Ranch 99.  Being from the Bay Area, I am often envious when I go back home to visit my parents and go to the asian grocery...

Guppy House

Guppy House 2730 Alton Pkwy Ste 101 Irvine, CA 92614 (949) 851-9788 www.myguppyteahouse.com I’ve been wanting to try Guppy House for a while.  On my last Irvine visit, I got a glimpse of the...

Matcha Green Tea Chocolate Swirl Cake

I love matcha green tea flavored foods.  I’m always choosing green tea flavored cakes, ice cream, candy, cookies, drinks, etc.  However, it wasn’t until recently that I discovered how easy it is to bake...

Royal India lunch buffet

Royal India Restaurant329 Market StSan Diego, CA 92101(619) 269-9999 www.royalindia.com Boyfriend and I enjoy trying Indian buffets.  Normally, Indian food tends to be expensive and I can never decide what I want because there...

85C Revisit and Sea Salt Coffee!

85C Bakery Cafe 2700 Alton Pkwy, Ste 123 Irvine, CA 92606 (949) 553-8585 www.85cafe.us I made another visit to 85C Bakery and Cafe again this past weekend. I can’t resist visiting whenever I’m in...

Capital Seafood Dim Sum

Capital Seafood BBQ & Dim Sum Express 2700 Alton Parkway, Ste #127 Irvine, CA 92606 (949) 252-8186 www.csrgweb.com I have been eyeing the take-out dim sum express of Capital Seafood the past few times...

Onigiri! (rice balls)

Recently I have been craving Onigiri.  It has been years since I have made any and I’m not sure what has brought on the sudden craving. Over the weekend, I went to Daiso, a...

Dragon Boat Festival

In honor of Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Jie), I am dedicating a post to the delicious Zong Zi that are eaten to help celebrate this holiday. In English, the day is nicknamed Dragon...

Kumquats!

On my last visit to my parent’s house, my mom bought a kumquat tree for her garden. As a result, I ended up going home with lots of beautiful kumquats! I’ve always enjoyed Kumquats,...