July 14, 2013
Eggless Nutella Brownies
by Kirbie
These no egg brownies are made with Nutella and have nice fudgy texture. You only need four ingredients and one mixing bowl so they are a good easy brownie especially if you love Nutella. After successfully making an eggless version of my Easiest Nutella cookies, I...
June 23, 2013
Fried Cookie Dough
by Kirbie
Fried cookie dough is a popular fair food that you can easily make at home. I use premade chocolate chip cookie and biscuit dough to make them so they’re very easy. Now you don’t...
May 19, 2013
New Haagen Dazs Gelato and other Ice Cream Redux
by Kirbie
A few months ago I read about Häagen-Dazs’ new gelato line. I immediately started looking for them whenever I went grocery shopping, but no luck. Then last week I saw commercials on TV, and...
May 17, 2013
Starbucks Secret Menu Drinks
by Kirbie
I’m obsessed with secret menu items. Recently I learned about Starbucks’ secret menu drinks which include creations like Twix Frappuccino, Thin Mint, Chocolate Pumpkin, etc. Starbucks had their happy hour frappuccino specials running for...
May 17, 2013
Cake Mix Waffles
by Kirbie
Cake Mix Waffles are a fun and easy way to make a batch of waffles for breakfast or dessert. You can use any flavor cake mix you like – it’s a great shortcut if you love to make...
May 6, 2013
Baked Bear
by Kirbie
The Baked Bear, a custom ice cream sandwich dessert shop, opened this weekend. I was quite excited about this grand opening because it combines two of my favorite sweets: cookies and ice cream. I...
March 5, 2013
Whole Foods Del Mar
by Kirbie
In the last few weeks, I’ve heard quite a lot of buzz regarding the grand opening of the new Whole Foods in Del Mar. I actually hadn’t thought about visiting to see the new...
February 19, 2013
Easiest 3 Ingredient Nutella Brownies
by Kirbie
These Nutella brownies only need 3 ingredients and are ready in less 30 minutes from start to finish. I created this recipe back in 2013 and I’ve been amazed to see how it’s spread across the internet. It’s a super...
February 9, 2013
Fast Food Redux
by Kirbie
DH and I don’t eat nearly as much fast food as we did during our college days, but we still sneak some in every once in a while, especially if there is some new...
January 2, 2013
The French Laundry
by Kirbie
Who would have thought that a clothespin could generate so much reverence, excitement and envy? TFL has been the number one restaurant on my bucket list for quite a few years. When we finally...
December 11, 2012
Hot Biscoff Milk and a giveaway
by Kirbie
Update: Please note this giveaway is now over. Congratulations to the winning entries #25, 42, and 45! You know how much I like Biscoff right? I’ve raved about the Biscoff spread on the blog...
November 12, 2012
5 Minute Nutella Cookie
by Kirbie
Trying out a recipe for a 5 minute chocolate chip cookie was already a little dangerous…and then I made a Nutella version. It’s been less than 24 hours since I made the first one...