Kirbie's Cravings

More Manju!

I love how pretty the handcrafted manju from Hogetsu Bakery are.  Since Hogestu is a bit of a far drive for me, I rely on Nijiya’s supply of Hogetsu Bakery’s manju to fulfill my...

Pappalecco- delicious gelato

Pappalecco- A Gelato Lounge 1602 State St San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 238-4590 www.pappalecco.com I’ve been searching for a good gelato place for a while now after being disappointed with my old favorite.  I...

Emerald Late Night

Emerald Chinese Seafood Restaurant 3709 Convoy St Ste 101 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 565-6888 www.emeraldrestaurant.com/ A while back, I learned that Emerald Seafood has a late night menu with discounted prices from 9pm-12am. ...

Madeleines Recipe

These madeleines are lightly flavored with lemon and vanilla and their light and airy texture is hard to resist. In this post, I’m sharing all of my tips for making homemade madeleines. I love...

Extraordinary Desserts Again

Extraordinary Desserts 1430 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-294-7001 www.extraordinarydesserts.com I think I finally got Extraordinary Desserts out of my system after several more visits.  Not that it doesn’t still taste yummy, but...

Fun sorbets

This weekend I bought some fun sorbets at my local Costco.  The sorbets are served in real fruit bowls, making them pretty fun snacks. One box comes with 5 flavors: pineapple, orange-mango, lemon, coconut...

Fresh Mango Bread

I love the idea of fresh mango bread and recently found a recipe to try. Find out what I thought about it and what I would do differently next time.

Hash House- Round 3

Hash House A Go Go3628 Fifth AveSan Diego, CA 92103(619) 298-4646https://www.hashhouseagogo.com "Hash House again?" you ask.  Yes.  Hash House again.  My previous Hash House posts can be found here and here. Whenever I discover...

Homemade fruit tea

A while back my family and I went to a kind of new age-y/fusion Chinese restaurant.  While the food was authentic chinese, they concentrate on creating “healthier dishes.”  We had some pretty yummy dishes...

Extraordinary Desserts- Banker’s Hill

Extraordinary Desserts2929 5th AveSan Diego, CA 92103 (619) 294-2132 www.extraordinarydesserts.com So I made yet another visit to Extraordinary Desserts.  This time I went to the Hillcrest location though for a comparison.  I think after...

Cotixan Mexican- A quick visit

Cotixan Mexican and Seafood 4370 Genessee Ave San Diego, CA 92117 (858) 571-8843 www.gotburritos.com I used to frequent this place a lot to satisfy my Mexican cravings.  It’s relatively cheap and open 24 hours....

Inside out dango mochi on a stick

I’m always browsing Nijiya’s mochi section to try out different types of mochi.  My previous posts on Nijiya and their mochi can be found here and here. One of the mochi variations that I...