November 17, 2015
Peanut Butter Pumpkin Pie Mug Cake
by Kirbie
This single serving peanut butter pumpkin pie takes only a few minutes to make and less than 2 minutes to cook in the microwave. It’s a great way to satisfy your pumpkin pie cravings...
November 8, 2015
Sprinkles Cupcakes and Ice Cream
by Kirbie
The La Jolla location of Sprinkles Cupcakes now also offers their signature ice cream and cookies. Sprinkles Ice Cream was introduced a few years ago, with both standalone locations and ones incorporated into their...
October 22, 2015
Microwave Popcorn in a Brown Paper Bag
by Kirbie
Instead of buying expensive prepackaged microwave popcorn, you can make your own popcorn in a brown paper bag! It’s a quick and easy snack when you’re craving a bowl of popcorn. This isn’t the usual type of recipe I share, but...
September 23, 2015
Chocolate Chip Cookie Shots
by Kirbie
These chocolate chip cookie shot glasses make such a fun treat for both kids and adults. You can fill them with various milk flavors too. I still haven’t had a chance to try the...
September 21, 2015
Snow Skin Mooncakes
by Kirbie
Snow skin mooncakes, also known as ice skin mooncakes or crystal mooncakes, make a beautiful no-bake dessert for Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner and mooncakes are the customary food eaten to...
September 20, 2015
Blush Desserts
by Kirbie
The sweltering heat these past few weekends have had me craving an ice cream diet. Wouldn’t that be fun? We recently stopped in at Blush Desserts for their macaron ice cream sandwiches. The dessert...
September 17, 2015
Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
by Kirbie
This single serving microwave chocolate chip mug cake starts with a fluffy brown sugar cake base mixed with chocolate chips. It cooks in just 1 minute and tastes like a chocolate chip cookie that got...
September 3, 2015
Icebox
by Kirbie
During my last trip up to the Bay Area, I visited Icebox, a dessert shop offering ice cream sandwiches and shaved ice. What especially drew me in were the pretty macaron shells for their macaron ice...
September 1, 2015
Microwave Deep Dish Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie
by Kirbie
This deep-dish peanut butter cookie cooks in the microwave for an easy single-serving dessert. Serve the warm cookie with ice cream for a deep-dish cookie quick fix. I can’t believe it’s September. Over the...
August 19, 2015
Lemonade
by Kirbie
Lemonade is a popular fast casual, cafeteria-style restaurant chain originally from Los Angeles which opened its first San Diego location recently in Hillcrest (a second one is set to open inside UTC mall soon). My brother...
August 12, 2015
Pan Bon
by Kirbie
Pan Bon is a food hall in Little Italy that opened earlier this year. It offers a wide variety of ready-made foods to-go, and dinner service. We stopped in for a quick look while waiting...
August 3, 2015
Blueberry Cobbler Dump Cake
by Kirbie
Blueberry cobbler with cake mix is a quick and easy cobbler that is made with a fresh fruit filling. This is a dump cake which means no mixing bowls or complicated steps – you...
