Kirbie's Cravings

Belgian Beer & Waffle

Belgian Beer & Waffle is a new cafe offering Belgian street food. The cafe specializes in waffles (Brussels, vegan, and liege) and beer. It is owned by the owners of Le Parfait Paris.

Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)

Karaage is Japanese-style fried chicken. It is a popular appetizer or side dish served at Japanese restaurants. Light and crunchy bite-sized pieces of chicken are the perfect way to start your meal or enjoy...

Costco September Edition

Sharing my September Costco grocery haul, including some monthly sale items and new-to-me products. I also have a low carb section towards the end of this post.

Keto Lava Cake

This chocolate molten lava cake is rich, decadent, and also low carb and keto-friendly. This recipe doesn’t require a mixer and is ready in about 20 minutes from start to finish.

A-Bowl

A-Bowl is a new Chinese restaurant that opened recently, specializing in Shanghai cuisine. We visited a few weeks ago, trying dishes like Shanghai grilled pork buns, soup dumplings and more.

Garlic Beef Zucchini Noodles Meal Prep

Garlic Beef with Zucchini Noodles is a lightened up and low carb version of beef lo mein using zucchini noodles instead of regular wheat flour noodles. It’s an easy meal that can be prepared...

How to Make a Mug Cake (plus 38 Mug Cake Recipes)

Mug cakes are the perfect treat for one and are easy and quick to make with just a mug and a microwave. I’ve shared countless mug cake recipes over the years and today I’m...

Keto Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Keto peanut butter bars studded with chocolate are an easy one-bowl keto dessert recipe. The bars are thick, fluffy, and chewy. They are full of peanut butter flavor and melted chocolate.

Nightshade

One of my favorite meals so far this year was at Nightshade in Los Angeles. The first solo restaurant by Top Chef winner Mei Lin has been named one of the best new restaurants...

Korean Steamed Egg

Korean steamed eggs, also known as Gyeran-jjim, is a popular Korean side dish. The eggs have a light and fluffy texture. The dish has become especially popular in the US  because it is often...

Keto Blueberry Bread

This keto blueberry bread is topped with a lemon glaze. It is low carb, keto-friendly and an easy quick bread recipe that doesn’t even need a mixer.

photo of a plate of hunan beef

Spicy Hunan Beef

This popular Chinese dish features incredibly tender slices of beef cooked with chili peppers, garlic, and cumin. It’s a spicy and flavorful dish. This version tastes just like the one served at restaurants.