Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
I’ve always loved the soft, slightly sweet, Japanese bakery bread that can be found in most Asian markets. (The Chinese & Taiwanese also have a version of this bread that is nearly identical.) But how do you replicate the soft fluffiness of this bread when making at home? Most “milk bread” recipes out there [...]
I love cheese. Especially fresh homemade ricotta cheese! One of my favorites ways to eat fresh ricotta is with a sprinkle of pine nuts and a light drizzle of honey. Yum!!! Making ricotta is so easy and simple. And once you taste it fresh, you’ll never buy the stuff in the plastic tubs again. All [...]
There is a health food market around the corner from here that has bulk bins of candy, nuts, grains, and spices. The other day, I bought several scoops of shelled pistachio nuts, and figured I would find something good to make out of them. (Then I left them on the counter and promptly forgot about [...]
There is such a thing as having too much zucchini, apparently. After a particular grocery store trip (where I purchased zucchini), I came home to find that not only was there already zucchini in the refrigerator (oops), but that a friend had also dropped off some baseball bat sized home grown zucchini! Now, there are [...]
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