Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
(Original Post Date: December 11, 2010) Once in awhile, I will have a craving for the Matzo Ball Soup from Brent’s Jewish Deli. Their matzo balls are light and fluffy – and so good! (Plus, they serve the soup with this wonderful cheese bread and pickles!) The problem is that I don’t live anywhere near Brent’s [...]
(Original Post Date: December 06, 2010) I’ve always been a fan of the Vietnamese sweets that incorporate Pandan flavor (Screwpine leaf)… but I’ve never seen a Pandan leaf – so I probably wouldn’t recognize it even it if was right in front of me. Thankfully, my friend Connie had a bottle of Pandan extract that [...]
(Original Post Date: November 13, 2010) Sometimes I just can’t make up my mind. Did I feel like making Quiche Lorraine? or Quiche Florentine? Quiche Lorraine commonly calls for bacon, cheese, and onions. Quiche Florentine on the other hand, usually calls for spinach and cheese. Hmmm. Why not combine them and use all those ingredients [...]
(Original Post Date: November 08, 2010) The real story behind this recipe was a pumpkin fudge disaster. With all the extra pumpkin puree leftover from Halloween, I decided to try some new recipes… and a “pumpkin fudge” recipe from the internet looked promising. The only thing, is that fudge is on the more difficult side [...]
(Original Post Date: November 02, 2010) Last year, our neighborhood didn’t do much for Halloween – with the exception of this one house down the street that went nuts with the lights and spooky decor. This year, (not to be outdone by that one house again) every house in the neighborhood stepped it up, and [...]
(Original Post Date: October 31, 2010) Halloween has always been my favorite holiday of the year… free candy, spooky decor, horror movies – what’s not to love? This year I decided to carve a trio of Jack-O’-Lantern’s from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. From left to right, we have: 1. The Pumpkin King, 2. Oogie [...]
(Original Post Date: October 24, 2010) Zongzi (Chimaki in Japanese) are steamed bamboo leaf packets filled with glutinous rice and various flavorings. They can be sweet or savory – and the leaves used can also vary. If you cannot find bamboo leaves, you can use dried banana leaves from the Asian Market instead. So far, [...]
(Original Post Date: October 17, 2010) My favorite kind of mochi is plain, unsweetened, and fried with just a little bit of soy sauce. But I’m a big fan of sweet dessert mochi too… which I also enjoy plain, without any extra fillings. This sweet mochi recipe (with a subtle coconut flavor) is one of [...]
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