Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
There are quite a few “Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake” recipes circulating around the internet these days… Judging from the ingredients, most of these are made from boxed cake mix (with no butter) or are just basic pound cake recipes with a bit of lemon juice thrown in. I wanted something that would be closer [...]
As I finished steaming these buns earlier today, my husband walked into the kitchen hungry: “Here! Try one of these,” I said. “You made Baozi?” he asked. “No, these are Nikuman,” I explained. As he bit into one, he remarked, “No. These are Chinese. These are Pork Baozi.” “No they aren’t. They are Nikuman. It’s [...]
With Valentine’s Day coming up, I’ve been noticing ads all over the internet for gourmet chocolate dipped strawberries. But seriously, $39.99 for a dozen strawberries (plus shipping)??? That’s insane! I found fresh strawberries on sale at the supermarket for $1.99 the other day. With a small portion of the melting chocolate I already have in [...]
Happy Year of the Water Snake!!! Tomorrow (starting at midnight) is Chinese New Year’s Day, the beginning of the Lunar New Year’s celebrations all across Asia and in Asian communities here in America. This year, I was thinking about what to make for Lunar New Year… year of the Snake – maybe I should make [...]
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