Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
I was browsing the meat department at the supermarket the other day, and came across a package of thin cut sirloin steaks marked “buy one get one free”. Well ok then! Each package contained about 4 thin-cut steaks, so that worked out to about $1.25 a steak! Score. For REAL steaks (for the grill), I [...]
Avocado sale at the supermarket… 2 avocados for $1, woo hoo!!!! So now, what do I do with this wealth of avocados? My diet hasn’t been the healthiest lately and I have been craving all kinds of sugary and fatty sweets… especially brownies! So I created a healthier version of my most favorite brownie recipe, [...]
Yay, it’s strawberry season! That means fresh juicy ripe strawberries are everywhere, on sale for as little as $0.88/lb. When strawberries went on special at the market a few days ago, I thought this would be the perfect time to make a fresh strawberry custard cream pie! When making this pie, I find it easier [...]
Picture it: 6:30pm on a Thursday night, and I had a bunch of Anaheim chilies that I needed to use before they went bad, a package of wonton skins, and a pound of ground pork. Originally, I was thinking of making a Mexican inspired meat loaf… but standing there at the kitchen counter, it just didn’t sound [...]
In parts of Asia (mainly Taiwan and China), the Simmered “Tea” Egg is commonly sold by street vendors (also at night markets) as a savory snack food. Basically, it’s a hard boiled egg, that has been simmered or steeped in a savory broth (flavored with the spices that make up Chinese 5 spice powder, soy [...]
Happy Easter, everyone! I was thinking all week long… “Should I make something special for Easter?” In the end I just couldn’t decide… should I make my special onion skin dyed marbleized Easter Eggs? Should I make deviled eggs? Something bunny shaped? Time got the best of me, and I did NOTHING! Until last night… when I [...]
For my brother’s birthday, his wife threw him a Hawaiian themed party to celebrate. He requested a red velvet birthday cake, which of course, being such a nice sister – I made for him. To go along with the Hawaiian theme, I decided to decorate it with Cartoon frosting transfers of Stitch, the lovable trouble-making alien from Disney’s [...]
Recent Comments