Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
My brother-in-law is in town this week – his production company is promoting their “Awkward Animal” line of stuffed animals at Comic-con. These stuffed animals are SO freaking cute!!!! They have a panda, rhino, turtle, bunny, octopus, frog, elephant, and penguin. My favorite one, though, it the Awkward Panda. He’s just so silly and adorable! [...]
A few days ago, a good friend of mine had a housewarming party. She had a lot of really good food and all kinds of wonderful desserts and sweet treats. One of her friends brought over a delicious homemade Vietnamese dessert called “Banh Khoai Mi Nuong” (or “Cassava Cake”). The cake was cut into small squares, and [...]
I LOVE yomogi flavored mochi! ”Yomogi” is a Japanese herb, called “Japanese Mugwort” in English, a.k.a. “Artemesia princeps” in the plant world. This is a very vigorous plant that grows like a weed all over Japan. It is a member of the Asteroideae – the same subfamily that contains tarragon, sagebrush (NOT sage… which is [...]
One of my good friends has been bringing me Banh Da Lon (Vietnamese steamed layer cake) from her favorite bakery in Orange County for the past few months… since I was able to figure out Banh Bo Nuong (Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake), I know she really wants me to figure this one out too! I’ve tried… [...]
Two years ago, I posted a recipe for Red Velvet Cupcakes to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. Up until recently, that has been my go-to recipe for anything red velvet – whether making red velvet cupcakes, red velvet layer cakes, or even red velvet cake ball truffles. However, I always felt there was room [...]
I’m always looking for ways to make my food look appealing and visually enticing. What is the saying? We eat with our eyes first? That’s so true… when food is carefully plated, or intricately decorated… I think our brains trick us into thinking the food is better or more special than if it was just [...]
Petit Fours are small bite-sized confections, served as a dessert or as a sweet treat with tea or coffee. The name “petit four” is French, which translates to “small oven”. There are many types of Petit Fours, but the most common are little cakes (often with some sort of filling) which are glazed and decorated. [...]
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