Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
In addition to his obsession with Bonsai trees, my dad has taken up gardening (fruits and vegetables) as a new hobby. Apparently, my dad had an enormous yield of white grapes this year, and he brought 5-6 lbs. over to my house last weekend. The grapes were delicious and sweet – but had some horrible [...]
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 [...]
Limoncello is an Italian Lemon Liqueur, made from grain alcohol infused with lemon peels, served (chilled) after dinner in tiny cordial glasses. Traditional Limoncello is produced in Southern Italy along the Amalfi Coast, from Sorrento Lemons (Limone di Sorrento). Here in Southern California, access to Sorrento Lemons is quite limited – but one of the [...]
This awesome lemon chiffon pie was introduced to me by an acquaintance in Canada, a fabulous woman named Dolly. It’s so simple and easy to make – and tastes so light and refreshing. It’s the perfect sweet and tart summer-time pie! I used about 7 small organic lemons (or you could use about 4-5 regular [...]
It’s summer time again! That means that strawberries are in season, and most likely on sale. I got some large ripe packages of strawberries at the local supermarket for $4.99 per box… not too bad. But there are only so many strawberries a person can eat… so to use them up before they went bad, [...]
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