Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
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 [...]
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, [...]
So how can I live in San Diego (or Southern California for that matter) without learning how to make fresh corn tortillas? They are so EASY to make, and the taste of freshly made tortillas is to die for… perfect for soft tacos! (I’ve been making grilled shrimp tacos using lime-coconut marmalade as a marinade, [...]
(Original Post Date: January 07, 2011) Blackberries are high in phenolic acids – antioxidant compounds that are anti-carcinogenic. I’m always trying to find ways to incorporate healthy foods into our daily diet. When blackberries went on sale the other day (two packages for $3), I thought it was time to try these muffins. Use low [...]
(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: September 12, 2010) This afternoon, I felt like baking something… something new and interesting. So I google searched for Austrian recipes, as I had Mohnkuchen (Austrian Poppy Seed Cake) in mind. Instead, I stumbled across this recipe for Poppy Seed Bread, erroneously under the heading of “German food”. Although there are similarities, German food [...]
(Original Post Date: July 19, 2010) Recently, my in-laws were visiting from overseas – and one of the things they love (apparently) is fruit. They bought tons and tons of fruit – papayas, apples, bananas… and after dropping them off at LAX for their return flight, we came home to the fragrance of brown spotted [...]
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