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! [...]
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 [...]
And now, for something completely different… Have you ever tried Mochi Brownies? These rice flour “brownies” taste like a cross between chewy sweet mochi and chocolate cake. They are moist, chocolaty, with a springy and chewy texture. There are various types of “rice flour” on the market. If you want the mochi texture – be careful [...]
While I was browsing Amazon.com for Christmas gifts this year… I came across something I just HAD to have! The “GingerDead Men” Cookie Cutter & Stamper combination, by Fred. I figured this would make an interesting departure from the regular (boring) sugar cookies that I make with star or tree cookie cutters. The cookie cutter/stamper [...]
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 [...]
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