Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
OK I know this sounds weird. But avocados are fruits… and whatever you can do with a banana, you can pretty much do with an avocado. Avocado shakes, avocado ice cream… even avocado bread! This is a wonderful quick bread recipe, similar to banana nut bread… just with avocados instead of banana. This avocado bread [...]
This is one of my favorite “Cream Pie” recipes – it’s so versatile and adaptable. Substitute regular milk for the coconut milk, and vary the flavor of the pudding to make some it totally different. Banana Cream Pie? Add banana slices, and use either vanilla or banana flavored pudding. Lemon Cream Pie? Use lemon pudding, [...]
Last week, I noticed a strange low buzzing sound in our yard coming from my lavender bushes. I walked a little bit closer to figure out where the noise was coming from… and realized, each lavender flower had it’s own individual bee! So many bees… so many flowers! When I planted these bushes last year, [...]
Apfelkuchen is a traditional German/Austrian apple cake. It’s very simple, as it calls for only basic pantry ingredients. You can “dress it up” a bit by adding raisins, walnuts, whatever you like – but I think the apple flavor stands out the best without these additions. This cake makes a wonderful dessert than can be [...]
On our recent trip to Florida, we picked up some “taste of Florida” Tortuga rum cake sampler packs. The sampler pack contained three flavors: Florida Orange, Key Lime, and Coconut. The Florida Orange Rum Cake was my favorite… and for the low price of $26.95… I could have another one mailed direct from the Cayman [...]
I’ve never been a fan of traditional British Style (bitter) marmalade made from Seville Oranges (Citrus aurantium). And here in California, very few people like bitter marmalade… so making a batch to give away as gifts is often met with an, “Um… no thanks.” In the last year, I’ve spent a lot of time trying [...]
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 [...]
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