Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
Every Halloween, I go through the same thing. I stay up really really late the night before carving Jack o’lanterns (storing them in the empty garage refrigerator overnight)… then I put them out at dusk to greet all the neighborhood kids that come by trick or treating. After the crowds have gone, I reclaim the [...]
With Valentine’s Day coming up, I’ve been noticing ads all over the internet for gourmet chocolate dipped strawberries. But seriously, $39.99 for a dozen strawberries (plus shipping)??? That’s insane! I found fresh strawberries on sale at the supermarket for $1.99 the other day. With a small portion of the melting chocolate I already have in [...]
Happy Year of the Water Snake!!! Tomorrow (starting at midnight) is Chinese New Year’s Day, the beginning of the Lunar New Year’s celebrations all across Asia and in Asian communities here in America. This year, I was thinking about what to make for Lunar New Year… year of the Snake – maybe I should make [...]
Every Christmas, I like to make a Prime Rib roast. You can usually find “prime” grade standing rib roast at Costco the week of Christmas. Otherwise, you can usually find “choice” grade at Costco or the supermarket. ”Prime” grade beef is usually double the price of the “choice” grade… and frankly, it tastes the same [...]
It’s officially fall! The 100 degree summer weather has finally left – and it actually rained yesterday. I closed the windows, ditched my summer comforter, put away the fan… and the crisp smell of leaves is in the air. Nothing says “fall” to me more than the scent of warm cinnamon and pumpkin. And with [...]
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 [...]
Do you still have leftover Jack O’Lantern (field pumpkin)? I still have about 2 pumpkin’s worth of raw field pumpkin in the fridge… and besides making “pumpkin bread“… what else could I make with it? Well, a few days ago, pineapple was on sale for $0.88 each at the market… so why not combine the [...]
Last Halloween, I turned my leftover Jack O’Lanterns into baked field pumpkin puree. Making pumpkin puree from field pumpkins is a little bit time consuming, but worth it if you feel bad wasting your Halloween Jack O’Lanterns. I always feel bad throwing away Jack O’Lanterns! I mean, pumpkin is a vegetable, and while field pumpkin [...]
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