Carrot Sugar Cookies
For Easter I had a vision of cupcakes with little carrot cookies coming out of the top of them. Per the usual I wasn’t in the mood to mess with… Continue Reading »
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Easter treats!
This Sunday is Easter! Here’s a list of some sweet treats to celebrate! Chickie Eggs (recipe, here) This is a favorite of mine, it’s so simple yet so hilarious. I… Continue Reading »
April Fool’s Day foods
April Fool’s Day! I’m not a fan of this day, mostly because I am stupid enough to fall for a lot of pranks. But I don’t mind falling for sweet… Continue Reading »
Valentine’s Day
I love hearts. Cut-out Heart Cupcakes (recipe, here) Mini Meat Hand-Pies (recipe, here) Heart Flower Cupcakes (recipe, hereHan) Kakimochi Cookies (recipe, here) Tweet This Post
Ninja Chocolate Cookies
I got a bunch of emails about these ninja cookie cutters when they came out, and for Christmas a good friend of mine actually bought them for me with the… Continue Reading »
New Year’s Day 2011
Japanese Americans celebrate New Year’s Day with lots of good luck food. You’re basically rolling the dice hoping that eating a tiny fish will get you through. It’s a bet… Continue Reading »
How to eat mochi
Every year people in Japan DIE from choking on mochi because it’s so sticky. Yep -that’s the way to go, eating something I love. Regardless of the death factor, mochi… Continue Reading »
Eggnog Cupcakes
Eggnog’s not really my fave, but when I watched my friend wash down an entire quart in minutes I realized I MUST develop an eggnog cupcake. They are dense with… Continue Reading »
‘Mochi Factory’ – gingerbread house
My mom and I made gingerbread houses all the time when I was a kid. She got books from the library to teach herself how to do it (no wonder… Continue Reading »
Mochi making 2010
Like an Olympic athlete I’m saving my energy for the big game – New Year’s Day Oshogatsu. Last year’s event was epic and I need to at least make it… Continue Reading »