Girl’s Day (hinamatsuri) cupcakes
March 3rd is Girl’s Day aka Hinamatsuri in Japan. When I was a kid we always celebrated this day. Hinamatsuri is the Japanese Doll festival and my mom… Read More »
Chi Chi Dango Mochi
Chi Chi Dango was what I always remember it being called in Hawaii – small squares of colorful mochi, sometimes plain sometimes with strong fruit flavors. But plain… Read More »
Matcha Mochi cupcakes
Mochi anything I’ll take it! And adding matcha to a mochi cake gives it extra color and flavor that is simple and delicious. ingredients: 1 pound (1 box)… Read More »
Neapolitan Mochi Bundt Cake
This is my entry to the Hotpoint family baking competition For the Kid’s homework he was asked to make a ‘favorite recipe.’ The Kid loves to cook and… Read More »
Pork filled Mochi
Out of the 190 pounds of mochi that was made I took home a good 5 pounds of it. Most is for me to use on New Year’s… Read More »
Mochi making 2011
Let’s see, the difference between this year’s Mochi Making Day and 2009 and 2010 is that this year there was over 190 pounds of mochi! The annual trip… Read More »
Blueberry Mochi Cake
Mochiko is one of my favorite ingredients. Savory or sweet, it’s so versatile. This is a take on old skool Hawaiian custard mochi but in cake form filled… Read More »
Peanut Butter & Jelly filled Mochi
For my big New Year’s Day party this year I did something different and in addition to family I also invited specific people I wanted to thank for… Read More »
Mochi filled with Nutella
For the New Year’s Day party I always make An (sweet red bean) mochi, this time just for fun, I played around with a bunch of different fillings,… Read More »
Vanilla Mochi Donuts
I came up with this recipe for Vanilla Mochi Donuts to enter the Spice Islands Vanilla Challenge and I was one of the three finalists! Wanting to bring… Read More »
Kid's lunches, simple dinners and a whole lot of geeky baking.
