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 and I… Continue Reading »
green tea (matcha)
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) mochiko 2… Continue Reading »
Japanese Noodle Soup
It’s National Soup Month yet here in LA it’s still hovering around 80 degrees here. So unfair. Despite the weird weather let’s celebrate soup! Japanese noodles are one of my… Continue Reading »
Mocha Matcha Cupcakes
My friend Deb is a cartoonist – her strip “Bento Box” is currently running in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. I am lucky to have friends that love comics and food… Continue Reading »
Hulk Ice Cream Sandwiches
When the I got the Marvel cookie cutters the first obvious cookie recipe that came to mind was my matcha cookie recipe. Green tea is the perfect fit for Hulk’s… Continue Reading »
Watermelon Ice Cream Cake
While I make my Watermelon Ice Cream Bombe on the regular, I wanted to somehow incorporate cake. My family LOVES ice cream cake. So I made a ‘green’ base by… Continue Reading »
Matcha Cookie Forest
Way back during Christmas-time (remember 4 months ago? Me either.) I wanted to make some sort of edible centerpiece for my table, something that didn’t require TONS of work like… Continue Reading »
Boba Fett Ice Cream Sandwiches
(green tea cookies + red bean ice cream)
When a Mandalorian warrior goes out for Japanese food, obviously he wants Green tea cookies + red bean ice cream sandwiches for dessert. Hm, is that not Star Wars canon?… Continue Reading »
Yoda Green Tea Oreos
Made for the Ultimate Star Wars party (here) Yoda-Oreos? Yod’oreos? Yodos? I got the cool Star Wars cookie cutters from Williams Sonoma. When I bought them the FIRST thing I… Continue Reading »
WWYE: What would YODA eat? – Matcha roll cake
The kids are back to school and boy are they NOT feelin’ it. Every morning is a struggle, I don’t blame them, I know two weeks off is a long… Continue Reading »