Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
Zabaglione is a really simple dessert to make – but looks very complicated and impressive! It requires few ingredients: egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, cream, and Marsala Wine. I like to punch up the flavor with a pinch of salt, and the addition of vanilla bean pods… but that part is optional. To make this simple [...]
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 [...]
Every Christmas, I like to make a big batch of Christmas Candy to give away to friends and neighbors. The easiest to make are my Chocolate Walnut Fudge and my White Chocolate Peppermint Bark recipes… mainly because these two candy recipes are made entirely in the microwave. It could not be any easier! For the [...]
Hawaiian cornbread is not your typical American style cornbread – this one is sweeter, fluffier, and lighter in texture than the dense bread we think of as “cornbread”. It’s sort of a cross between a cake and regular cornbread. I love the texture and sweetness – it’s perfect served with a bowl of chili [...]
Cake decorating is always a challenge for me – but I manage to do it even though I have no clue what I’m doing! To turn out professional looking decorated cakes (with minimal effort and skill) I highly recommend investing in a few jumbo sized star tips (the small ones that come in decorating sets [...]
With Halloween and Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought I would post one of my favorite (easy) recipes to make Pumpkin Pie Turnovers. This recipe is pretty universal – you can actually use any kind of filling you want… apple pie filling, cherry pie filling, jam, nutella, custard… even sweetened red bean paste! Just [...]
When we were visiting Taiwan, I found myself incredibly car-sick. I’m not sure what it was… I think a combination of jet lag, being really hungry, and being stuck in a car that was swerving side to side constantly while stopping and going abruptly (*cough* Uncle’s driving *cough*). Well, after being stuck in the car [...]
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