Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
Here’s my quick and easy Nacho Cheese Sauce dip recipe. It’s made with simple ingredients that you probably already have at home… butter, flour, milk, and cheese… spiced up with a jalapeño pepper. (If you prefer less spicy, you can omit the jalapeño or substitute the jalapeño with 2 T. diced mild green chiles or your favorite salsa.) [...]
I don’t often drink regular Coke (Diet Coke is my soda of choice)… but when we do end up with a leftover bottle of regular Coca Cola in the refrigerator… KALIMOTXO time!!!! What is Kalimotxo (sometimes spelled “Calimocho”)???? Well, it’s a very simple Spanish cocktail made with half Coke and half cheap red wine, served [...]
Earlier this week, I read some articles on the “Watermelon Toast” craze that has hit Taiwan. Lee Wen-fa (a head baker at Jimmy’s Bakery in Yilan County, Taiwan) created a fantastic watermelon shaped and colored loaf of fluffy Asian style milk bread (shokupan) in order to “encourage young children to eat more during the hot summer [...]
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