Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
(Original Post Date: June 4, 2010) Sometimes I feel like eating cake. The problem is, I seldom want to stop eating cake. The twisted solution in my mind, of course, is to make a cake that is somewhat healthy (in the attempt to make me feel better about over-indulging in dessert). Carrots are a good source [...]
(Original Post Date: May 17, 2010) Do you ever feel like eating chocolate cake for breakfast? I do. One of the things I have always noticed – in an assortment of breakfast muffins, the chocolate ones always disappear first. So I decided to try to make chocolate muffins - but not with too much sugar, to avoid this [...]
(Original Post Date: May 12, 2010) I still have several bottles of beer leftover from the time I made Beer Bread that are taking up valuable pantry real estate. What do I do with all this extra beer? (There are only so many times I can make beer bread without my husband complaining he’s eaten it [...]
(Original Post Date: April 27, 2010) One of my most favorite lemon recipes (besides the Extra Tart Lemon Bar Recipe I posted previously), is this Rustic Lemon Cake made with cornmeal. The cornmeal gives the cake a slightly “rougher” texture, which goes nicely with the tart sugary glaze. The combination of the lemon sugar glaze (which [...]
(Original Post Date: April 22, 2010) A few days ago, my friend Christina introduced me to the Cheesecake Factory’s Pasta Da Vinci. I can’t believe I’ve never tried it before! If you’ve been to the Cheesecake Factory, you know how long and overwhelming their menu is – so I guess that explains why I’ve always overlooked [...]
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