Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
Whenever I cook with shrimp, I save the discarded raw shells in the freezer to make soup stock in the future. Once I have enough shells accumulated, I know I can make this soup from “leftovers” that are hanging around in the refrigerator! You can use pumpkin puree, carrot puree, or tomato paste to flavor [...]
Last week, my husband’s sister and her husband moved down from Sacramento to San Diego. One of their last stops in Sacramento, before making the final drive down South, was to a local bakery called the “Cookie Connection.” They got a huge stack of cookies for the road (and some extra to share)… Oatmeal Raisin, [...]
My brother-in-law is in town this week – his production company is promoting their “Awkward Animal” line of stuffed animals at Comic-con. These stuffed animals are SO freaking cute!!!! They have a panda, rhino, turtle, bunny, octopus, frog, elephant, and penguin. My favorite one, though, it the Awkward Panda. He’s just so silly and adorable! [...]
A few days ago, a good friend of mine had a housewarming party. She had a lot of really good food and all kinds of wonderful desserts and sweet treats. One of her friends brought over a delicious homemade Vietnamese dessert called “Banh Khoai Mi Nuong” (or “Cassava Cake”). The cake was cut into small squares, and [...]
I LOVE yomogi flavored mochi! ”Yomogi” is a Japanese herb, called “Japanese Mugwort” in English, a.k.a. “Artemesia princeps” in the plant world. This is a very vigorous plant that grows like a weed all over Japan. It is a member of the Asteroideae – the same subfamily that contains tarragon, sagebrush (NOT sage… which is [...]
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