Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
Rugelach are delicious cookie-sized crescent shaped pastries – traditionally made with a yeast leavened dough containing sour cream, wrapped around some sort of sweet filling (walnuts, cinnamon, raisins, poppy seed, marzipan, jam, etc.). Although they are quite simple to make, they look very impressive and are the perfect little treat to go with afternoon tea [...]
It’s Oktoberfest right now! Oktoberfest is a 16 day festival lasting from late September through the first weekend of October, and is considered the world’s largest fair – held annually in Munich (Bavaria), Germany. Specials beers and all kinds of wonderful German foods are served during this celebration… one of my favorite German treats [...]
Last week, I posted a recipe and method for making mini tart shells using my new Williams-Sonoma mini tart baking set. You can make a few batches of these shells and fill with a variety of flavors for some very beautiful and impressive looking desserts! I made: pineapple tarts, chocolate ganache with peanut butter cream, [...]
Here’s a quick stir-fry recipe that is bursting with orange flavor! This is a dish that is really easy to throw together quickly – your stir-fry will be done and ready before your rice is done steaming. Or… if you are planning ahead, you can marinade the meat overnight in the refrigerator, prep the vegetables, [...]
Awhile back, I spent the day trying to figure out the Starbucks Lemon Pound Cake recipe. After baking three loaves in a row, making changes here and there… I think I came pretty close. The first loaf… was just ok. The second… better, but still not exactly what I wanted. The third… score! That was [...]
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