All posts tagged: Honey

Honey Matcha Castella Cake

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I told myself I wasn’t going to do any baking this week. I was going to avoid the kitchen in lieu of being productive and getting important things done in all the other areas of my life. And then the spark of an idea led to me tumbling down the rabbit hole–flipping through a handful of cookbooks and spending a solid hour furiously Googling subsequent ideas… Until not only was I in the kitchen, but I had about four projects in various stages spread across every available counter space as I vaguely listened to 30 Rock playing from my computer while sitting cross-legged in front of my oven, carefully regarding the cakes inside. Despite not understanding how the oven in my parents new house can simultaneously over and under cook the things I try to bake, my evening baking adventure turned out to be quite a success. Half following some recipes and half throwing in ingredients haphazardly like the rebel I am, I ended up with a Honey Castella Cake, Almond Matcha Mousse, Matcha Spread, …

抹茶と蜂蜜ケーキ aka Matcha and Honey Cake

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I have always loved Thanksgiving. For one, its a food centered holiday, and what is better than food? And two, it is a great opportunity to take a break from the hectic pace of life in order to spend some quality time with family and friends, catching up and giving you the motivation you need to keep going even after the holiday ends. One thing I have started to appreciate as much as the traditional Thanksgiving, though, is a little thing called Friendsgiving. Friendsgiving, usually occurring before or after Thanksgiving, takes all the important elements of Thanksgiving like food, special people, and a general feeling of thankfulness, but does not require extended family or traditional foods. Last year I was in Japan, and my Friendsgiving consisted of me, an American friend and some Japanese friends going out to 焼き肉食べ放題, or all you can eat grilled meat. This year, my international friends from school wanted to celebrate with a pot luck, as they were stuck in the dorms all weekend. While most of the other girls …