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Pickles and Tea Matcha Tag

Matcha and Chia Mochi Cake

02 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Baking, Comfort food, Easy, Fusion, Hawaiian, Japanese, Kid-friendly, Snacks, Sweets/desserts

I’ve been meaning to bake a mochi cake (also called butter mochi) for the longest time--maybe 10 years?--ever since I first used mochiko for the mochiko chicken recipe in my first cookbook The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook. A few weeks ago, I finally did. I was inspired by...

Matcha + Gelato = Matcha-ffogato

16 Aug, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Drinks, Fusion, Japanese, Microwave, Sweets/desserts

Three years ago this August, I gave up caffeinated coffee. I still drink decaf coffee and I still drink tea, both black and green. However, I feel like a disgrace to my Seattle-bred espresso habit every time I order a decaf, soy milk caffe latte. Yes,...

My First Cookie Exchange Party and Matcha Green Tea Cookies

12 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Baking, Fusion, Japanese, Sweets/desserts

When one of the moms in my son’s pre-K class inivited me to her cookie exchange party, I was at a loss. Number 1: I’ve never been to a cookie exchange and had to ask how it worked (how embarrassing!). Number 2: My family doesn’t bake cookies, at...