Quinoa Flat Bread (Gluten Free)
I came across this recipe on Pinterest a week or so ago and thought one of my gluten-free friends would like it. I didn’t actually intend to make it myself but she happened to come over later that week so we tried it out. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. We didn’t follow … Read more
Homemade Poptarts
A few days ago I saw a homemade poptart pin on Pinterest and I had to make some. That particular recipe called for one cup of butter. My image of poptarts is junk food that you eat once in a while for fun. I probably haven’t had one since I moved to Japan and I hadn’t given them a … Read more
Gluten-free Pumpkin Pie
When I asked what kind of allergy-friendly recipes everyone wanted gluten-free was the most common response. I was planning on starting with a basic bread recipe but once I started researching I found that gluten-free bread making is going to take a bit of time to perfect. I was naive and expected I could just … Read more
The bus birthday cake adventure
My son turns two this week and we had the first of two parties this weekend past. I decided to do a bus cake so I tested out the buttercream and cake recipes for my birthday a couple of weeks ago. Everything tasted good and since it was a city bus and completely square I … Read more
Homemade Taiyaki
My first apartment with my husband was near a shopping street with a taiyaki place right in the middle. The shopping street led to a train station we used somtimes and taiyaki was the perfect winter hand warmer. When I decided to buy a waffle iron a couple of months ago I decided that it needed to … Read more
Coconut Chicken Strips and Broccoli Cheese Quinoa Cups
This is the best picture I could manage the night I made these. The chicken strips reflect way too much light. I guess I should have been patient enough to brown them under the broiler. After the success of the tofu version of these I made, I couldn’t wait long enough. I came accross both … Read more
Coconut Tofu Fries
I saw a great looking coconut chicken with chili dipping sauce recipe on Budget Bytes and I knew I had to make them. I will make the chicken version in the future but I played around with tofu first. I had some coconut milk powder leftover from a curry a while ago and decided to … Read more
Freezing Pizza Dough
I make pizza on Friday nights but I only make dough every couple of weeks. Dough takes time even though only about ten minutes of that is active. One doesn’t always have the ninety minutes to two hours to make homemade pizza and that shouldn’t stop you from having it. Luckily, pizza dough freezes really … Read more
Coconut Kabocha Pie
March 14th was Pi Day. π, not pie. For the last three years I have not remembered until I read someone’s recap in the late evening and could not participate. Confession: I just realized this year it is pi day because the date is 3.14. How could I forget when it happens? It’s also White Day in Japan. Luckily … Read more
Gingerbread
This is one of the two desserts I make at Christmas. This wasn’t part of my Christmas tradition growing up but it has been for the last few years and it is here to stay. It tastes fabulous still warm from the oven topped with custard. I usually just use some birds custard powder but … Read more
