December 16, 2009
Hazelnut Russian Tea Cakes with Christmas Sprinkles
by Kirbie
These Russian tea cakes are made with hazelnuts and decorated with sprinkles for a festive twist. The cookies are easy to make and have a buttery light texture. Lately, I’ve seen lots of lovely...
December 16, 2009
Green Tea Shortbread Trees
by Kirbie
These Green Tea Cookies are easy cutout shortbread cookies that you can make in any shape you like. The pretty green color is perfect for the holidays, and the cookies are sweet and crunchy....
December 14, 2009
Nutella Palmiers
by Kirbie
Palmiers are easy to make with store-bought puff pastry dough. For this version, I filled them with Nutella for a chocolate and hazelnut twist. They taste like a chocolate croissant and are very easy...
December 10, 2009
Hazelnut Macaroons
by Kirbie
These four-ingredient cookies are a cross between meringues and macaroons. They’re made with hazelnuts and are sweet with a chewy texture. They’re not the prettiest cookies to look at but I really enjoyed them...
December 6, 2009
Sogo Bakery
by Kirbie
Sogo Bakery 1600 South De Anza Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129 https://www.sogo-bakery.com/ There’s been a couple Sogo bakeries popping up in the Bay Area. In addition to having their own stores, a lot of...
December 1, 2009
Thanksgiving Recap
by Kirbie
< I was excited to celebrate Thanksgiving this year more than other years because I now have a blog and a fancy new camera. I was planning on taking pictures of the Thanksgiving feast...
November 30, 2009
Sweet Potato Cupcakes
by Kirbie
Sweet potato cupcakes are a delicious fall treat and a fun way to switch up your Thanksgiving dessert. These moist cupcakes are made completely from scratch and have a beautiful orange color that’s perfect...
November 24, 2009
Pumpkin Apple Cake
by Kirbie
Pumpkin apple cake has a combination of fall flavors that is perfect for a holiday dessert. Chopped apple pieces are folded into the batter so each slice has a bite of tart apples baked...
November 24, 2009
Green Tea Mochi Cake with Red Beans
by Kirbie
Green tea mochi cake is chewy and studded with sweet red beans. This is an easy recipe that you can make in one bowl. After discovering how to make mochi cake a few years...
November 20, 2009
Red Velvet Roses
by Kirbie
Red velvet roses are mini cakes baked in a rose muffin pan. They are moist with a hint of buttermilk flavor. I previously attempted to make red velvet cupcakes for the first time and...
November 10, 2009
Fuyu Persimmon Cake
by Kirbie
This persimmon cake is made with chopped fuyu persimmons which give the cake a nice texture and flavor. This is an easy cake to make during the fall when persimmons are in season. Most...
November 5, 2009
Persimmon Bread Recipe
by Kirbie
I like to make persimmon bread when persimmons are in season. The sweet fruit gives the bread a nice flavor and texture and it’s an easy quick bread to make for the fall and...
