Matcha red bean bun – 3 ways (vegan friendly)

Oh the red bean bun something so simple and delicious at the same time. Red bean buns almost give me a feeling of nostalgia since I ate them so often as a child for breakfast, lunch and even as a snack. I think they’re amazing since they are almost a dessert bread since it has […]

Japanese inspired sesame soy cookies (vegan)

These delicious sesame soy cookies took me less than 30 minutes to put together (yes, I timed myself) and even though they didn’t take long to make, they did not fall short on packing a bunch of flavor. If you didn’t realize already, these cookies have a secret ingredient. SOY SAUCE! The saltiness of the […]

Matcha red bean swirl buns -no yeast!

Green tea and red bean is one of the most amazing combinations out there, least it is to me. So today, I figured why not combine the two delicious flavors together into one delicious Matcha red bean swirl buns! I mean it works with cinnamon buns and those things are scrumptious so why not with […]

Gomagashi – Japanese sesame crackers

Mother deer and old bean love to have snacks when they’re watching their tv and well, after a while, it gets hard to find snacks that they’ll actually enjoy. Recently, mother deer ran out of gomagashi Japanese sesame crackers we got for her in Japan. She loved those little treats and was disappointed when she […]

Japanese red bean pancakes – DORAYAKI (:

Oh how I adore eating Japanese baked goods…if you don’t believe me you can always ask brother deer or Tyi, and they would ensure you that during the time we were in Japan I would walk into every bakery I could. When I came across this dorayaki recipe I couldn’t resist!