This kinako cake is soft and fluffy in texture. You can make this kinako cake in a loaf pan to cut into slices or a cake pan if you would like to make a cake instead! Kinako is a versatile ingredient that is used in many Japanese desserts so I decided to try to incorporate […]
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Chestnut Bread Recipe
Who would have thought that putting chestnut in bread would taste so marvellous! Growing up, I always got chestnut cake for my birthday from the Chinese bakery. It’s one of those things that still remind me of childhood even though I don’t have it nearly as often as I used to. Chestnut cake was a […]
Matcha chocolate chip cookies
These Matcha chocolate chip cookies have 2 of my favourite things in the world. Matcha and Chocolate. They’re chewy, crunchy, and lightly sweetened which means that they’re perfect to go with any mid-day pick me up.
Yah Yah Ya ramen
Yah Yah Ya ramen has been a ramen spot that Grayson and I have been frequenting lately. There are a few Yah Yah Ya ramen locations in the Metro Vancouver area but it is originally a chain from Japan. Since it came from Japan, Grayson and I expected a quality bowl of ramen noodles.
Pokey Okey Burnaby location
Poke shops have been the newest trend in Vancouver. They’re starting to pop up all over the place and I’m loving it! Pokey Okey is the newest addition to the Burnaby scene and it’s located across from Metrotown, a few store fronts down from Onezo. Pokey Okey has another location in Richmond as well.
Ki tea house
Hello friends! Ki tea house is a cafe that I went to quite often years ago but we haven’t been back in a while. Grayson has been loving Ki tea house lately and has been going with friends so we decided to give them a visit together! The interior of Ki tea house had a […]
Cafe de l’Orangerie
Hello friends! Grayson and I tried a new French x Japanese fusion cafe the other day and had the most delightful time! We arrived at Cafe de l’Orangerie around 6pm on a Satuday night and it was packed! We were lucky that a table just opened up when we walked through the door. Note for […]
Yah Yah Ya ramen – downtown
Grayson and I have been to the Yah Yah Ya ramen Richmond location before and enjoyed what they had to offer so we decided to go check out the downtown location. The downtown Yah Yah Ya ramen location was more spacious than the Richmond one and it had hand painted murals that covered each of […]