Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
Today I’m sharing with you a recipe for Koshian, a smooth red bean paste that is used a lot for making wagashi.The traditional way of making Koshian is quite tedious. The red beans are rinsed, boiled briefly, cooked, mashed, and then deskinned. After that, the bean paste is soaked in water and let settle a... Continue Reading →
Recently my church friend, Anna, taught me how to make Macau almond cookies. I didn’t know how easy it could be until her detailed explanation. My immediate thought was like, hm… could I turn it into a sugar-free version? I put my thoughts into action after purchasing mung bean flour from the grocery store. I... Continue Reading →
I am sharing with you today a super easy muffin recipe that you could make with your kids. In fact, this batch was made by my 9-year-old son a couple of days ago. I gave him verbal instructions and took pictures; all the measuring and mixing was done by him (let’s not talk about the... Continue Reading →
Here’s the cake I made for my uncle and cousin for their birthdays at the end of December. We didn’t get to celebrate together amid the pandemic and only went for a drop off. The Ontario government announced stricter COVID-19 measures two days ago and beginning today, kids are back to remote learning again for... Continue Reading →
Here comes another chocolate chip cookie recipe! I have shared a couple of chocolate chip cookie recipes before and each of them has a unique texture because of the choice and ratios of ingredients as well as mixing method. If you would like to see how various ingredients and baking temperature affect the shapes and... Continue Reading →
Here’s another sugar-free muffins recipe that I came up with recently after making my Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins. I used sugar-free chocolate chips as well as two types of Lakanto sweeteners for this recipe. I wanted to reduce refined sugar intake so I used a mixture of brown sugar and Lakanto last time. This... Continue Reading →
I don’t usually add baking powder to my waffles (refer to my blog post, Asian-Style Waffles (No Baking Powder), for details) but recently I have been trying something new. I came across to Domestically Blissful’s Homemade Mochi Waffles recipe and I really loved how they turned out. The mochi waffles were crunchy outside with just... Continue Reading →
I made some muffins for the kids as their after school snack yesterday. I changed things up slightly this time by using sour cream (since I just happen to have a tub in the fridge) and less oil/butter. The extra fat from the sour cream will make the muffin moister and richer. Use plain yogurt... Continue Reading →
My son was watching another Pokémon series on Netflix so I decided to make him a Poké Ball cake for his birthday back in July (yeah I know it’s super late to blog about it). I remember hearing about this Japanese anime after going to Canada. It’s amazing that it’s still on and popular among... Continue Reading →
Here’s another HK style bun I made recently. The recipe was taken from Dinner Rolls (Sponge Method) with slight modification. I added some sprouted Kamut flour for more nutrition and reduced the sugar amount a bit as the coffee topping was already sweet enough. Feel free to substitute the Kamut flour with other whole grain... Continue Reading →
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