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Black Sesame Matcha Mousse Cake
To celebrate my new blog design, made by the wonderful Carolina, we have cake! Amidst the many asian desserts I have ingested throughout the years, black sesame has become an easy favorite. It’s...
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Spicy Tuna Bowl
As the days grow colder, I find myself missing Hawaii and its never-ending summer. In hopes of curing my homesickness, I’ve resorted to making my favorite dishes. The first thing that came to mind:...
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Takoyaki
While visiting Japan a few summers ago, I fell in love with the street food there. Amidst the sausages-on-a-stick and okonomiyaki, these little balls filled with octopus, green onion, and beni shoga...
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Chankonabe
It’s been oddly rainy and cold over the past few days in Los Angeles, and dropping down to 50 degree weather during the day. I know, that’s far from cold compared to most everywhere else in the world...
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Matcha Bread Wreath
I can’t believe Christmas is a week away. The time is just flying by and it makes me both happy and sad. The anticipation of the holidays is a whirlwind of excitement and fun, but once they’re over...
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Maple Bacon Mochi Pancake Bites
I honestly don’t really know what I just made. It started off simple enough. On a trip to the grocery store, Roy picked out a bag of Kettle Chips–of the Maple Bacon variety. After passing by it...
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Matcha Cruffins
Hiya! Well this post took me a week. p.s. it’s a long one Remember when we were in San Francisco last month? I happened to be browsing Buzzfeed and noticed an article about a San Francisco bakery...
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Coachella Inspired Crab Fries | A Weekend in the Indio Desert
My boots are coated in a thick film of dust and have now become home to a family of rocks and pebbles. The entryway of our apartment is still crowded with tarps, folding chairs, sleeping bags,...
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Gudetama Cupcakes
Gudetama!!!!!! ぐでたま (or Goo-ke-ka-ma as Roy says it LOL…) Oh my gosh I can’t get over this funny little egg man. I can’t remember the first time I came across him, though I’m assuming it was in Japan...
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Misoyaki Butterfish
Mom, if you’re reading this, please don’t be mad… I maybe, just a little bit, might have had an itty bitty fire in the kitchen. BUT TO BE FAIR. It was a little fire. In the pan. A pan fire! And cooks...
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Anpan Kitty
I’ve been on an early 2000’s teen movie binge recently. A Walk to Remember (No, I didn’t cry for the 9th billion time), The Hot Chick, Clueless, and Just Friends – DID YA GUYS KNOW YOU CAN FIND THEM...
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Sutamina Nattō
I tried natto for the first time at a friend’s house on a warm summer night in Hawaii. I heard laughter coming from the kitchen as his Mom came into the living room and asked if I had ever had natto...
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Strawberry Milk Cake & A 3rd Blogiversary
Fork to Belly is 3 years old!!! THREE WHOLE YEARS. I can’t imagine how much money I’ve spent on things like butter, flour, and sugar – fun fact: I originally dabbled with using the domain...
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Revisited: Chanko Nabe
I’m back in LA again still reeling from all the holiday bliss. California has been very, very rainy. It’s rained almost every day since I’ve been here. I’ve always loved the rain and have absolutely...
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Shokupan
Today I did something I haven’t done in a few months; I baked a loaf of bread and then I sat down and I wrote about it. Keeping up with school and also putting in enough love and time into F2B has been...
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More Rilakkuma Cookies
If you know anything about me, it’s probably that I love adorable things… and if there’s one thing I’m almost embarrassingly obsessed with, it’s definitely Rilakkuma. He tops my list of most favorite...
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