Seed filled Jack-O-Lanterns and Skeleton Heads
For the past few years, I’ve been trying to make something Halloween related that doesn’t involve sugar. I wasn’t sure if I’d get around to it this year, but yesterday I came up with the idea of these Jack-o-lanterns and Jack the Pumpkin King (from the awesome movie classic Nightmare before Christmas) skeleton heads. They...
School Spirit-Logo-Mascot Candy Lei
It’s that graduation time of year again. Time to think about making some candy lei if you don’t have access to fresh flower lei, or budget friendly flower lei. This year I’m making something different– candy lei based upon the graduating school’s logo, and/or mascot, and the school colors. Grab some clear cellophane, curly ribbon,...
Chinese New Year: How to Make Year of the Horse Tags
Some Li See (Red/Lucky Money) envelopes are so beautiful, it always seems such a shame to throw them away once they tear or get crumpled. One way to make them last longer is to make them into little laminated tags, which can be tied onto gifts. Carefully cut out the portion of the design you...
Chinese New Year of the Horse: Shortbread Oatcakes
Gung Hee Fat Choy! Today marks the beginnning of two weeks of celebrating the Year of the Horse. I whipped up some tasty oatcakes, in line with the horse theme. They are a little richer than a regular oatmeal cookie, but this is a celebration time! Just oats, flour, butter, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix...
Mini Donut Cookies & The Coffee and Donut Lei
We’ve been a little fixated on donuts around here lately. Because I bake pretty frequently, I usually only get the family donuts once a year. For some reason, I’ve gotten donuts twice in the past few weeks, just recently from Doughbot Donuts. I’ve been thinking about a tiny donut cookie. I’d never seen one before,...
Candy Lei: Mango Lassi and Strawberry Smoothie
Mango Hi-Chew + Yogurt Candy = Mango Lassi Strawberry Hi-Chew + Yogurt Candy = Strawberry Smoothie Hi-Chews are chewy Japanese candies that are just like Starburst candies. They’re so popular now that I found a 100 piece multiflavor (mango, strawberry, grape, and green apple) bag at Costco. Here in town, Oto’s Marketplace has a great...
Candy Lei: Lemon Meringue and Strawberry Shortcake
Here are a couple of lei that are more heat stable than the Kukui Nut Candy Lei that I showed you last week. They’d hold up much better than the chocolate truffles at a graduation ceremony, or outdoors. These are just a couple of playful ideas– when it comes to candy lei, any combination of...
Kukui Nut Candy Lei
Kukui Nut Candy Lei It’s that graduation time of year. So many celebrations…preschool, kindergarten, middle school, high school, college. Giving lei is the quintessential Hawaiian way to celebrate any and all occasions. It’s a custom I’ve seen become more and more popular outside of Hawaii over the years. At graduation time in Hawaii, it’s so...
Chinese New Year Candy Box
Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome Lunar Year 4710, the Year of the Dragon. This year I wanted to have the Chinese candy box called the Tray of Togetherness. Usually round or octagonal in shape, it has six or eight sections that contain candied fruits, nuts, and sweets. Typical items include candied fruit and vegetables (tong...
A Flurry of Christmas Treat Making
Snapshots in my kitchen… Chunks of white chocolate… melting in a bowl over hot water. Dipping brownie pops… and candy canes… Topping brownie flowers with white chocolate and Christmas sprinkles. Dipping Horlick’s Malt Cookie Tablets in Christmas sprinkles…. and baking them…. along with chocolate ones too… Cute little jars of little cookies getting ready to...
