Musings of a wife and mother, born and raised in Hawaii. Far away from home now, but creating and discovering bits of sunshine and paradise in everyday life.
Posts tagged "almond"
Vanilla Almond Spongecakes

Vanilla Almond Spongecakes

I’ve been tinkering around in the kitchen again, and made these sweet little sponge cakes. The fragrance of vanilla bean paste and almonds swirled delightfully in the air.   I had been admiring another one of Quill’s drawings she made for me this past Mother’s Day. She told me that when she was drawing this,...
Cherry Almond Cookie Bites

Cherry Almond Cookie Bites

Tiny almond cookie bites crowned with bits of cherries. I made some of these earlier for my Chinese Candy Box. Usually Chinese almond cookies are topped with a dot of red food coloring, or a blanched almond. As I’m always trying to find alternatives to artificial food colorings, I thought I’d try to use a...