these pumpkin banana cupcakes with cream cheese frosting have caramelized banana baked in, for an extra surprise aside from the slightly spicy pumpkin cupcake and tangy cream cheese frosting. i’ve become that person who talks about the weather on her blog now. since moving back to a place where there’s seasons (no snow but a […]
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Pineapple Lime Agua Fresca
this pineapple lime agua fresca is cold and tart and refreshing, perfect for sipping throughout a hot summer weekend. it’s been about a month of my new job, and i like it so far. there’s the nice benefits of fitness reimbursements (which i haven’t taken advantage of yet, but dance classes here i come) and […]
Lemon Crunch Cake
this lemon crunch cake is inspired by the version from aiea bowl in hawaii, complete with plenty of cake (as dense or light as you want), silky lemon curd and crunchy toffee bits. dear delicious not gorgeous, you turned 5 today!! what?! you’re ready for kindergarten. mama’s gonna cry (but also, don’t call me mama […]
Somen Salad
i think of somen salad as the hawaiian x japanese version of pasta salad. it’s hawaiian in some ways too, but mac salad screams hawaiian more than somen salad. anyways, i tend to associate pasta salad with summers (and leftovers lol), so it felt like a good time to give this post, originally published in […]
Berry Eton Mess
this berry eton mess has some corn too, because why not?! it’s summer. i’m an adult now. let me re-phrase that: i started a full-time job last week. i still live at home and i received my horizontal license a bare few months ago, so i’m not an adult yet. but more of an adult […]
Hurricane Popcorn
hurricane popcorn is a hawaiian popcorn snack, full of crunchy arare (japanese rice crackers) and furikake (japanese seaweed seasoning). it’s crunchy and crispy and buttery and nutty and so addictive that you could polish off a batch by yourself! i’m normally not a movie person; i tend towards youtube videos (hi, dance videos) like the […]