Strawberry mochi, also known as ichigo (strawberry) daifuku, is a delicious Japanese dessert. A whole strawberry is covered in a layer of red bean paste and wrapped in mochi. Fresh fruit desserts are the perfect way to start spring. I love this recipe because it’s just so FRESH and JUICY. Truly. Mochi is amazing, but… Continue reading Strawberry Mochi (Ichigo Daifuku) いちご 大福
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Hawaiian Butter Mochi
Butter mochi is a classic Hawaiian treat made with coconut milk and mochiko (glutinous rice flour). This recipe is so easy! All you have to do is mix and bake! Looking for a great holiday treat? Try this delicious and easy PUMPKIN mochi! Butter mochi was a great discovery for me when I “discovered” Hawaii via… Continue reading Hawaiian Butter Mochi
Easy Mochi Style Gnocchi
So I was at Costco (seriously, I’m always there because it’s my fav place to get groceries), and came across these bags of gnocchi. They are round, which I thought was interesting, since gnocchi usually is kind of flatter-oval-y-fork-crimped-y looking right? Anyways, I grabbed it because gnocchi is SUCH an easy weeknight dinner. While we… Continue reading Easy Mochi Style Gnocchi
Pumpkin Mochi
A Hawaiian mochi dessert flavored like a pumpkin pie, but with a dense, chewy bite! When you think of mochi, you usually think of Japan. Mochi has always been one of my favorite treats, because the texture is Ah-mazing. My mother has an electric mochi pounder machine where you just put the mochi rice and… Continue reading Pumpkin Mochi
Mochiko Chicken
Mochiko chicken is a popular Hawaiian dish, where bite sized pieces of chicken are marinated in a sweet and salty sauce, and fried to perfection! I have a confession to make. I didn’t even make the chicken in these pictures… my husband did. Doesn’t it look good?! He is quite a good cook! But then he… Continue reading Mochiko Chicken