Do you want to make a easy yet fancy dessert? Try this vegan and gluten free creation; Sweet, Savory and Spicy Chocolate Gelato. It has usual toppings like roasted peanuts and some unusual ones; extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper. read more
Being Japanese, I enjoy desserts that are not overly sweet. This vegan & gluten free Vanilla Gelato with Sweet Adzuki Beans & Matcha is definitely my kind of dessert. My homemade sweet adzuki beans (Anko) is a perfect match for bitter matcha powder. The creaminess read more
I love Japanese fusion dessert. My vegan Matcha Chocolate Chip Muffins are one of them. It is slightly sweet, slightly bitter and moist—-a treat for matcha and chocolate lovers! They are great for breakfast and/or snack, a perfect accompaniment for both tea and coffee. Matcha read more
Have you had any non-traditional Japanese style breakfast yet? This is a bit different from what you would think as Japanese food. My Anko Butter Toast offers unique flavor combination of sweet adzuki beans and butter together on toast. This is a very casual yet read more
When it comes to a choice between chocolate or vanilla, I will always go for chocolate. There is something about it that’s sweet, bitter, velvety, and indulging. Chocolate muffins are no exception, either. My vegan Double Chocolate Banana Muffins are rich, moist, but not overly read more
I got the inspiration to create this dish from the Japanese dessert called Ichigo Daifuku [苺大福] which is mochi filled with adzuki beans (Anko) with fresh strawberry. The tartness and the sweetness of fresh strawberry works very well with sweet adzuki beans. Instead of using read more
Have you had any Japanese sweets? If you have, chances are you’ve eaten the sweet adzuki beans. Anko (pronounced as Ahn-ko) is a Japanese name for cooked adzuki beans that is sweet. It’s vegan by nature like many other traditional Japanese sweets, also gluten free, read more
There is something about the flavor combination of sweet & salty that we go crazy for! If you like that flavor profile, try this dessert with even a more surprise ingredient. Sesame Seeds! This Vanilla Ice Cream with Toasted Sesame Seeds & Sea Salt is read more
We (especially Akiko) truly love Earl Grey tea! It’s a black tea infused blend with a luxury aroma of bergamot oil which is in the citrus family and has a very intense and distinctive aroma. When we drink Earl Grey tea it makes us feel read more