Daytop Village Festival/ NY Japan Street Fair

This past Sunday I went to the Daytop Village Festival and NY Japan Street Fair on Madison Avenue in NYC. It was part of the Daytop Village Festival which spanned from 42nd street up to 57th street on Madison Ave. The Japan Street Fair was between 43rd and 44th street. We started our adventure at [...]

Coconut Mung bean Mochi (Rice cake)

The idea to make glutinous rice cakes came to me when I was at an Asian Bakery. They had tiny trays of different types of Mochi cakes, filled with red bean or some sweet stuff and covered with coconut flakes (like Japanese Daifuku). I decided to pick up some Mochiko flour at the supermarket and [...]