Mochi Mommy
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I am a Chinese-Japanese-American mom living in the Seattle area. My blog is all about how I am passing down our family traditions to my children, which includes our family recipes, holiday traditions, and more. I'm also a pediatric speech-language pathologist. 💌 mochimommyblog@gmail.com
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I’ll be back to regularly scheduled food programming, but first: a little recap to commemorate this year’s natsu matsuri. I increased my offerings since last year to include pikachu, chu Totoro, and Hello Kitty. Anpanman and pikachu were the two winners this year, though. Older kids were requesting Cinnamaroll and My Melody and other types of Pokémon, but they were a little out of my expertise. I just managed to learn Cinnamaroll but I couldn’t get fast enough for mass production. Guess it’s time to start practicing for next year! 😅 #matsuri #japanesemom #balloonanimals #japaneseculture #momfluencer #seattlemom
I feel like I made more different daifuku versions but I can’t find the videos now 🙃 Anyway, I haven’t made a daifuku mochi in a while! But the fresh fruits are kind of nice on a hot summer day. Maybe I should do more? Any requests? If you’re looking for instructions, a lot of these recipes are on the blog already! Search “daifuku.” #daifukumochi #mochis #japanesefoodblogger #asiandessert #asianfoodlover #seattlefoodblogger #fruitdessert
Sata andagi round 3! This time it’s cinnamon sugar coated. Got no plans to travel to Hawai’i right now, and since Seattle doesn’t have its own andagi guy (nor a ドンキ, sadly) I had to make some myself. Thanks to @koshin530 for planting the idea in my head. Guess I’m gonna be da andagi lady now?! Original sata andagi recipe is in a previous reel and on the blog! Andagi dogs are also in a previous post. Enjoy!! #sataandagi #サーターアンダギー #japaneserecipe #localgrinds #seattlefoodblogger
Matcha lattes of all kinds! Recipes here in my posts and on my blog. Ive got: 🍵classic iced matcha 🍵strawberry matcha 🍵matcha horchata (my personal fave!!) 🍵black sesame matcha (not yet on the blog!) 🍵ube matcha 🍵banana matcha And mooooooore. Go check it out! #matchalovers #icedmatcha #matcharecipes #blacksesame #ube #strawberrymatcha #matchablogger #japanesefoodblogger
It’s an old classic! Ramen noodle salad! Yes, I know this is a popular Midwest church potluck dish from decades past, but I actually remember eating this a lot at Japanese American potlucks too. Did we… invent it…? Anyway, for 8-10 servings, thinly shred half a green cabbage. Add sliced green onions and some sesame seeds. Crush up a packet of instant ramen, chicken flavor! Sprinkle crushed noodles on top right before serving. For the dressing, mix 1/4 cup each of sugar, rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Add in the packet of ramen seasoning! (Look, I never said this was a healthy salad.) Mix and toss with the cabbage. #instantnoodles #noodlesalad #asiansalad #potluckfood #asianfoodblogger #seattlefoodblogger #summersalads
Tanabata somen (七夕そうめん) from Sunday. I forgot I bought some pastry cutters off Amazon, but luckily they were perfect for cutting out stars. By the way, if you are raising Japanese bilingual kids in the US, I highly recommend the @staynative.us Japanese kids book subscription! Only $16 a month for two books! You can see one of July’s books, the Orihime one, in the background of the second photo. #noodles #somen #tanabata #asianfoods #kidfriendlyfood #bento #learningjapanese
7/7 is the Japanese holiday Tanabata (七夕)! It celebrates the story of orihime (the weaver) and hikoboshi (the cowherd), who are separated by the Milky Way except for on this day. One way to celebrate is to eat star or galaxy themed foods, such as this Milky Way jelly (天の川ゼリー). Some people do blue jello with whipped cream, others do many layers, and I’ve even seen one ombré purple blue jello parfait. Fruit cut out into stars or firm jello cut into stars is common too, of course. This one is a 1/4 batch of my almond jello poured into oui yoplait jars 😅 let it set and then pour blue raspberry jello on top. A little whipped cream and bananas cut into stars finish it off! 🌠💫 Happy Tanabata! #japaneseculture #tanabata #japanesedessert #jellocake #七夕ゼリー #アメリカ在住 #easydessert #japanesefoodblogger
Obon Recipe Number 2: Deep Fried Wontons A hallmark of growing up fourth gen Japanese American is not realizing some of the “Japanese” foods you ate are actually not Japanese 😅 You can find these deep fried wontons at so many obon festivals, but I didn’t learn until recently that these are known as crispy gau gee in Hawai’i and originate from China. I use my grandma’s recipe, but there’s lots of variations floating around for what to use for the filling. Check out the recipe on my blog (use the search function)! #deepfried #friedwonton #hawaiifood #obon #matsuri #japanesefoodblogger
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp black sesame paste 1/2 cup soy milk 1 tsp matcha 1/4 cup hot water Ice Super duper easy black sesame matcha latte! Use a frother or just stir very vigorously to get that black sesame paste to dissolve (heating up the milk helps too). I use no sweeteners because I am turning into an Asian grandma, but feel free to add some if you wish. #matchalatte #blacksesame #homecafe #asianfoodbloggers #summerdrinks #icedteas #tealoversofinstagram
Make quick Belgian waffles from Pillsbury buttermilk biscuit dough in just TWO MINUTES. Place biscuits in Belgian waffle maker (I have a Hamilton Beach one that I love*) Cook times MAY vary slightly, but be very careful not to leave it in too long because the waffles will get very dry and tough if overcooked. If you liked this post, definitely check out my other biscuit dough food hack for making malasadas!
Either way, it’s got all the flavors of your favorite Japanese-American/Japanese-Hawaiian sushi roll but without the fuss. While I cannot find any definitive answer for who created sushi bake and where it came from, it most likely came as a result of Japanese immigration to Hawaii, which is no surprise. All three sushi bake (or pan sushi) recipes that I have in my cookbook are similar in that they are made of a bed of rice in casserole dish, some sort of fishy protein, some sort of creamy spread, and furikake seasoning. One has the protein and spread on top of the rice; another has the protein sandwiched in between two layers of rice and wrapped in seaweed, like a spam musubi.
I never did much for Hinamatsuri in the past, but since our daughter has started Japanese immersion daycare, I’ve been trying to do better at celebrating Japanese holidays. This year I bought the girls some new Japanese outfits and made temari sushi for the first time! I feel like Hinamatsuri is a Japanese holiday that didn’t really get picked up by the Japanese American community. This year I made temari sushi for the first time, which is a sushi that is shaped like a ball and decorated with various toppings.
Purple sweet potato haupia pie is one of my favorite Hawaiian desserts. My recipe uses an 8×8″ square baking tin to make pie bars, but you could easily double the recipe for a 9×13″ dish or even your standard 9″ pie. Bake them at 425 degrees F until they get soft (if you peel and cut them into 1 inch chunks beforehand it’ll only take about 25 minutes) * Peel and cut them into chunks, then boil until soft (20-30 minutes)