Matcha Cheesecake

Matcha Cheesecake

I made a matcha cheesecake for our dad’s birthday. We love matcha (powdered green tea), and have used it in several dessert recipes. Since our dad loves cheesecake, I thought to make him a matcha cheesecake this year! This matcha cheesecake isn’t a tall, dense New York-style cheesecake. Rather, it’s more like a cheesecake pie, […]

GTA Eats: Ten Ren’s Tea in Thornhill

Ten Ren's Tea in Thornhill

Ten Ren’s Tea is a Taiwanese tea and ginseng company  that has several stores and restaurants in the GTA. Ryan, Tomiko, Karlos, and I ate lunch at the branch in Thornhill after visiting nearby King Cole Ducks for all of our ducky needs. My siblings and I rarely find ourselves exploring the GTA areas outside […]

Real Japanese Food

There are dozens upon dozens of sushi restaurants in Toronto, so naturally people think Japanese food = sushi. Not so! That’s like saying American food = hot dogs, or German food = sausages. Yes, those cuisines include those foods, but they are just one type of dish. Likewise, sushi is only one type of dish. […]

Matcha Ice Cream

Matcha Ice Cream

This matcha ice cream is a super easy ice cream. We adapted a recipe from our high school classmates’ blog Sugar Chai Honey Bunch by flavouring it with deliciously vibrant matcha. No ice cream maker is necessary for this – just beat together the three ingredients until thick and then freeze the mixture in a large container. The […]

Matcha Pound Cake

Matcha Pound Cake

Our mom is not a fan of baking – I think it’s because she doesn’t like following directions. She makes phenomenal Indian curries, where you can add ingredients here or there and taste as you go; baking is more of an exact science and you don’t know what the results are until it’s all over. […]