• Asian Flavors,  Baking Recipes,  Doughnuts & Fried pastries,  My Comfort Food,  The Breakfast Bin

    Baked Matcha Doughnuts for my Japan Hangover

    A week ago I took a trip with my Dad to the land of the rising sun and I flew back just this weekend. And I already really REALLY want to go back. I’ve honestly never felt such a profound urge to go back to any country I’ve just recently visited before this one, but I guess I should’ve known this would happen. Japan was my ultimate dream destination when I was a kid, but as I grew up it kind of got pushed down the list by places like Europe, even Peru… Well now it’s back and it is very much on top. Heck I wouldn’t mind visiting it over and over in…

  • Baking Recipes,  Doughnuts & Fried pastries,  Lemon Obsession,  My favourite things

    My first two recipes using my new tiny doughnut pan

    My godmother sent me my first doughnut pan all the way from Taiwan last month. It’s been pretty darn near impossible to find the thing locally so you can probably imagine how I felt the moment I opened the package and saw it. I was over the moon! Even though a moment later I realized the pan was way smaller than the normal size, I was more than happy to receive it. It’s so much better than not having a pan at all! (She also sent over a doughnut cutter for yeasted doughnuts but we can talk about that later on.)  I’m not such an avid doughnut-eater but I have…