The 350 Degree Oven: Adventures in Mika's Kitchen

I learned to bake because I grew up in a house without dessert. (Quelle horreur!) The product of a gastronomically strict Japanese mother and a cooking-challenged Austrian father, if I wanted sweets - I would have to make it myself. Come join the baking adventures of a formerly sugar-deprived woman, as I share all the cooking and baking secrets that I've learned from trial and error throughout the years. With maybe some savory dishes as well? Who knows where the journey will lead...

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Summer 2012 Update


Please visit my new site at:
www.the350DegreeOven.com

Homemade Chinese Mooncakes

Check out the latest recipes on my new site:
Homemade Chinese Mooncakes
Asian Avocado Milkshake
Soft Baked Pretzels with Rosemary and Pink Himalayan Salt
Banana Cake (Entenmann's Old Fashioned Banana Cake Copycat Recipe)
Baked Mini Chocolate Cake Donuts
Thai Pumpkin-Shrimp Coconut Soup
S'mores Cookie
Avocado-Cilantro Pesto with Spaghetti
Awkward Panda Cookies (Rolled Cookie Dough Cut-outs with Royal Icing)
Banh Khoai Mi Nuong  (Vietnamese Baked Cassava or Yuca Cake)
Old Fashioned Southern Coca-Cola Cake (Chocolate Coke Cake)
"KFC Chicken" Casserole Bake
Yomogi Daifuku or Kusa Mochi (Japanese Mugwort flavored mochi)
Mohnstrudel Rolls or Austrian Poppy seed Rolls (aka Mohnschnecken)
Banh Da Lon (Vietnamese Steamed layer cake with mung bean, pandan, and tapioca)
The Ultimate Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes
How to make Fondant Roses, Flowers, and Royal Icing
Petit Fours (Baking, Frosting, and Decorating Petit Fours)
Moist Lemon Butter Cake (The secret to making moist cakes)
Mango Butter Cake
Homemade Krispy Kreme Donuts (Krispy Kreme Copycat Recipe)
Avocado Walnut Bread
Chinese Coconut Milk Bread
Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake (aka "Wacky Cake" or "Chocolate Depression Cake")
Posted by Mika at 10:51 PM 3 comments:

Sunday, April 29, 2012

April 2012 Update

Please check out my new site for up-to-date posts!

http://www.the350degreeoven.com/

Lavender Flower Shortbread Cookies

Chinese Pineapple Buns & Japanese Melon Pan
Sweet Taro & Tapioca Dessert Soup
Lavender Flower Shortbread Cookies
Coconut Cream Pie
Lavender Flower Jelly
Kumquat Jam Preserves
Apple Pie Mochi & Pumpkin Pie Mochi
Kung Pao Chicken
Daifuku Mochi
Posted by Mika at 11:44 PM No comments:

Sunday, March 25, 2012

February/March 2012 Update

Come check out my new site!  (All the recipes on this blog are also on the new one)

http://www.the350degreeoven.com/ 


3-2-1 Microwave Sponge Cake


3-2-1 Sponge Cake (Individual Servings of Microwave Cake)
Hoisin and Beer Braised Short Ribs
White Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies
Goat Cheese and Kale Pesto Chicken Roulade
South African Milktart (Melktert)
Chocolate Mochi Brownies (gluten-free, with rice flour)
Pesto & Cheese Stuffed Braided Bread
German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)


And just for fun, here's a picture of my dog:
Maki at the Dog Beach in Del Mar

Posted by Mika at 10:38 PM No comments:

Sunday, February 5, 2012

January 2012 Update

Come check out my latest posts on my new website:
http://www.the350degreeoven.com/

Japanese Cream Pan  



Japanese Cream Pan (Japanese Custard Filled Sweet Bread Buns)
Tortuga Florida Orange Rum Cake Copycat
Homemade Lime or Lemon Curd (and how to water bath can lemon curd safely)
Coconut Palm Sugar Cookies
Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Sweet Chili Sauce
Homemade Sweet Orange Marmalade (not the bitter type)

And here's a nice friendly shark, just for fun:
Happy, smiling shark. 

Posted by Mika at 7:10 PM No comments:

Friday, December 16, 2011

December Update!!!

Check out my new website for my latest winter recipes:
http://www.the350degreeoven.com/

"GingerDead Men" Christmas Cookies


"GingerDead Men" Sugar Cookies (using a cookie cutter/stamper)
Glazed Orange Bundt Cake (Baking with decorative pans or molds)
King's Hawaiian Bread Rolls Copycat Recipe
Soft Ginger Cookies
Chocolate Pecan Mystery Cake (Made with pumpkin or zucchini squash)
Masala Chai (or "Chai Tea Latte")
Posted by Mika at 7:47 PM No comments:

Thursday, November 10, 2011

November 2011 Update!

Here's a list of the latest featured recipes on my new blog:
http://www.the350degreeoven.com/


Homemade Margherita Pizza

Warm Pineapple and Field Pumpkin Pudding Cake (made with Jack O'lantern)
Pumpkin Streusel Bread (From raw field pumpkin)
Lemon Ricotta Cookies
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
An Pan (Red Bean Buns or Bao)
White Grape Jam
Homemade Margherita Pizza
Japanese Milk Bread (Tang Zhong or Water Roux method)
Fresh homemade Ricotta Cheese
Pistachio & White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Homemade Limoncello
Posted by Mika at 10:42 AM No comments:

Sunday, August 28, 2011

The latest from the 350 degree oven...

Come visit the new site and check out my latest creations:
Japanese or Chinese Strawberry Sponge Cake

Lemon Raspberry Chiffon Pie
Strawberry Bread
Yellow Squash & Pistachio Lemon Cake
Chocolate Matcha Zebra Cake
Japanese or Chinese Strawberry Cake
Kaffir Lime & Lemongrass Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting
Pork Tamales
Posted by Mika at 12:01 AM No comments:
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