Matcha Wafers

Recently my mom and I went to a Japanese confectionery store, where they sold chocolates, gaufers, cookies, etc. They gave us this cool flyer that talked about all of their products, and Matcha Wafers showed up. So I decided to give it a go.

Ingredients

Matcha Cream- http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/252218/matcha-cream/

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

1/8 cup whipping cream

1 1/4 tsp powdered sugar

1 teaspoon matcha powder dissolved in warm water

Matcha Chocolate-https://www.kenkotea.com.au/blogs/news/13702437-matcha-green-tea-chocolate-recipe

200 g white chocolate

1 1/2 tsp matcha tea powder

Wafer sheets (Example) 

Directions

Place Greek yogurt in a paper towel or cheese clot, place over a sieve, and strain for 2 hours. (I used a cup and a funnel). Discard excess water. Whip heavy cream and add sugar until stiff peaks form. (Heavy cream will be a very small amount so use an appropriately sized bowl). Add yogurt and matcha. Fold until fully incorporated. Cut long strips of wafer, all equal sizes. Each cookie has two wafers sandwiched together by cream. Place all finished sandwiches in the freezer until frozen. Next, melt chocolate. (Please use MELTING CHOCOLATES. I learned the hard way by using cheaper white chocolate chips.) Take frozen wafers and cut to desired size (I went for mini). Dip in chocolate and place on parchment paper lined dish/pan to set. Dust with matcha powder (optional). Refrigerate up to 4 days. 

Sukiyaki - Vegetarian

This recipe is basically a boozed vegetable soup. BE WARNED. It tasted great, but I would change the recipe by putting half of all the alcohol they used, unless you want that kick in the head. Then put it all. I also used normal noodles instead of shirataki because that is the only thing they had in Costco.

https://www.veggiesdontbite.com/vegan-sukiyaki-a-japanese-hot-pot/

These are the noodles I used instead of 

Sketches, trying to improve on some anime stuff.

Fruit Sandwich

Ingredients

Kiwi

Strawberries

Tangerine

White bread

1 tbsp heavy whipping cream

Pinch of sugar

Directions

Cut kiwi in slices, strawberries into fourths, and split tangerine into parts. Get mixer and small bowl and whip heavy cream with sugar until thick and foamy. Cut bread in half. Spread thin layer of cream and order fruit onto it. (Not all will fit). Enjoy immediately or else the cream will fall!

Pumpkin Pie Try

Recipe: https://joyfoodsunshine.com/dairy-free-pumpkin-pie/

I just used normal butter because no one has time to go to the store to buy vegan. I also used almond milk instead of coconut.

Overall it was really good, but the pie crust was raw in some places and, as you can see, the filling overtook the pie. It probably would have been even better if I had the skills to make it correctly.

It seems have had acne in it's previous life.

 The Beloved Box Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

One box of Organic Gingerbread Mix and the ingredients you add to it.

I messed up three times making these cookies. First, the butter was too cold and did not cream well. Two, once it was refrigerated, I tried to roll it with parchment paper, but it was too thick, warn, and sticky to work, so I had to cool it down twice. Due to that, some gingerbread cookies had some ugly siblings. Three, they were all different shapes, so some baked faster and slower than others, as you can see in this picture. Even with all those problems, these were crowned the best (and only) cookies I have ever made (apart from macarons).

The not-so ugly duckling.