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This past weekend’s soy candle tea cup class

This past weekend’s soy candle tea cup class

This past weekend we made soy candle tea cups using all natural materials. Everyone chose a tea cup that they liked and then decorated them dried fruits, burlap, twine, and ribbon.   This time I made mochi filled with azuki beans and kinako bean paste. 

Matcha Yokan-Japanese Traditional Dessert

Matcha Yokan-Japanese Traditional Dessert

Yokan is a Japanese dessert that is made of bean paste (typically adzuki or white kidney beans), agar, and sugar.  We received this yokan as a gift and it was delicious!  This yokan is made of matcha and shiroan (white kidney bean paste).  I personally