by : Reiko Sweets

Anniversary Matcha Cake
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The middle of December is a busy time for us.

There is my birthday and then there is our anniversary!

Since I made vanilla berry cake for my birthday not long ago, I wanted something very different from it.

With my husband’s suggestion “Matcha,” here it is Matcha Cake.

This is a one layer vanilla cake topped with sweet red beans, and then decorated with soy whipped cream, Matcha glaze, and homemade Vegan white chocolate.

There were some accidents (or they can be called “problems”) along the way, but the final product was pretty and tasty.

I didn’t think much of it, but this cake turned out to have East-meets-West flavors and be perfect for us!

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by : Reiko Main Dish

Seitan Pepptercorn Steak
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First time making seitan steak.

Like I’ve said many times in the past, I’m not a huge fan of fake meat.

But when you’ve been on the plant-based diet for a while, I would admit you will want a variety.

I hesitated, but decided to post these pictures, so that people who are not familiar with seitan can get an idea of what it is (mostly because the final result may look exactly like the meat steak).

The first picture is where I was “kneading” the “meat”.

The second picture shows the “meat” steamed and ready to be fried.

Peppercorn “steak”, served with mashed potatoes, peas, and sautéed portabello mushrooms.

This was really good.

Absolutely loved the look and the flavor (marinade).

But I think it could still improve, so you’ll see my making more seitan steak in the future for sure.

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