Green Tea Mochi with Ube Filling

Today is a busy day. I started working on the draft outline for my client (re my school project) in the morning. Then we took Nikita for a short walk at Fiesta Island. She was so happy since we forgot to do that yesterday. When we returned home, I started finalizing some bookkeeping stuff which needed to be finished before the weekend. Actually, both needed to be finished before the weekend.

In between work, I was enjoying my cups of espresso. It's been so hot lately, I started pouring my coffee in a big glass of ice cubes. Hmm...very refreshing. Well...it was so refreshing I didn't notice how much coffee I was downing. I make really strong espresso. The kind that could remove hair off a man's chest. (Okay..maybe not that strong but it is still stronger than normal.) By the time I was ready to fix lunch for Niki and Matt around noon, I was shaking like crazy.

I walked up and down our stairs, started folding my newly washed laundry, vacuumed the kitchen floor, and still...the shakes wouldn't stop. So I decided to bake.

Hah! It has always worked for me. Cooking is my therapy.

I spotted the leftover box of Mochiko (sweet rice flour) on the kitchen counter. Great! I'll make mochi balls. With green tea. And maybe some filling. The only thing I found in my pantry is a jar of ube (purple yam) spread. I don't even remember why I bought it. I must be planning on making ube puto at some point.

Anyway, here is the end result. It took less than 30 minutes to make. Maybe I'll try making green tea espasol next time.



You can check out the rest of the recipe on my food blog CAFE NILSON.