Mochi Links for Nicole

Nicole - this is for you. I was thinking again today how happy I am to have a friend like you :) You have so many great qualities...including how you keep promising Jason's presence to our club adventures. Like I said, I'll believe it when I see it...in the mean time...let's make mochi balls. :)

Not so glamourous...but seems to get the job done:
http://japanesefood.about.com/od/rice/r/ohagi.htm

Japanese Oak Tree Mochi Cake:
http://husky1.stmarys.ca/~hwoo/ppi.html

Ooo...oooo...an Island surprise...HAWAII
Okinawan Sweet Potato Poi Mochi:
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Dec/29/il/il25a.html

Green Tea Mochi:
http://www.recipezaar.com/129134

Mochi and more ideas:
http://www.grainaissance.com/recipes.html

Family mochi recipes:
http://www.kuidaosumi.com/recipes/mochi.html

A book of mochi recipes I may have to buy:
http://www.janmstore.com/lesyampichaw.html

Hmm...a mochi project...deserves more brain time:
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/folklore/folk15/Cindy%20Wong/home.html

Banana Cream Mochi
Mango Mac Nut Mochi
http://starbulletin.com/2000/08/02/features/request.html

Chi Chi Dango Mochi
http://holiday.allrecipes.com/az/ChiChiDngMchi.asp

Butter Mochi
http://foodgeeks.com/recipes/recipe/6460,butter_mochi.phtml

I didn't know Hawaiins were so into Mochi:
http://alohaworld.com/ono/viewrecipes.php?category=Mochi

If it weren't for Rich, I wouldn't know to look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi

Never thought of this website before:
http://www.answers.com/topic/mochi-1

This should keep us busy for awhile. I need to go back to do a more thorough review. I feel like a modern day archeologist. There is so much I don't know about life.