Jackie Northam is NPR's International Affairs Correspondent. She is a veteran journalist who has spent three decades reporting on conflict, geopolitics, and life across the globe - from the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert sands of Saudi Arabia, to the gritty prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and the pristine beauty of the Arctic.
This mochi recipe is from a second book compiled by Leeward Community College’s Clerical Staff Council called Still More of Our Favorite Recipes, which was released in 1996.
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