Green Pepper Maki
I love veggies wrapped in meat. My favorite is asparagus wrapped in pork but an honorable mention must go to eringi wrapped in beef. I tried something new the other day. I had some fast fry pork chops and some green peppers in the house so I search on Cookpad.com with those two ingredients and found … Read more
Freezing Yakionigiri
I think one of the first frozen foods I had in Japan was frozen onigiri. The hubby bought them one evening and I was skeptical. I don’t really like frozen food and these seemed to simple to be good. I loved them. Haven’t bought them since but they did inspire me to explore the world … Read more
Sprout Love
Has anyone else never really checked out the sprout section of the Japanese supermarket? I’ve passed by and noticed the variety but didn’t actually take a look. I think I accidentally bought mustard sprouts (I hate mustardy things) a while back and was too scarred to go back. I had a craving for a tuna … Read more
Coconut Chicken Strips and Broccoli Cheese Quinoa Cups
This is the best picture I could manage the night I made these. The chicken strips reflect way too much light. I guess I should have been patient enough to brown them under the broiler. After the success of the tofu version of these I made, I couldn’t wait long enough. I came accross both … Read more
Picnic Food Page is up
I’ve put up a page with my favorite picnic food. It’s a bit late for Sakura season but there is a good month of picnic weather before rainy season comes.
August 2011 Blog Matsuri Post: Summer Noodle Lovin’
This is my first Japan Blog Matsuri post. I have wanted to participate for a long time. Super Happy Awesome is hosting and you can check out other Matsuri posts in the comments section here. The topic is Summer Lovin’ and this summer I’m lovin’ noodles. Regular readers will know that I have posted several … Read more
First Yakisoba of August
July and August are BBQ months here in Japan and yakisoba is often the last dish made before packing up. That’s right, for those of you outside Japan, they make a fried noodle dish on the barbecue on a cookie sheet. I won’t be attending any BBQs this year because it is too hot for … Read more
Cold Soba, Beans and Chicken
Cold soba topped with green beans and pan fried chicken breasts (seasoned with salt and pepper). The dressing is home made creamy kinako-sesame-almond. I used the recipe below and with a kinako-sesame almond mix I had. This was my first time making a creamy salad dressing. I don’t usually even eat creamy salad dressings but … Read more
Spinach and Bacon Crustless Tofu Quiche
I make crustless tofu quiche quite often but I have never posted about it. I change up the fillings all of the time but the base recipe remains the same. This recipe is easily made vegetarian and even vegan. I prefer tofu to eggs in quiche. Spinach and Bacon Crustless Tofu Quiche Serves 4 Base … Read more
Hokuhoku Kabocha no Nimono
The hubby and I love this recipe at the moment. I love everything kabocha squash but hubby is more picky. I found this recipe via the Cookpad iPhone application. It was posted by Drako. The method is very difficult so pay close attention. A whole two steps ;-P Hokuhoku Kabocha no Nimono (Simmered Kabocha Squash) … Read more
