The bus birthday cake adventure
My son turns two this week and we had the first of two parties this weekend past. I decided to do a bus cake so I tested out the buttercream and cake recipes for my birthday a couple of weeks ago. Everything tasted good and since it was a city bus and completely square I … Read more
Rice Cooker Love
As you can imagine, now that I’m working on a rice cooker cookbook, I have been making a lot of food in the rice cooker. I love how easy it is. With summer in full force, I don’t seem to have the usual cooking energy and five minutes of active prep works for me. I’ve … Read more
Coconut Kabocha Pie
March 14th was Pi Day. π, not pie. For the last three years I have not remembered until I read someone’s recap in the late evening and could not participate. Confession: I just realized this year it is pi day because the date is 3.14. How could I forget when it happens? It’s also White Day in Japan. Luckily … Read more
Kabocha Miso Vinagrette
I went into Tokyo today and had planned on bringing my lunch. When I realized how much stuff I had to take to daycare for my son, I gave up on the idea. That is the reason for the bento box presentation. Beautiful, isn’t it? I threw the dressing together in a minute. Salad dressings … Read more
Quick Japanese Curry
I saw this on a Japanese cooking tv show. I don’t remember which channel or which show. The show featured three popular food bloggers but I haven’t been able to recognize who it is by looking at food blogs. I searched the internet (in Japanese) and this is a fairly common thing to do. The … Read more
Kimchie and Sausage Sushi Rolls
Kimchie is not something I would go out of my way to eat but I do like it. I saw this recipe in an Orange Page (オレンジ) supplement while my car was getting some routine maintenance. The supplement was on sausage and ham, believe it or not. I made these the other day and was … Read more
Creamy Avocado Shiso Ume Soumen
That’s right, I put a thick creamy sauce on soumen. I think my hubby will find this a bit blasphemous but I like it. I’m pretty sure this would taste great on cold soba as well. I found shiso umepaste (pictured below) at a grocery store near my in-laws. I hope they sell it at … Read more
First hiyamugi of the year
This is the first meal I cooked after returning from a trip to Canada on Saturday. This was lunch on Sunday. We had to eat out on Sunday morning because we had no food in the house. Hiyamugi is my husband’s favorite kind of noodle in the summer. I like to put the in or … Read more
Sesame Miso Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This was an experiment gone right. We had pizza last night so I was craving something Japanesey. Enter miso and sesame – you can’t get much more Japanese than that. Sesame Miso Chicken Lettuce Wraps Serves Two 1 large chicken breast (or piece of thigh meat), cut into thick slices (1/2″) 1 cup of rice, … Read more
Udon Salad
I love udon but am usually left craving veggies afterward. No need anymore. It’s getting warmer so it’s time to up the raw veggie count. I eat versions of this regularly. You can mix it up with the veggies and noodles. I like soba noodles too. Udon Salad One serving one serving of udon noodles, … Read more
