Kabocha Coconut Curry Dip
I made this for a little while ago and it was a hit. I was a little worried because the day before I cooked a kabocha that was so dry I couldn’t eat it. While the creaminess varies a lot, I’ve never had such dry kabocha. Luckily the one I used for the dip was … Read more
Kabocha and Cheese Pasta
Two days ago I found this pumpkin macaroni and cheese recipe on the (never home)maker blog and decided it would either be amazing or weird. I had to try it either way. I made it using ingredients common in Japanese supermarkets so cheddar is out. One and a half cups of cheddar would cost an … Read more
Kabocha Collection
It’s an exciting time of year. It has cooled off enough to eat all things kabocha. I can’t eat much of it in the heat for some reason. Here are some of my previous kabocha recipes. Just click on the picture to take you to the post. I’ll be trying and posting new ones soon. … Read more
Kabocha Jam
I found this recipe last year when I was on a jam kick. It is a blog called ‘atto recipe’ (あっとレシピ) and was posted in Japanese. This was a surprise. I was actually expecting to find this to be only mediocre but was pleasantly surprised. My mother’s (and grandmother’s) pumpkin pie recipe uses orange juice … Read more
Kabocha Bread
The pumpkin (actually, kabocha) recipes continue. This is a great kabocha bread recipe I found here on Allrecipes.com last year. I think I have made it four or five times and always enjoy it. It tastes really good the day you make it and, like many pumpkin and spice combos, tastes even better the second … Read more
Kabocha Soup
When I first came to Japan I was skeptical of kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) soup because I had assumed it would be sweet like most North American pumpkin soups. It took me two years before I would try it – I have issues with sweet soups. I was rather pleasantly surprised. I actually remember my first … Read more
