[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 6 ] Dalgona Coffee, tasty whipped coffee Dalgona coffee (whipped coffee) is an easy fun drink! Just whip equal proportions of instant coffee,
Avocado Toast
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 5 ] ：Avocado Toast Here the perfect avocado toast recipe! [ Shopping List ] AvocadoBreadOlive oilSaltBlack pepper
Brie Walnuts Toast with Honey
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 4 ] Brie Walnuts Toast with Honey Brie cheese and walnuts toast with honey is a perfect snack all day along. Who doesn’t
Refried Beans Quesadilla
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 3 ] ：The easiest lunch “Refried Beans Quesadilla”. The easiest and the tastiest lunch “refried beans quesadilla” [ Shopping List ] Flour or
Chocolate Mug Cup Cake
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 2 ] 子供料理：Chocolate Mug Cup Cake 5 minutes chocolate cake in your mug cup! Just stir and pop in a microwave. Shopping List:3
Healthy Greek Yogurt Herb Dip
[ Cooking w/ the BOYz 1 ] Healthy Greek Yogurt Herb Dip Greek yogurt herb dip is a great healthy snack. It would be perfect with fresh veggies,
Grilled Summer Vegetables and Mushroom Salad
Recently, I received my first crate of vegetables from a CSA farm share, so I made this tasty gorgeous salad. Below is the recipe. I used local chestnut
Grilled Soy shishito
Shishito pepper is a small relatively mild green pepper. Although the spiciness changes depending on the weather conditions, it is relatively mild and can be eaten whole including
Japanese Candied Chestnuts
When chestnut season comes around Thanksgiving, I make my first kuri-no-shibukawani (candied chestnuts) for the season, and I make the second one for a traditional Japanese New Year’s
Hijiki
Hijiki is a wild sea vegetable that is an important ingredient for Japanese cuisine. It is a good source of fiber, calcium, and iron. The main cultivation season
Otoshi buta
Otoshi buta is a Japanese “drop lid” typically made from wood, although nowadays silicon, plastic, and other materials are also used. “Drop lid” means it is small enough
Trader Joe’s Japanese fried Rice
Trader Joe’s sells Japanese Fried Rice in the frozen section. Normally I am a bit skeptical about any American-made Japanese products, but I was surprised by this one.
Roasted Soy Beans
Today is Setsubun (the literal meaning is seasonal division) which is the day before the beginning of Spring under the Japanese lunar calendar. It is the day to
Yaki Onigiri
Onigiri means rice ball, and yaki onigiri means grilled rice ball. All onigiri are very tasty and are considered a comfort food by most Japanese people. And, yaki
Doyo no Ushino Hi – Unagi Day –
Today is a Eel Day in Japan. It is the day you eat unagi to boost your endurance to get through a very hot summer since people believe unagi
Zakkoku Mai 2
I have introduced zakkoku mai a while ago in this blog so please check the post if you don’t know what it is. Basically zakkoku means all the
Soy Marinated Egg Yolk
Here is a recipe for the simplest and the tastiest way of preparing egg yolks. Just put it in a small container, pour some soy sauce and let
Zakkoku Mai
Zakkoku means whole grains, and mai means rice in Japanese. In Japan, people really love to eat white rice, and it is a very important part of our
Japanese B-kyu Gourmet Culture Trend
In last decade, there is a B-kyu gourmet culture trend in Japan. It is a food culture of people who want to find unique, but not yet widely
Watercress Salad with Wasabi Dressing
I had a nice salad similar to this at Masa Bar in New York City. It was a very simple salad, but I really enjoyed the wasabi dressing
Kabu no Senmai Zuke (Pickled Sliced Turnip)
Senmai means one thousand slices, and senmai zuke means thinly sliced pickles – not literally one thousand slices of pickles but many thin slices. Turnip and daikon radish
Honey Kinako Candy
This is very old fashioned candy that I grew up with. Many people in my generation might not even know or might not like it even they know,
Grilled Miso Squid
This is very tasty way to prepare squid. It might be a little too salty to eat it by itself since this is meat to be served with
Persimmon Panna Cotta
I was lucky to grow up in a town where grew all my favorites fruits; Asian pears, figs, and persimmons. When I move to the US, they are
One Good Sake
Recently I had a very good sake which friends brought to dinner at my place. After I found out how special this sake was, I became to like