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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
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
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
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
Niku Miso
Niku Miso is grounded meat with miso flavor. This can be used as a sauce for pasta or rice, can be used as a dip or even as
Japanese Grilled Soy Corn Millet Rice
A little bit burned soy sauce and butter is an amazing combination of flavor that Japanese people love to use in many different dishes especially for dishes have
Kinako, Roasted Soy Bean Powder
Kinako is roasted soy bean powder (or roasted soy bean flour) that used in Japanese traditional dessert often. When you dry roast soy bean, it gives a very
Pickled Radish
Here is a simple pickle recipe that goes with any style of food. It is made with radish which is very easily obtained almost all year around. The
Rice Gallette
This could be very useful when you have plenty of left over rice that you don’t know what to do with or when you feel lazy to cook.
Soboro Bento
There are so many bento options in japan, but I have to say soboro bento is probably one of the most popular ones. I remember I was so