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Friday, September 19, 2025

Small Dishes or “Sake-no-sakana” 酒の肴

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This is another presentation of small dishes (#1) I served one evening as starters. They are perfect little nibbles to go with sake. On the...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Cheese Straws チーズツイスト

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We like small snack-y foods that go well with wine or sake. My wife, for some reason, decided to make these “Cheese straws” which are based ...
Saturday, September 13, 2025

Oyster Mushroom and Chiku-wa Stir-fly with Yuzu-kosho 平茸と竹輪の柚子胡椒炒め

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I realized I got a package of fresh “Hira-take 平茸” or oyster mushrooms from Weee a week ago and decided to use it up. I came across this rec...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Izakaya in Sapporo Part 6 札幌の居酒屋パート6

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7. Yakitori Gyoza Ikenoya 焼き鳥餃子のいけのや 札幌市中央区南三条西３-１-１ サンスリービル ３F San Three Bldg 3F Minami 3, Nishi 3, Chuo-ku Sapporo For reservation: ...
Sunday, September 7, 2025

Mapo (sort of) Eggplant “麻婆風” 茄子

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This is another one of the “use-up the eggplant dishes”. I have posted a similar dish “ Mapo-eggplant 麻婆茄子” before. This is a variation. It...
Thursday, September 4, 2025

Izakaya in Sapporo Part 5 札幌の居酒屋パート5

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6. Isari 酒菜家漁　いさり 北海道札幌市中央区南７条西３丁目　セブンビル1Ｆ Seven Bldg 1F Minami 7 Nishi 3, Chuo-ku Sapporo For reservation 011-551-7733, Credit card acce...
Monday, September 1, 2025

Savory Breakfast Mini Cheesecakes ミニチーズケーキ

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This is another one of my wife’s baking projects. This time it was small cheesy bites called “Savory Breakfast Mini Cheesecakes” which she f...