This is another installment of 9 “otoshi” appetizers . I managed to fill all 9 spots with small dishes I made. Three fish dishes and 6 veget...

This was a sort of cerebration. We did not plan anything ahead of time. So we made a dinner with what we had. We had frozen filet mignon (la...

This is on the theme of multiple small “otoshi” appetizers. Previously we used a  5 segmented plate to serve 5 appetizers.  A few days ago, ...

Tenderloin of lamb is not a usual cut but we got several of them from D’Artagnan . We decided to try it for Easter dinner. I did not follow ...

While I was looking for something to watch on YouTube, I came across a channel called ”Iron Chef's Kitchen" 鉄人の台所 in which the ori...

This is the dish I made from the second tray of "hotaru-ika" ホタルイカ firefly squid . This is stir fried hotaru-ika and asparagus in ...

In our regular grocery store, we often find bags of colorful mini sweet peppers. My wife likes these peppers especially broiled with the ski...

Last year, in a nor'easter (winter hurricane) we lost the 30 year old cherry tree that formed a canopy over our deck and was the founda...

Pork chops are a rather popular cut in the US. Most popular are loin chops with rib attached (rib chops). One weekend, I bought a rather lar...

When we barbecue chicken , we often bake potatoes. Since we had fairly large Russet potatoes, my wife just wrapped them in aluminum foil and...

I just got a new sony macro lens E 30mm F3.5 Macro (SEL30M35) for my Sony Alpha a6000. Before this, I was taking my foodie pictures mostly u...