This is another installment of 9 appetizers served on 9 divided plate . There are a few repeats but no store-bought items.  Among these 9 it...

This is an another cake my wife made from the new chestnut flour.   She came across the recipe using chestnut flour, persimmons, and butter...

Last year, we got “Hoshigaki” 干し柿 or dried persimmon from “ Japanese taste ”.  Since “kaki” 柿 persimmon is harvested in the fall and process...

 We bought dried persimmon or "hoshigaki" 干し柿 from Japan through the Japanese taste . We ate some and made a few small dishes. Alt...

 I served these three appetizers one evening. The dish shown on the left in the first picture is my stand-by fried salmon in sweet vinegar o...

 I am not sure how this came about but I asked my wife if she had ever tried dried persimmon or "hoshigaki" 干し柿 and her asnwer was...