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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Seared Tuna salad 炙り鮪のぬたサラダ

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Again, this is a continuation of how to enjoy tuna sashimi in different ways.  Mark's book (p80) has a similar more traditional recipe, ...
Monday, December 28, 2009

Tuna tartar with cucumber and grape 鮪のタルタル

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If tuna sashimi is in good quality, it is best to eat it simply with wasabi and soy sauce. If you like to have tuna sashimi in differe...
Saturday, December 26, 2009

Deep fried stuffed Shiitake mushroom 椎茸の肉詰め揚げ

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This is a variation from "Deep fried stuffed peppers" (Mark's book p20). This is also a fairly common dish. Actually, one of t...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Pork meat ball Hot Pot 豚ミートボール小鍋仕立て

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Hot pot dish called " nabe" 鍋 (which means a "pot") or "nabemono" 鍋物 is a family style homey dish in which ...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Fried rice 炒飯

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This is another popular Sino-Japanese dish and perfect for ending your Izakaya feast. Like fried noodle "yakisoba"焼きそば , I make th...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Spaghetti casserole with goat cheese スパゲッティキャセロール

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Sometimes, you have to make something using whatever ingredients are available.  We had cooked spaghetti leftover from serving our veget...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Warm Tofu with Pork-Miso sauce 肉味噌豆腐

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Sweet miso sauce with added meat is rather common Japanese sauce. Mark's book has a recipe of simmered daikon ("Furofuki" ...