This is a dish I made from the cod roe left over after I made nagaimo dressed with cod roe . I posted a similar dish before but this time ...

This is a small dish which goes perfectly with sake. This was again made from odd bits and pieces of left overs in the refrigerator which ...

This is another octopus dish which could be served at an Izakaya. Since I used Fino sherry  this could be considered in the Spanish style. ...

I bought a boiled octopus leg at the Japanese grocery store on the weekend but I did not use it. I thought I should use it for something b...

This is another small dish I made one evening as a drinking snack. I usually use white sesame paste or "shiro-nerigoma" 白練り胡麻 to...

Am I having too many padding posts?  I usually have two cooked meats readily available in our refrigerator-- oven roasted pork tenderloin  a...

The kind of Japanese dishes I can make in the U.S. is really driven by what ingredients are available.   I may have lamented the fact that...