My “emergency” frozen block of yellowfin tuna needs to be consumed every-now-and-then since it does not improve with age in the freezer. Sin...

This year we were a bit late in harvesting myoga (myouga) ミョウガ .  The area of our backyard where the myoga is growing is solidly in the doma...

During this DC summer, we happened to have a rare low-humidity-not-too-hot couple of days. Since mosquitos on these days were less aggressiv...

This is one of my wife's grain salads. She made some modification and added edamame. This is a nice salad which can be served as a snack...

These are another example of my otoshi appetizer threesome. Again these were made quickly from mostly leftovers. The first  one is sort ...

This is another one of my wife's PA dutch dishes triggered by our recent trip to rural Pennsylvania. It is essentially, a hybrid of mas...

Recently we visited rural Pennsylvania where my wife grew up. The trip was very nostalgic for her. One of the highlights was stopping at two...