Since there were extra Japanese yams left over after we made yaki-imo 焼き芋, I decided to make something different with them. There is a clas...

While we were in the near-by gourmet grocery store, my wife spotted "Japanese yam" from California. It is called satsuma-imo 薩摩芋 i...

When my wife spotted Japanese yams in the gourmet grocery store, she also found Japanese pumpkin (or squash) or kabocha かぼちゃ. We usually get...

This year, we had lobsters from Maine for Thanksgiving. They arrived live in a Styrofoam box. We prepared the lobsters early in the day so ...

Every year before New Year comes, I have to look through my recipes for the New Year's Osechi dishes that I usually make. For my own con...

We recently found a new place called " Maruhide" 丸秀  to get good fresh California uni. After Christmas, we decided to order their ...

We are always looking out for new sources of sashimi items. Although Catalina Offshore products have been our go-to place, in recent years,...