This is another baking project by my wife. This recipe is from the "Beard on bread" cookbook. "Beard on bread" sounds fu...

Pork chops are a rather popular cut in the US. Most popular are loin chops with rib attached (rib chops). One weekend, I bought a rather lar...

The day after our hanami was cold and rainy so we could not do another day of hanami outside. Since we had to finish up our sashimi salmon,...

This is probably the very first cookie my wife made after we got married. She sent this cookie to my family in Japan and it was a hit. My mo...

Because of a recent Nor'easter, the  30 year old cherry tree   which was the main focus of hanami celebrations in our backyard because i...

Some years ago, when we remodeled our kitchen, and were exiled to cook in the basement for the duration of the construction, we got a tablet...

I learned from my own trial and error that drying salmon fillets in the refrigerator  for a few days, after salting, before cooking, made fo...