This is the small "Somei Yoshino" 染井吉野 cherry tree we planted to replace the  30+ year old cherry tree  destroyed in a nor'eas...

When it comes to what we eat and how we prepare it, we sometimes find ourselves in a rut. For example, almost every week I get a filet of sa...

Although I secretly aspire to come up with 6 appetizers to start a meal like we enjoyed at two special izakayas, " Suiko " 酔香 or &...

This recipe is from " The real Japanese Izakaya Cookbook ". This dish is featured on the cover. I ended up, by necessity, having t...

My wife is into making small cheesy appetizers--particularly green cheesy appetizers . This recipe fulfilled both conditions and she had to...

Whenever we get frozen sashimi salmon from Catalina offshore products , I have to come up with several ways to serve it since having it as o...

On  a recent visit to Tako Grill , the owner Mr. Terry Segawa 瀬川哲紀さん told us that he was going to get some fresh bonito 鰹 from Japan and coo...