This is part of the continuous effort to use frozen items before they get too old. In the freezer I found this sashimi tuna block which was ...

This is another variation of a "No knead" bread . This turned out to be an excellent olive bread but the dough was extremely wet a...

We defrosted a package of jack mackerel or "aji"  鯵. Although this fish was supposed to be eaten raw as sashimi it had semi-thawed...

Every year we used to plant basil in our herb garden but, in general, it did not do well. Maybe it was too much sun; it bolted very quickly ...

The day after we had sashimi salmon , we had the four starters pictured below. Two are repeat dishes from the ones we had  the previous day ...

I have been making baguettes for some time. Getting a good crust on the bread, however, is always tricky since home ovens do not have steam...

This is another "No knead" bread. This time it was rye bread. The below is how this one came out. Looks pretty rustic and nice. Af...