This was a lunch we had one day. We had leftover frozen octopus rice or “Tako meshi” たこめし made from a kit we got from the  Rice factory . ...

This is one of those small cheesy appetizers my wife likes to made. She saw this recipe on line and also realized that one of the boxes of f...

This is my wife’s curry project. This chicken curry is based on the recipe in Madhur Jaffrey’s “Quick and Easy Indian Cooking”. The original...

This is another variation on the theme of blueberry muffins . When we got less than perfect (in terms of the shape/consistency and sourness)...

I have posted many dishes using octopus which we got from different sources . We like octopus legs (boiled and frozen) from D’artagnan  and ...

Shime-saba しめ鯖 is vinegar pickled mackerel and a very popular item in Japan. The best is fresh local “branded” mackerel (such as “ Seki-saba...

 Because we got 4 large American cucumbers instead of the 4 mini cucumbers we ordered for our recent groceries delivery, we decided to use t...