This is our on-going saga of dealing with BUB (best-used-by) date. We found a vacuum-packed package of wild rice (from Whole Foods) in which...

Sashimi is usually served with garnishes called  “Sashimi-no-Tsuma 刺身のつま”. The kanji ideogram assigned to the word “tsuma” can be “妻” meanin...

I am always looking for a new recipe especially using eggplants. This one also came from a  chef Kasahara’s 笠原 Youtube episode . Although th...

We received a Christmas present which included a good number of apples and pears. We finished all the pears and made a significant dent in t...

I saw this recipe of “Mock tofu” or “Gisei-dofu 擬制豆腐” on Youtube by Chef. Kasahara 笠原. It looked interesting and I happened to have extra t...

I saw this recipe on Youtube . Many Japanese recipes use the word “Mugen 無限” meaning “endless” in front of the items indicating the dish is ...

As part of the season, we received some fresh fruit which included of several Granny Smith Apples. In general, these apples are not good eat...