We almost missed out on getting some “ Hiyaoroshi  冷やおろし” sake to celebrate autumn this year. We posted about “ Hiyaoroshi or Akiagari 秋上がり”...

This is another one of my wife’s baking projects. This could be eaten as a part of breakfast or appetizer. Nice slightly sweet biscuits with...

We had a fairly large sashimi block of yellowfin tuna in our freezer from Great Alaska Seafood  and time had come to finish it.  I planned t...

Mid autumn full moon or “Chushu-no-meigetsu 中秋の名月” happened this year (2025) on October 6. As usual, to celebrate, I made “moon gazing” moch...

As far as we are concerned the best way to enjoy the fresh Japanese cucumbers we got from Suzuki Farm (see picture), is to eat the chilled f...

This is a variation of “ Mackerel meat ball soup 鯖のつみれ汁”. When I made “ Mackerel simmered in miso sauce 鯖の味噌煮” from two fairly large Spani...

We got some Mizu-nasu 水茄子from Suzuki Farm. This is a special type of Japanese eggplant which can be eaten raw. I used one of them, to make ...