Jun
12
Tempura is actually one of the simplest Japanese items to make. The batter is just flour and water and virtually anything can be battered and deep fried. You can then eat your tempura with a dipping sauce and rice or put it on a bowl of soba. I chose the latter. The soup is a …
Apr
11
Last month, jumbo prawns were on sale at Safeway so we got some even though I didn’t have a specific recipe in mind. I decided to consult the trusty Joy of Cooking and found a delicious-sounding recipe title “Baked Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp”. The main ingredients were butterflied prawns, white wine, butter, and breadcrumbs and smelled …
Mar
30
Corned beef tacos are always good. There’s something about having the beef, cabbage, onion, potato, and crispy tortillas all in one bite. I think this is one of my favorite “leftovers” food.
Mar
29
My mom showed me how to make some Mapo Doufu without using one of those instant spice packets and it’s actually really easy. The ingredients you need are mostly things you should already have: tofu, mushrooms, beef, green onions, ginger, shoyu, and corn starch. The last ingredient is doubanjiang, a spicy bean sauce that is …
Mar
14
For the over-indulger, here is some spam breaded and fried in oil. These were made by me and Carly at Jim’s in his deep-fryer a few Thanksgivings ago.
Mar
13
Nikutama Rice / Nikutama Gohan / 肉玉ご飯 is a dish I saw on NHK’s Journeys in Japan that looked simple and delicious. It involves a bowl of rice with furikake, thinly sliced meat (pork in this case), an over-easy egg, okonomiyaki sauce, and mayonnaise. It was really easy to make and the toppings make it …
Jan
03
There is nothing like hot, steamy food to warm you up during the cold winter. For the occasion, I made a Japanese recipe for Boiled Pork with Daikon. The soup included ingredients such as shoyu, ginger, and dashi. Other ingredients in the dish I added were thinly sliced pork, green onions, and grated daikon. As …
Nov
10
It has been about a month since I started the process of soaking my olives in water to draw out the bitterness. I tasted one and the bitterness is practically gone and there is a distinct smell similar to when opening a can of black olives. The olives are now in brine which is in …
Nov
03
I made a fantastic discovery of the Loganizadilla while experimenting with food. I was making a simple quesadilla and wanted to add some meat. I looked in the fridge and I had some leftover sweet longaniza from breakfast so I simply cut some up and added it. Unbeknownst to me, this was about to become …
Oct
07
Last Saturday, we were at the local farmer’s market and one guy was selling raw green olives. After talking to him, I decided I would try to experiment curing my own olives. I have been following this tutorial and after about 4 days, this is what they look like.