i hope you eat good food, grow beautiful things, and have more love than you know what to do with.
Making a bento can be hard work for the brain, but it’s very rewarding when you see the people you love eating the things you make. It’s important for me that my bento taste good and are healthy too. So here’s my guide as to …
Sometimes I crave a nice, spicy bowl of bibimbap (especially on such a bitterly cold day), the Korean dish of lots of delicious veggies and meat and rice all mixed together topped with an egg. It’s often served in a piping hot stone bowl that …
I first saw this on my favorite Korean food youtube channel (Maangchi) and it looked so delicious I just had to try it out. It was as amazing and fluffy as I had imagined it to be (and my husband concurs) but I had forgotten …
It’s Snowpocalypse 2018 here on Long Island and that means we’re all snowed in until further notice. The good part of this is that I can make a more time consuming bento. It’s actually not as difficult as it looks but does take a bit …
This is an easy and comforting Japanese Yoshoku (western style) recipe that comes together in about 20-30 minutes. For those bitterly cold days, this dish is a hit with both the kids and the adults in my house. If you don’t have powdered mushroom stock, …
It’s not new years without inarizushi! Tonight is our annual etsunengeiko at the Long Island Aikikai, where Hagihara-shihan leads the class from 11:30pm to 12:30pm. It’s a yearly tradition to practice over the coming of the new year. Afterwards, some students choose to partake in …
Costco and Aldi both have packs of individually packed frozen ahi tuna, which is great for my family who love raw/rare fish often but don’t want to spend the money (or time) going to a sushi restaurant. Our favorite way of eating it is searing …
I bought a small package of umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums) at the supermarket–I haven’t had it in a long time and memories of the salty-sour treat compelled me to make some onigiri for today’s bento. It’s a traditional pairing with rice and shiso (the red …
I bought a bag of gingko nuts and picked up a pack of chicken gizzards (they looked so fresh!) and decided to grill the gizzards yakitori style. While chicken gizzards are often not to everyone’s taste (even if they are delicious morsels perfect for grilling …
We had prime rib at my mother-in-laws house for Christmas yesterday, and took home a lot of the steak as leftovers. An easy and delicious way to use it up was to cube it and make teriyaki. The sauce is very easy, with all the …