Ten-Don Recipe (Tempura Donburi)

Ten-Don Recipe (Tempura Donburi)

I don’t usually like fried foods–the greasiness is sometimes overpowering and turns my stomach. However, there’s a special place in my heart for tempura donburi, also called Ten Don, which are fried vegetable and shrimp morsels placed lovingly on top of steamy hot rice, doused 

Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura Udon

Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura Udon

My order from Abokichi finally came in and I was super excited to break it out–I had been following them on Instagram and their chili miso oil looked so good that I had to order some (and a wooden onigiri maker but that’s a post 

Seared Steak With Asian Style Au Jus and Rose Syrup Fruit Salad

Seared Steak With Asian Style Au Jus and Rose Syrup Fruit Salad

I adore steak as rare as possible–call me a carnivore but it’s one of my favorite things to eat. Today’s lunch was a treat because I feel I’ve been neglecting myself in the day to day, always focused on the kids or the husband, making 

Seared Scallops With Butter Soy Radish Sauce

Seared Scallops With Butter Soy Radish Sauce

I’ve had the idea for a shoyu radish based sauce for a while but it took a few tries to get it right–I waited until I perfected it before breaking open my package of frozen sea scallops from ALDI. I imagine it would go just 

Onigiri: Smoked Salmon and Cucumber, Katsuo Fumi Furikake, Umejiso

Onigiri: Smoked Salmon and Cucumber, Katsuo Fumi Furikake, Umejiso

An easy lunch that really requires no cooking, and all the fillings can be stored for a very long time. I like to break these out when I’m really busy and running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Doesn’t require much thinking 

Make Ahead Oyakodon

Make Ahead Oyakodon

I don’t usually like to bring oyakodon (or gyudon) for lunch because if you make it ahead, reheating it means that the egg loses it’s softboiled and rich consistency into something like scrambled eggs. Still good, but not like when it’s fresh. For busy people 

The Easiest Comfort Rice Bowl

The Easiest Comfort Rice Bowl

The base of this delicious (albeit not entirely healthy) meal is just 4 things–rice, soy sauce, butter, and egg–cheese is optional. All you need is a microwave and voila! Savory, rich, umami-filled deliciousness. You can add toppings to it like I did in the picture, 

Shiso Burrata Salad

Shiso Burrata Salad

While shiso is mostly known as an Asian herb, it has many delicious fusion applications as well. It’s fruity, minty, citrus tones making a great accompaniment to this burrata salad! Serve with toast points and a nice, finishing olive oil for a slightly different but 

Spicy Korean Whelk Salad Bento

Spicy Korean Whelk Salad Bento

I had a can of Bai-Top shell in my pantry that I’ve been dying to use up because I love whelk (more commonly known as scungilli) and the spicy Korean salad style (called golbaengi muchim) is one of my favorite ways to eat it. Spicy, sweet, 

Foxy Breakfast Quesadilla Bento

Foxy Breakfast Quesadilla Bento

I had a lot of leftover veggie odds and ends so this past weekend has been all about using them up. My family has been horfing down these quesadillas for breakfast, so I thought what better way to showcase them than in a cute little