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Japanify: Summer Slurp Series: Nikumiso Udon
June 30, 2011
The one (and only) thing that I miss about the disgustingly humid temperatures in Tokyo...
Shochu Stop: Satsuma Shiranami (Sweet Potato)
June 29, 2011
Today, I'll introduce you to Satsuma Shiranami which used to be my go-to shochu in...
Skankynavia: Fresh Strawberry Pavlova
June 29, 2011
There's just something about growing your own food. In this Brave New World of global...
Slightly Peckish: Hainanese Chicken Rice
June 28, 2011
My sister is married to a wonderful man, whose mother also happens to be an...
ReCPY: Barbie Pride Cake for a Historic Day
June 27, 2011
Can you believe it?!?!? Governor Cuomo and a bunch of super wealthy Republican bankers really...
Culinography: Summer Snow Peas
June 27, 2011
Photo by Erin Gleeson.
Japanify: Twice-Cooked Saba (Mackerel)
June 23, 2011
Frying has always been something I was afraid of. I remember my grandma frying whole...
Shochu Stop: An Introduction
June 22, 2011
Hello, I'm Washi. Nice to meet you! I moved to the U.S. in January 2010...
ReCPY: Fishcake Frenzy (Kamaboko + Chikuwa)
June 21, 2011
Fishcakes, such as the Homo Sausage, chikuwa and kamaboko, are some of my favorite foods....
Super Faminto: Gracinha's Feijoada-Lite (São Paulo)
June 17, 2011
With the in-laws away in Paris, my sister-in-law, grandma, house chef Gracinha, and dog-in-law Pri...
Japanify: Nuked Potato
June 16, 2011
Microwave cooking is big in Japan. Just like buying panties from vending machines. People do...
ReCPY: MOnut
June 13, 2011
After seeing so many people starting a second career by opening gluten-free bakeries around the...