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Japanify Ingredients: Homemade Ponzu
June 9, 2011
Kayoko here, filling in for Yoko. From here on out, just call me (Ka)Yoko. By...
ReCPY: Barbie Doll Cake
June 6, 2011
I am sure you have been wondering for a week what the hell I was...
Japanify: Wakasagi Smelt in Nanban Sauce
June 2, 2011
Smelt. Fried, they are a great accompaniment to a pint of beer. Grilled and served...
ReCPY: Let Them Eat Yamahomo Cake
May 30, 2011
As you know, I love to bake, and I am especially fond of cakes. I...
Japanify: Soft-Shelled Sacrifice
May 26, 2011
I admire killers. I admire butchers, mongers, soldiers and... Dexter. I admire them for the...
Happy Hour: Rainforest Cobbler
May 25, 2011
It feels good to return to normalcy (read proper hydration) now that the Manhattan Cocktail...
ReCPY: Vegetable Overdose (Kyuri No Kyu-chan + Kale Chips)
May 23, 2011
I don't know what got into me this weekend. I am a proud carnivore. I...
Umamimart Writers Dinner Party 2011 (NYC)
May 17, 2011
All photos by Yoko Kumano and Vanessa Bahmani, I've been running Umamimart for over four...
Japanify: Kombu Tsukudani
May 12, 2011
I am home in Berkeley after taking a week-long road trip through the American southwest...
ReCPY: Macaron, Not Macaroon
May 9, 2011
Dear Microsoft Office (and all you other people who can't differentiate between a macaron from...
Japanify: Ohitashi (Blanched Spinach)
May 5, 2011
Hey hey, Kayoko here, filling in for Yoko this week. Seems that summer has arrived...
Happy Hour: General Ignacio
May 4, 2011
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, and many of you will be sloshing down the compulsory...