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Japanify: Nuked Potato
June 16, 2011
Microwave cooking is big in Japan. Just like buying panties from vending machines. People do...
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...
Japanify: Kombu Tsukudani
May 12, 2011
I am home in Berkeley after taking a week-long road trip through the American southwest...
Japanify: Ohitashi (Blanched Spinach)
May 5, 2011
Hey hey, Kayoko here, filling in for Yoko this week. Seems that summer has arrived...
ReCPY: Ramps, The Sign of Spring
April 25, 2011
When you see ramps at the Greenmarket, it is a sign that spring is here....
Japanify: Yoko's Japanese Potato Salad*
April 21, 2011
It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I don't like eggs. But it's...
Ode to Japanify: Natto-A-Day
April 14, 2011
I'm going through Yoko withdrawl. We were literally joined at the hip for the last...
Japanify: Shira-ae (Sesame Tofu Dressing)
February 24, 2011
Kayoko let me borrow Japanese homecooking maven Elizabeth Andoh's new book "Kansha: Celebrating Japanese Vegan...
ReCPY: Kabocha Gnocchi
February 21, 2011
I've tried making gnocchi in the past, but the whole thing dissolved while boiling, so...
Japanify: Tsukudani (Condiment Crack)
February 17, 2011
Mottainai is said in Japan when something perfectly usable is abandoned or sent to the...
Japanify: Kinpira Gobo (Sautéed Burdock Root)
February 10, 2011
Living in Tokyo meant that I had very little access to cereals, orange juice with...
Japanify: Matsutake (Pine Mushrooms)
December 30, 2010
Matsutake are to Japan as truffles are to France. They are hard-to-find, fragrant, expensive and...