My mom is a mad scientist when it comes to cooking. She is constantly opening up her cupboards and fridge, giving them all a good look, pu...

It's persimmon season! Every year, my great uncle's trees bless us with more fuyu persimmons than we know what to do with. I've ...

Do me a favor and google some travel blogs for visits to Yawatahama. Okay, how about Shikoku in general? Not finding a plethora of pictures?...

It was really hard to decide what to make for Yawatahama . I wanted to bring you something not just uniquely from Shikoku in origin, but Yaw...

I bring you a break from my Japan adventures to make sure you have a chance to make this soup while tomatoes are in season! Before we get ...

I don't post a lot of salad recipes. They generally aren't my favorite thing, especially when the lettuce leaves are huge and they e...

Yuzu Kosho is a powerhouse condiment and another specialty of Kyushu I wanted to share with you. A simple but inspired paste of yuzu zest, ...

Mizuna ( 水菜 ) is a green that you will see called by a lot of different names here in the states: Japanese mustard, potherb mustard, even Ca...

Some of these recipes on this blog are really for my own use. I needed to record them in some lasting way so that way I would be able to r...

I like creating simple recipes that take little time or effort to make. Sure, sometimes I mix things up with a more-involved recipe, but m...

I'm sad winter is over and spring is soon to follow. I love winter because it means our citrus trees start producing, and from winter...

Exciting news! I am visiting Japan this spring! I can't wait to share the experience on my blog! This is my first time visiting, so I ...

This recipe is legend among our family and family friends. Every fall and winter, my mother makes several giant batches to dole out with cru...

That's it. I totally jinxed myself by posting an ode to fall weather. It was 94 °F last week and I've got the air conditioning back ...

I love fall. I love finally getting to put on a sweater, drink hot tea, and slurp ramen without the aid of air conditioning. Hailing from So...

I promised you that I would have a curry tamago kake gohan variation this month! I've written many times about how much I love Japanese ...

Check it out: my first time making pizza from scratch! I've been wanting to dive into the pizza-making world for the longest time, but...

Like I mentioned in my caprese skewers post, I am wild about caprese. Insalata Caprese is my  favorite Italian dish, and I especially love t...

None of the women in my family are pushovers. They are firebrands, fighters both feisty and ferocious. They are engineers, businesswomen, nu...

I love sharing recipes on my blog that aren't even really recipes, but more of an introduction to an idea. This dish can barely be calle...