In America, we have Martha Stewart. Love her or hate her, Martha Stewart is the most well known, successful, and creative public figure in the arena of cooking and home making. In Japan, they have Harumi Kurihara. Millions of cookbooks, thousands of aprons and dinnerware sets, hundreds of television demostrations. Harumi is a force to [...]
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Harumi Kurihara
Posted in Chinese, Home made, Japanese, tagged Harumi Kurihara, Home made, Japanese on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Japanese Breakfast
Posted in Breakfast, Home made, Japanese, tagged Beef, Bitter Melon, Breakfast, Eggs, Japanese, Miso Soup, Rice on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe it’s just the particular family that I have married into, but from my experience, one of the most delightful moments of any day in Japan is breakfast time. In the US, most people, including myself, either skip the meal all together or shovel down a bowl of cold cereal while running out the door. [...]
Sanma
Posted in Home made, Japanese, tagged Beer, Daikon, Fish, Grill, Home made, Japanese, Rice, Spinach on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a tough one. But if you’ve got a bit of time, patience and a grill, give Sanma a go. Also known as the Mackerel Pike, the Sanma is a fish popular in Asian and Russian cuisine, found in the US primarily at Japanese specialty stores (if in Chicago, head out to Mitsuwa and [...]
Nabe
Posted in Home made, Japanese, tagged Japanese, Nabe, Soup, Winter on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On cold winter nights, the best medicine for the numbness in your bones and bleakness out the window is knowing that you’re lucky enough to be inside, all nice and warm in your home with loved ones. And for us, there’s no greater compliment to that feeling than a nice, bubbling pot of nabe. Basically [...]
