I moved to the US about 10 years ago, met my husband and decided to stay here, for good. I love this country but moving from one country to another isn’t an easy thing to do. There are many obstacles such as languages and cultural barriers. On top of that, my family and friends are [...]
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Once the miso is used for marinating the tofu, it becomes less salty but it is still packed with flavor. I use this leftover miso to marinate chicken. Since it is lacking saltiness, I add some soy sauce and also some mirin for flavor.
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I love when guests have food requests. It makes my menu planning much easier. A newly married couple will be visiting us sometime in January, and their request for dinner is something healthy. I think I have a perfect appetizer to start off the dinner: miso marinated tofu. The nice thing is that the tofu [...]
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We have so many occasions to stuff ourselves with decadent food during the holiday season, and I’d like to share a healthy recipe to kick off the New Year! Among the holiday side dishes, mashed potatoes are one of the most popular ones. I love when they are really creamy but unfortunately they are often [...]
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Christmas is probably the most important family holiday in the US, but in Japan, New Year’s day is when we spend time with families. My mom used to start cooking New Year’s special dishes called osechi in late December. The purpose of the osechi is that they keep well so that housewives don’t need to [...]
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A friend texted me with a picture of her cauliflower soup. I’m very that the immersion blender worked out for her. So today I’m posting another soup recipe that uses immersion blender: kabocha squash soup. This is a popular soup among my friends. It’s creamy, slightly sweet and pretty easy to make. When adjusting the [...]
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My husband and I had been driving from New Jersey to Kansas the past two days to visit his parents. Though it wasn’t our first time to drive such a long distance, the 20 hour plus drive was still quite tiresome. But my fatigue was gone when I saw what was for dinner. My mother [...]
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A friend was going through a huge pile of flyers after Thanksgiving and asked me if she should get an immersion blender. Without hesitation, I said yes. A hand blender is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets, and I thought it would be a great addition to her kitchen especially since she is looking to [...]
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There are many types of squashes at the grocery store this time of the year. When I was in Japan, Kabocha squash was the only kind I could find. Butternut squash, spaghetti squash, and acorn squash are all faily new to me. This year, I have been cooking acorn squash more than others. Acorn squash [...]
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I bake breads because I like doing it and also because I can’t get the breads I like here in the US. Unlike the US, Japan has so many bakeries and countless types of breads. Every time I go back, I visit bakeries to try their new creations. On my last visit, I had a [...]
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