Osechi-ryori is the Japanese style of traditional foods eaten on New Years Day. It typically consists of many different small dishes that are served in stacked jubako (fine lacquer boxes similar to bento). To purchase a ready-made Osechi can set you back well into the hundreds of dollars. Or, you can spend all of that money on an airplane [...]
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Osechi-ryori
Posted in Home Cooking, tagged anchovies, aomori, beef, bento, bonito, burdock root, carrots, daiginjo, daikon, denshu, fish cakes, gobo, green tea, ham, herring, honshu, ikura, japan, jubako, junmai, katsuo-bushi, kombu, koya, lotus root, meatloaf, mitsuba greens, mochi, osechi, osechi-ryori, pea pods, potatoes, red snapper, rice, roe, sake, salmon, sashimi, satoimo, shiitake, shoy, soup, soy sauce, strawberries, sugar, sweet potato, tofu, wasabi, year of the dragon, yellow tail, yuzu on January 2, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Thanksgiving
Posted in Home Cooking, poultry, tagged butter, chicken stock, cranberries, garlic, goat cheese, gravy, haricots vert, onion, oyster mushrooms, paillard, peanut oil, rosemary, shimeji, spinach, sweet potato, thanksgiving, thyme, turkey, turkey breast, turkey tenderloin on November 25, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I know I haven’t blogged in a while, but for all of my faithful reader (I know there’s just one of you), here’s what I made for Thanksgiving last night. We decided to stay home and just have a quiet dinner and I didn’t want to just roast a turkey breast, so I did something [...]
Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Butternut Squash
Posted in baby food, Home Cooking, swine, tagged apple cider vinegar, asparagus, breast milk, butter, butternut squash, chicken stock, garlic, ginger, mirin, onion, peanut oil, pork tenderloin, potato, sake, sesame oil, shiitake, soy sauce, trader joes, white rice on September 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I had a half of a butternut squash in my fridge that I wanted to use up last night. The first thing that popped into my head was a puree. Squash puree’s really well, especially when you add a little ginger and garlic. So, Otis and I walked down to Trader Joe’s and grabbed some [...]
Carnitas
Posted in Home Cooking, swine, tagged carnitas, chili, chipotle, cilantro, corn tortilla, onion, pork, salsa, turkey fryer on September 19, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Carnitas…the mere thought of that word brings tingles to my tongue. Bits of juicy, yet crisp little pork pieces topped with cilantro, onion, and salsa, then wrapped up in a warm blanket of corn tortilla. I, myself enjoy being wrapped in a warm blanket of corn tortilla. However, as much as I enjoy that, I far [...]
Lemon-Soy Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Posted in Home Cooking, swine, tagged broccoli, butter, fingerling potato, garlic, green onion, lemon, mirin, onion, pork, red bell pepper, sake, sesame oil, shiitake, soy sauce, tenderloin, white rice on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last night was the perfect night to grill up some juicy pork tenderloin. I’m not one to waste an opportunity like that, especially with a bunch of rain in the near future forecast. So, that’s exactly what I did, I grilled up some juicy pork tenderloin. I made a simple marinade using 2 garlic cloves [...]
Asian Skirt
Posted in beef, Home Cooking, tagged apple cider vinegar, asian, canola oil, cracked black pepper, cucumbers, daikon, fingerling potato, garlic, ginger, green onions, japanese, korean, korean chili, lemon juice, miso, miso soup, namul, onion, pickles, sangchae, sesame oil, sesame seeds, shichimi togarashi, shiitake, skirt steak, soy sauce, sugar, wakame, white rice on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yuki had requested beef for dinner last night. Who am I to argue with that kind of insightful reasoning? It was a nice night to grill before the brief storm hit, so I picked up my favorite piece of beef to grill…skirt steak. I made an Asian flavored dinner out of it with miso soup, [...]
Grilled Tarragon Chicken
Posted in Home Cooking, poultry, tagged broccoli, butter, chicken breast, corn soup, cream sauce, garlic, grilled chicken, onion, red bell pepper, rice vinegar, shiitake, soy sauce, tarragon, white rice on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I had a bunch of tarragon left from my braised lamb shanks that I wanted to use up with some chicken. Most of the recipes I’ve seen with tarragon involve a cream sauce. That’s all well and good on a cold day, but what does that do for me on a hot, sweltering, humid day? [...]
Ground Chicken 2 Ways – Yuki Style
Posted in Home Cooking, poultry, tagged beer, black pepper, bok choy, bonito flakes, carrot, chicken thigh, daikon, dashi, fried rice, garlic, ginger, ground chicken, meatballs, mirin, onion, rice, sake, soy sauce, sugar on June 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The other night Yuki made dinner. We had some bok choy and a daikon that needed to be used up, so Yuki did her magic in the kitchen while I sat back and drank beer. Well, that’s not entirely true. I did prep the veggies for her because I love to use knives! I cleaned [...]
Braised Lamb Shanks
Posted in Home Cooking, lamb, tagged arugula, braised lamb shank, carrot, celery, chicken stock, chickpeas, garlic, lamb, lamb shank, le cruset, leek, mashed potatoes, milk, olive oil, onion, parmesan, potato, red wine, roasted tomato, tarragon, thyme, yukon gold potatoes on June 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was our 4th Anniversary. Somehow, Yuki’s been able to tolerate being married to me for 4 years. Not sure how, so I’ll just roll with it. With a 7 week old we are not able to go out for fine dining to celebrate. No worries, I prefer to cook anyway. Even though it’s not [...]
