Since my last post it feels like the world has completely changed. I didn't mean to take this long for my next

Hi everyone! It's so good to be back. I know it's been years since my last post so I wanted to do a quick reca

The shokupan post is without a doubt my most popular and I'm so grateful that people love it. I continue to m

Mochi cake aka mochiko cake (餅粉ケーキ) is an amazingly simple cake that has the deliciously chewy textu

Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐) is traditionally a Szechuan dish characterized by the tongue-numbing ma la flavors fr

Chicken wings are one of my favorite lunch proteins because they're cheap and super quick to cook. Paired with

For some reason, I have only craved food that I'm not really supposed to eat throughout my pregnancy. I crave

Whenever I visited Japan growing up and saw mitarashi dango (みたらし団子) being sold on the streets, I

I've promised a recipe a week and take that promise very seriously. Unfortunately last week we had a family em

Beef and peppers is a classic combination. I've featured it on the blog before and today I'm sharing chinjao

I can't believe it's been a whole year since I started this blog! With the exception of a couple weeks in the

I didn't always love onions. Especially raw onions. Some of my friends would probably be surprised since I've

A true caesar salad, made with raw egg yolks and not mayonnaise, is a beautiful dish. The problem is, most peo

This is my go to Sunday lunch because it's gorgeous and easy but also because it's pasta + shellfish, combini

Although I've been posting regularly the last month, I've been away touring western Japan to retrace my roots

When I was a little girl, my sister and I tried to bake on multiple occasions. But each time something would g

I like to eat a healthy balanced diet but masked in delicious food because I need variety and I can't get mys

Last week my husband stayed home with a cold. I'm used to eating hastily crafted meals or leftovers from recip

I've said it before and today won't be the last. I love pasta. And Japanese style pasta is no exception. I've

The one thing I miss about my old apartment in Midtown Manhattan is the grocery store across the street that h

Hinamatsuri (ひな祭り), or Girl's Day, is celebrated every year on March 3 in Japan. Even though we lived

I almost feel bad calling this a recipe because it's just too easy. You can have this soup ready in a few mi

There are many days where I'm cooking for 8-10 hours straight knowing fully well that I need to also cook din

In anticipation of the Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year as other Asian countries celebrate it), I tho

Okowa (おこわ) is a Japanese adaptation on Chinese sticky rice. It's wonderfully hearty and a versatil

I love stir fries because they're quick and easy and you usually get plenty of protein and vegetables in one d

For the longest time, my karaage (唐揚げ) would lose its crisp after 5 minutes and I couldn't for the life

The demand for soba, the buckwheat noodle with an ever growing fan base, skyrockets at the end of the year as

Oden (おでん) is my favorite hotpot/stew. Unlike a traditional hotpot, it requires prep work in advance, bu

Cream stew (クリームシチュー) is a classic Japanese dish that almost seems ironic as all of the compon

Pretty much every country has their version of en papillote (French for "in parchment"). Some of them are

Happy thanksgiving! I will be roasting a nice big turkey for the first time in my life (which I am really exci

So back during my banking days, my coworkers and I loved this place Onya. It was a hole in the wall udon shop

If you don't have 3 hours to devote to bread making and own a food processor, I've written up a quicker versio

Hamburg steak (ハンバーグ) is probably the most popular item on a Japanese kids menu, but I never liked

It was so cold this past weekend, that there was frost when we went hiking in the Harriman State Park. The coo