Japanese Home Cooking Banana Donuts from “Almost Dead” Bananas
Last week, I found a bunch of bananas in my kitchen that were completely black and almost "dying." Usually, I would feel...
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Japanese Home Cooking Spinach with Sesame (Goma-ae) and a Walk in a Kimono
Today my daughter happily went out for a walk wearing her kimono again.She has loved wearing kimono ever since her Shich...
Japanese Home Cooking My Favorite Way to Reheat Leftover Rice (Steaming Instead of Microwaving)
We went to the beach again this morning.And once again, we brought tenkasu onigiri for lunch.This time I wrapped mine wi...
Japanese Vegetables Nagaimo Steak (Pan-Fried Japanese Yam)
I made this for dinner, but in our house there are two little snack thieves.While I was getting the table ready, they ke...
Japanese Home Cooking The Simplest Way to Eat Turnips (My Kids’ Favorite Snack)
My daughter and son both love the “dish” that is simply turnips rubbed with salt.Today, while my son was taking his nap,...
Life in Japan A Day at the Beach
Today we went to the beach to play.At first glance the beach looked very clean. But when we started playing in the sand,...
Life in Japan A Small Local Performance and Lunch Outside
We were invited to a small performance event at the local community center, so we went to watch.There were different gro...
Japanese Home Cooking Easy Vegetable Takikomi Rice (Rice Cooker Recipe)
Yesterday my husband had dinner out, so I decided to keep things simple.This takikomi rice is one of my favorite easy me...
Japanese Home Cooking Quick Cabbage Pickles with Shio Kombu
I had a lot of cabbage in the fridge, so I made a simple cabbage pickle for the first time in a while.It’s incredibly ea...
Japanese Home Cooking Our Weekly Routine: Milling Brown Rice at Home
One of our small weekly events at home is milling rice.We start with brown rice and use a small home rice mill to turn i...