I almost forgot about these fantastic pickled radishes I made the other night. They didn’t take more than 1/2 an hour to pickle, since I sliced the radishes in 1/4″ slices. I love pickled things and these were a nice addition to my Japanese dinner the other night. By this afternoon’s lunch, they were all…
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Blanched Spinach Steeped in Broth – Horenso No Ohitashi
I checked Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen out of our local library. I’m pretty sure I’m going to buy it now, but it’s sure nice to try it out for a few weeks first! I’ve made several dishes from it, in my new Japanese cooking focus. I’ve also learned a lot. I do…
Thai Dinner Salad
I wanted a light green salad to go with the chicken curry in coconut milk I was making. This dressing recipe was quite good, but a bit salty. I think next time I’ll cut down on the fish sauce, but even though it was a bit salty it was still good. And it was the…
Tokyo Fried Chicken
These were really good! I wish I had the shiso leaves to garnish, as suggested in Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen, where I got this recipe. The chicken is briefly marinated , then drained, tossed with cornstarch (or potato starch), then fried. She calls for 4 chicken…
Eggplant and Green Pepper in Miso
This is from Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen which I’ve been enjoying. I just used one small Japanese eggplant and half a green pepper because I was only feeding two people, and I cut back a bit on the sauce ingredients as well. It came out quite…