Category Archives: meatless

Sekihan (Japanese Red Bean Rice) for Project Pink

Sekihan (Japanese Red Bean Rice) for Project Pink

I have always wanted to try making Sekihan, Japanese Red Bean Rice, at home.  At the beginning of October one of my friends on Twitter, Chantale, asked a group of us to make a bento for Breast Cancer Awareness month and I really wanted to participate.  I knew I probably wouldn’t make a traditional bento but…

Nasu Dengaku (roasted eggplant w/a sweet miso sauce)

Nasu Dengaku (roasted eggplant w/a sweet miso sauce)

This is one of my favorite ways to eat eggplant!  This particular recipe is from my Japanese cooking Teacher in Tokyo.  Some people deep fry the eggplant but I prefer roasting it in the oven, tastes much better I think.  This recipe makes more sauce than you need, but it keeps well in the fridge…