I recently had the most amazing experience. I was lucky enough to be asked to do a Hot Pot (or Nabe in Japanese) cooking class at Tom Douglas Restaurants’ Dahlia Workshop. This was a really big deal for me and truly a dream come true. I’m a home cook who started posting photos of my…
While many people here in the United States have heard of Tonkatsu most have not heard of Menchi Katsu. Menchi means mince in Japanese and Katsu means cutlet. So basically Menchi Katsu is a minced meat patty that is breaded in flour, egg, panko and deep-fried. When I first started on Twitter a couple of…
Everyone loves a simple chicken recipe. I know I do. Well I’ve got a great chicken recipe that uses ingredients you probably have laying around your kitchen. This recipe is one of my go-to recipes when I have chicken and want something quick but looks like you spent all day cooking. This is a great…
Yes, I finally put my Mom’s Kalbi recipe down on paper. I’ve been promising this recipe to my followers on Twitter for quite some time now. Whenever I post a photo of Kalbi I always get many questions asking me when I’m going to post the recipe. Well here it is, finally! It is very…
Spaghetti Napolitan (or just Napolitan) is a totally made in Japan Yoshoku pasta dish. It was actually invented by a Chef in Yokohama, my hubby’s hometown, right after World War II. When I was a kid, growing up in Japan, I really didn’t like Napolitan even though it is one of the most popular kid…
