I have to tell you I’m very excited. First Hubby was back in Seattle again last week for a few days on his way to California and second I’m off to Tokyo soon! I cannot wait. I’ve been making a list of the restaurants and cafes I’m planning to visit. The list is full of…
Here is another example of the Japanese taking a simple dish like a pork chop and turning it into something special. I’ve written about many other Yoshoku dishes on my blog and Pork Sauté is another favorite of mine. Pork Sauté is pan-seared pork chop smothered in a fabulous red wine sauce. How could I…
I have to tell you I’m crazy about shrimp. Ask any of my friends and they will tell you this is true. We even have special fried shrimp lunches at Etta’s Seafood, a Tom Douglas restaurant, at least once a month. They make an amazing fried shrimp basket that is perfection. They coat their shrimp…
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…
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…
