When I think of choosing a starch to accompany dinner, I always think of Tom Hanks’ character explaining away his son Jonah’s snarky potato comment in Sleepless in Seattle. Because in my family, we also chose rice. We were rice men (and women). So this…
Chawanmushi is an egg custard dish in Japanese cuisine, usually eaten as a dish in a meal, as a savory rather than sweet course.
It’s been a month since I dished out a pancake recipe. Now that I think of it, it’s been a month since I ate pancakes! Let’s fix that with Oladi, Russian Apple Buttermilk Pancakes.
Inspired by a Russian favorite, these mushroom stuffed chicken kotleti burgers are stopped with a delicious dill sauce and a fresh slaw.
Classic Borscht is a bright delicious sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.
I started Japan with so much time on my hands…plenty of time to get all of this week’s menu cooked. Time, yes. Ingredients, no. Unfortunately I had to wait until the weather warmed up enough to melt the ice that was locking my car to the street to go to the Asian grocery…more specifically, the Japanese grocery because these ingredients were not going to be find at the local stop and shop. That was yesterday, and a good part of and today I spent in a much needed catch up with friends. So, I offer you a quick and easy soup to end my Japanese tour, and will come back in a few weeks to make the final dish when I get to Mongolia and I’m at a loss for things to make.
Another of D’s mom’s handiwork here with this touganjiru, which reminded me a bit of an egg drop soup. I admit that the ingredients are a bit difficult to find, even if you know what you’re looking for. I’m lucky, but I know that not everyone has D to drag to the Japanese market to help. I’ve included pictures and substitutions where I could.
This was good! While delish, it’s not enough food on its own but, make no mistake, would be perfect for lunch, or a night like tonight when I’m not that hungry.
This is a family recipe for Katsudon, a popular Japanese food, a bowl of rice topped with a deep-fried breaded pork cutlet, egg, vegetables, and condiments.
These red bean cookies contain sweet and creamy adzuki red beans create a different kind of cookie- cakey and crunchy at the same time!
Well, we made it!
Happy 2014, all!
A and I were just lamenting yesterday how fast time flies, and how we blinked and suddenly 2013 was gone. With the new year comes clean slates, goals, resolutions and in the case of Chicago, a whole lotta snow.
Seriously, it’s been coming down non-stop since last night. Good thing I got myself addicted to Scandal and didn’t leave the comfort of my couch for the past few days (though I’m slapping myself a high five for trudging through this to go for a swim).
