Since the corn season has arrived, besides eating it simply as boiled corn on the cob, I have been making delicious raw corn-cucumber soup, which is one of the delicious and delightful soups of the summer. And yet, there is another dish which I love […] read more

I love cooking. It is meditation, creativity in action, another way to connect with nature, and also a unique and beautiful way to connect with others. But sometimes, I also appreciate having a break! I love having a day from time to time where I […] read more

As I just finished making hot sauce the day before, I have been wanting to make something that could go well with trying the deliciousness of the sauce. We had a plan for this evening and needed to eat a quicker and easier dinner. So, […] read more

During the summer season, we sometimes buy a few pounds of eggplant at the farmers market. I would make with them either our favorite ratatouille-caponata, spicy eggplant tomato sauce pasta, a miso flavored Japanese eggplant dish, or this marinated eggplant, which is heavenly delicious! The […] read more

This weekend, we had quite chilly weather. Especially on such a day, I long for warm food for lunch. In fact, eating warm food for lunch is quite common in Japan. In such case, a warm noodle dish would be one of the perfect options, […] read more

It was one of the days I wanted to make our lunch quickly, yet I didn’t want to compromise on the nutrition, deliciousness, as well as seasonal feeling of the food. The sun is shining brightly and it is beautifully warm outside. On such a […] read more

When I was living in Norway, my dear friend Elisabeth introduced me to a fermented hot sauce recipe on a particular blog. I was curious, and yet I had not gotten to make it until last year, once I moved to California. Here in the […] read more

Japanese people love fermented food. We have many traditional fermented foods such as miso, soy sauce, natto, rice bran pickles, amazake, and many more. At the same time, there are different creative fermented foods that people create and share. One of them I was fascinated […] read more

The other day, when we were eating some of the Ratatouille-Caponata on the dinner table, my husband was saying how he can well imagine it goes well as a topping on pizza. I could follow where his imagination was going. My husband loves pizza. This […] read more

Sometimes, maybe once a month, I cook a large amount of chickpea. It is a very helpful way to make food that will last for days. In such a case, part of it would be used for making hummus, and I would cook a beautiful […] read more