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
As I made the delicious raw corn-cucumber soup yesterday, I had left over the special broth from the corn cob today. When you take the raw corns out from the cob, it is too pity to just waste the cob, because after simmering it in […] read more
The other day, we received beautiful, fresh eggs from our friends. They have happy chickens, eating well and roaming in their backyard with their children. What a gift! One of the very magical ways of enjoying eggs for me is making the perfect fried egg […] read more
Although I tend to make dinner with cooked whole grains, since evening is the perfect time to nurture our body with warm wholesome food that nourishes and grounds our body, it is beautiful to have a spacious dinner from time to time with homemade sourdough […] read more
One of the delights of the summer season is to see various faces of the cucurbitaceae family in the farmers market. Different sizes and shapes of cucumber and summer squash, as well as the fruits such as watermelon, cantaloupe, and other melons! The fruit has […] read more
As my fermented tomato sauce was sitting on the kitchen counter (recipe here), unfolding its fermentation process, I was getting the inspiration of transforming this sauce into fermented tomato salsa. Remembering there were corn tortillas in the freezer for another meal, I decided to make […] read more
Although I try to make several dishes for a meal so that we can eat a variety of ingredients as well as flavors and energy in one meal, it is so nice to have sometimes everything in a single dish. This is one of those […] read more
For this dinner, I made a few other small dishes with different vegetables besides the fava beans, together with black beans rice and miso soup. I used different seasonings for each dish—sautéed cabbage with salt, kale salad with soy sauce and mirin, carrot green salad with ume plum vinegar, and there is also miso flavor from the miso soup.