Teri Beef
One night I had no idea what to make for dinner, I threw this together quickly and now it’s become almost a weekly meal. The kids love it because it’s… Continue Reading »
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Hello Kitty daifuku
My friend Christy has been gone on vacay in Indonesia for months. It’s sad when people are gone so long, even with social media you still feel the distance. Yesterday… Continue Reading »
Japanese Noodle Soup
It’s National Soup Month yet here in LA it’s still hovering around 80 degrees here. So unfair. Despite the weird weather let’s celebrate soup! Japanese noodles are one of my… Continue Reading »
Hello Kitty sushi head
I make a TON of Hello Kitty inspired food so when I stumbled across this giant sushi mold, I knew I had to buy it. Nevermind that the instructions were… Continue Reading »
New Year’s Day 2012
Here we are again, another year gone. Which means it’s time for eating! New Year’s Day (aka Oshogatsu) is a big day in Japanese-American culture – full of tradition, family… Continue Reading »
Mocha Matcha Cupcakes
My friend Deb is a cartoonist – her strip “Bento Box” is currently running in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. I am lucky to have friends that love comics and food… Continue Reading »
Hulk Ice Cream Sandwiches
When the I got the Marvel cookie cutters the first obvious cookie recipe that came to mind was my matcha cookie recipe. Green tea is the perfect fit for Hulk’s… Continue Reading »
Watermelon Ice Cream Cake
While I make my Watermelon Ice Cream Bombe on the regular, I wanted to somehow incorporate cake. My family LOVES ice cream cake. So I made a ‘green’ base by… Continue Reading »
Shoyu Gohan
Fact: every Japanese kitchen has a rice cooker. If rice isn’t accompanying the meal is it even a meal? Probably not. Since the rice cooker is already doing its job,… Continue Reading »
Yaki Manju
This is one of those old skool recipes you’d find in a Hawaii church cookbook. Yaki means ‘to cook’ and manju is a sweet Japanese confection, like mochi but it… Continue Reading »