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Easy Garlic Miso glazed Cabbage
My daughter hesitates to eat leafy vegetables, but will eat cabbage depending on how it is prepared. Her favorite is microwaved shredded cabbage with butter, soy sauce, and powdered kaibashira. Of course, the…
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Swedish Fluffy Cinnamon Raisin Buns
In Japan there was a very popular movie called “Kamome Shokudo” that came out in 2006. Even twenty years later, the movie is still popular in Japan. Because of the movie, there was…
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Vietnamese-Style Shrimp Noodle Bowls
When you start to see signs saying “Chilled Chinese noodles now available” while walking around town in Japan, it makes you think, “Ah, summer has arrived.” However, you won’t hear this in America,…
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Korean Barbecue-Style Meatballs
When it comes to Korean BBQ, I wanted to use Gochujang, a red chili paste, I wouldn’t be able to give it to my daughter, but I was surprised when I saw the ingredients.…
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Honey Mustard Broccoli and Tuna Salad
My daughter does not like green vegetables, but will eat broccoli in this salad made with tuna. I like my broccoli firm, but my daughter will eat it if it is made a little bit softer.…
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Grilled Cheese Tofu Cutlets
When I came to America, I thought at first that I could not buy atsuage, which came as a shock to me. Then, I was eating at a Thai restaurant, and the pad thai had options…
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Mediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad
This time, I wanted to use some canned fish I bought at Trader Joe’s, so I came up with this pasta salad recipe. What I learned as a result is that this recipe…
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Easy Japanese Sweetened Kidney Beans
One of Japan’s staple small dishes, red kidney beans stewed in sweetened soy sauce. It’s not something you would eat every day, but there are times where you get a craving for it. This recipe…
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Crispy Tofu With Cashews and Nappa
Our family prefers Chinese cabbage (Nappa) to snap peas, so I used a lot of Chinese cabbage. You might be able to use just cabbage. We often have coconut milk in the house,…
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Vegan Apple Cider Bundt Cake
I’ve started getting excited about the coming of autumn, like many people in America do. When it comes to autumn in Japan, we say “autumn is an appetite’. But since coming to America…
