Clam Rice

The content for this post (photos and recipe below) arrives courtesy of a guest blogger: my father. He calls this dish “Clam Rice.” And I agree that it is. But what about a name that includes the green peas? See, mame gohan refers to green peas and rice. And gomoku takikomi gohan refer to putting [...]

Kuitan = Food Porn, Mystery, and Comedy

Some friends want help get over your addictions. Like my one friend, who objected when I filled her TV with Food Network shows for the second day in a row one evening. But it was so important – Michael Symon was making his way to becoming Iron Chef. She told me that there was [...]

Californified Miso (Miso & Whole Wheat Cappellini)

Organic, whole wheat cappellini…how’re you going to use that? Well, I spotted it at the local fancy-pants market for the same price as the organic refined wheat cappellini- thought I’d give it a whirl. Whole wheat cappellini…how to describe it…it’s delicious. Sweet, with sunshine-y flavor, utterly yummy.
Ingredients:

“white”* (or, shiro) miso paste (I got mine from [...]

Mr. Bento Porn

One of my friends told me that she considered buying a Mr. Bento for her homemade lunches. Mr. Bento? what’s that? A profound device for keeping food, hot or cold, for hours and hours on end. She told me that she looked at Mr. Bento porn. I was afraid to ask what that meant…but I [...]