Let’s Cook More Japanese Dishes at Home

Posted on Jan 16, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog

We always talk eat healthy. But, it takes courage and determination to take an action and practice it. If you decided to eat healthy in 2015, I recommend that you introduce at least one or two weekly/monthly Japanese dishes or meals in your diet. You can find recipes from this blog site throughout the year (are you going to try my latest vegetable udon dish?) or from my books, The Japanese Kitchen, The Sushi Experience and Hiroko’s American Kitchen. Traditional...

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More Than Outrageous….funny…sad!

Posted on May 6, 2009 in Hiroko's Blog

I am very fortunate to live close to Union Square in New York City where the city’s largest farmers market operates four days a week.  Since my move to New York City ten years ago I have been living on locally grown/farmed produce, chicken, sea food and other food items except dead cold winter months nearly all of these vendors disappear.  In the course of using these locally produced materials I have learned to use previously unfamiliar and new foods in my Japanese...

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