Sukiyaki is Our New Favorite

Posted on Feb 9, 2018 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

Here is the preparation of the always popular sukiyaki dish. As I have mentioned before, prepping nabemono dinner (in this case a sukiyaki dinner) in your kitchen is super quick and easy. It requires cutting of certain raw ingredients, and blanching (quick simmering) some ingredients as necessary. This sukiyaki recipe is Tokyo style. Sliced beef and vegetables are cooked in flavorful ‘warishita’ sauce. The vegetable, including shirataki noodles (made of konnyaku, taro root...

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Nabemono Is a Wonderful Problem Solver

Posted on Feb 7, 2018 in Hiroko's Blog

<If you have not checked the Trip Overview Kyushu with Hiroko 2018, please jump to my homepage or Tour page to check the Overview and Photos!> Now…..here are some questions for you: Would you like to adopt all of or some of the following concepts in your daily life? Produce and enjoy a delicious body and soul warming dinner; Create a meal and delightful experience that unites all of your family or friends at the table and brings back conversation without the...

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Gather Round the Table for Communal Nabemono

Posted on Feb 4, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog

Soul and stomach warming meal which we can enjoy with our family and friends especially during this cold winter season. A must-learn dish now! https://zesterdaily.com/cooking/gather-round-table-communal-nabemono/ The recipe given is a kind of short-cut, so that you are sure to try...

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At Cook’s Warehouse, January 2014

Posted on Dec 30, 2013 in Hiroko's Blog

I am returning to Cook’s Warehouse Next Year! January 28 and 29, 2014. Cook’s Warehouse is a fabulous cooking equipments and cooking school store in Atlanta. The owner Mary Moore makes sure to offer everyone every excuse to enjoy and cook delicious meals at home every night. I love that and respect her business very much. Here is the information about my classes at Cook’s Warehouse. The recipes are from Hiroko’s American Kitchen, my latest book and...

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