News from Hiroko; 1. New website construction is over; new, clean, updated site is up; Please visit www.hirokoskitchen.com 2. Summer has come in New York area after long weeks of cold spring; I have been enjoying early spring delicacies such as ramps, fiddle-head fern, rhubarb and asparagus. If you live in the area where season changes do not miss consuming spring vegetables now. Each vegetable growing in specific season offers us specific nutritional benefits which we need...
Read MoreMighty Carrot, Banana, Yuzu, Kelp Stock Juice During Holiday Seasons
At the end of the year we have lots of celebrations with family and friends. One celebration with specific feast comes one after another. When things get too much, our stomach need a rest. In the morning when you feel such a yearn, make and enjoy this juice. Kelp stock is not just rich in umami (savory flavor), but is very rich in dietary fiber. In Japan there is a generally accepted folklore that drinking kelp stock will help to keep you “regular”. This is a juice in which...
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Japanese Kombu makes just about everything tastier. Please enjoy the whole story at...
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