Sunomono (Hiya Somen)
Sunomono or Hiya Somen is a classic Japanese dish served as a refreshing meal along with relishes and cold vegetables during summer’s oppressive heat. The bright sour flavor stimulates movement [...]
New Year’s Fireworks Noodles
A simple, spicy noodle recipe to help ring in the Asian New Year. Noodles represent longevity. Make the sauce a few days ahead and store it in the fridge to [...]
Miso Nutbutter Spread
My favorite way to get kids a little extra protein and probiotics. You can play around with different flavors of miso and nut combinations. My family is partial to a [...]
Cucumber Salad With Seaweed And Sesame
Cucumbers are perfect for handling summer’s heat. This is a classic Japanese summer salad of cucumbers in vinegar with numerous variations. Make it up about about an hour before so the [...]
Carrot And Radish Salad
Very easy to make, this salad can be used as a side, or garnish on a simple green salad. Refreshing and clearing, I sometimes just eat the salad by itself [...]
Japanese Clear Broth Soup
Soups are easy to digest, nourishing and endlessly changing. The trick is to know a few simple base recipes and then learn to vary them to your liking. This [...]
Age Dashi
Another of Clara’s favorites, age dashi is a wonderful, classic Japanese dish of tofu, lightly battered and then served in a simple dashi sauce with ginger. […]
Kudzu Ginger Tea
Kudzu, kuzu, pueraria or ge gen–it’s all the same thing. This amazing vine that is taking over the south, leaving areas looking like something out of a Miyazaki film. Ge [...]
Mushroom Hot Pot (Kinoko Nabe)
Although mushrooms grow during the summer, spring and autumn are the ideal season for harvesting mushrooms–those fun little fungi that have marvelous healing benefits for the body. It seems that [...]
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