Hijiki and Shiitake Wafuu Spaghetti

13Nov09

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Here is my version of Hijiki and Shiitake Spaghetti. I began with the classic hijiki gohan—rice with sea vegetable. I wanted to make a simple dish which could be made with pantry staples. I always have spaghetti, dried hijiki, dried shiitake, soy sauce, shichimi togarashi, and mirin. I also always have carrots and frozen peas. And I think this recipe would be tasty enough left at that.
But, the darn cats drank all the coffee (they only like the white part, of course), so I had to go to the grocery for half and half. While I was there, I noticed…

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Tags: wafu

Arirang: Korean Restaurant

03Nov09

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Our daughter came to visit to collect some of the things we’ve kept while she was in Spain. She spent a few days looking at things she hadn’t seen in four years, deciding what she needed. She went for walks with her dad and Grandpa, visited friends, and cooked with me. We went to a nice Korean restaurant together before she left for California.

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Mentaiko Spaghetti: wafuu supagetti

30Oct09

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Some time in the ’70s people began to experiment with Japanese flavors. Essentially, things that are usually eaten with white rice were mixed into or put on top of spaghetti. Until recently, wafuu pasuta or wafuu supagetti was unknown in the West, and not seen on menus of Japanese restaurants frequented by tourists. I read in many blogs that it’s popular in homes and small cafés (kissaten) and as Japanese food has become popular in the U.S. we can now enjoy some very interesting flavor combinations.

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Tags: mentaiko, yoshoku

Break-Fast: Pasta in a Sour Bath

30Sep09

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To break the Yom Kippur fast, I wanted to make something light, flavorful, and easy to eat and cook. Last year I made kreplach before the fast, and I considered making them this year to break the fast, but I didn’t want to spend the day preparing food in front of my husband, who was [...]

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Playing with Food

17Aug09

If you read many cooking blogs, you’ve seen pictures of food that look as though the photographer were in a galley of a small boat in a violent storm. I imagine the plate sliding up one side, down, and over in the opposite direction; oh, my stomach is queasy. It’s possible that no one will enjoy that food before it slides off the plate! All for the sake of “~art~”

These chilled noodles were light and refreshing,
and I’m sure you will enjoy…
eating them, and
my forray into ~art~

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Tags: hiyashi chuka soba