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Monthly Archives: January 2010

Black Bean Pound Cake
黒豆パウンドケーキ

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Black Bean Pound Cake January 15, 2010 The recipe is from a baking school owner in Tokyo, Japan, Emi Inoue’s book, called “Ima Hajimaru Shin-Cake Densetsu (A new cake legend)”. Black beans have always been one of the most popular ingredients for Japanese traditional sweets. This cake is interesting because of the use of black [...]

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Pulled Pork and Tofu with Chinese Chili Bean Sauce
ほろほろ豚肉の麻婆豆腐

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Pulled Pork and Tofu with Chinese Chili Bean Sauce Dinner January 28, 2010 Our fridge and freezer quit working last weekend. We had lots of large meat pieces we had received from our family as holiday gifts, and we decided to cook all of them, using the slow cooker, one at a time. As a [...]

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Anna’s Butterscotch Cookies
アンナのバタースコッチクッキー

Friday, January 29, 2010

January 25, 2010 Terry emailed me the other day from work and told me he had just had the best chocolate chip cookies he had ever had. Terry apparently asked for the recipe and it was attached to his email. Terry and I were so excited to make them. We did not have chocolate chips [...]

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Cabbage Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce
キャベツたっぷりクリーミートマトソースのパスタ

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Cabbage Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce Dinner January 2010 Lots of cabbage is in this pasta dish. Julienned cabbage, along with garlic, onion, and salmon were sauteed in butter. Tomato sauce and heavy cream were added to the vegetable and cooked until warm and thickened. And then sugar, salt, and pepper were added to taste. [...]

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Potato and Salmon Curry Salad with Dill
ポテトと鮭のカレーサラダ

Monday, January 25, 2010

Curried Potato and Salmon Salad with Dill January 17, 2010 Cooked sliced gold potatoes were mixed with poached salmon, finely chopped red onion and dill. The dressing was made with mayonnaise, sour cream, fresh lemon juice, sugar, curry powder, salt, and pepper. Please help us promote our blog by clicking on the following buttons. That [...]

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Green Tea Creme Brulee with Black Beans
黒豆入り抹茶風味クレムブリュレ

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Green Tea Creme Brulee with Black Beans January 17, 2010 Creme brulee is one of my favorite desserts, and I always enjoy experimenting by adding different flavors to it. Green tea flavor was actually a hit for me. The sweetness of the creme brulee seemed somewhat balanced with the slight bitterness of the green tea. [...]

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Beef and Potato Stew
洋風肉じゃが

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Beef and Potato Stew January 17, 2010 The braised liquid and vegetables from the short rib dish from the previous post was used to make this stew. Potatoes were added later. This is definitely one of my comfort foods. Please help us promote our blog by clicking on the following buttons. That helps our ranking [...]

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Short Ribs with Cranberry Glaze
どどーんと牛肉、クランベリーソース照り焼き

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Short Ribs with Cranberry Glaze January 10, 2010 I love short ribs. It’s fun to cook and you can’t really do anything to mess up this part of meat. I cooked short ribs with onion, garlic, celery, carrots, and a bay leaf in sherry and beef broth for two and half hours in the oven. [...]

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Cherry Pound Cake
チェリーパウンドケーキ

Monday, January 18, 2010

Cherry Pound Cake January 17, 2010 The recipe is from a baking school owner in Tokyo, Japan, Emi Inoue’s book, called “Ima Hajimaru Shin-Cake Densetsu (A new cake legend)”. This book was published several years ago, and it was quite revolutionary in a way that the author listed the ingredients measurements in cups and table/tea [...]

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Potato Pizza
ポテトピザ

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Potato Pizza Lunch January 9, 2010 I know it’s a carb on carb dish, and I usually wouldn’t go for a dish like this (it just sounds very heavy). But this pizza was really tasty, and I’ll definitely make it again. The secret to this pizza is a little anchovy paste in olive oil. Sprinkle [...]

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