Recipe Summary Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus marinade overnight) Cook Time: 20 minutes Yield: serves 4 For the chicken: 4 chicken legs (or breasts) 1-2 eggs Flour to cover the chicken For the western vinegar sauce: 4 Tbsp soy sauce 6 Tbsp sugar 5 Tbsp vinegar Pepper to taste (for adults) 1 tsp ketchup (for children) For the tartar sauce: [...]

This was ginger pork with a twist. It’s somehow ginger pork, but somehow tastes like homestyle cooking. It was really good and I really liked how all the flavors worked together. Recipe Summary Prep Time: ˜15 minutes Cook Time: 15-20 minutes Yield: serves 3 300 g pork belly (Bara) 2 Tbsp sake 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 onion * 2 [...]

Last night, as a little treat, Reiko made (with my help) warabimochi. It’s pretty simple to make and can be seasoned a number of different ways (my favorite is kinako with a little anko on top), but the end result is delicious! Recipe Summary Prep Time: ˜10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Yield: serves 2 Warabimochi 2 Tbsp warabi (bracken) [...]

Recipe Summary Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 45-50 minutes Yield: serves 6 Use a 7-inch spring-form pan 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup cream cheese 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon lemon juice Make sure the butter and cream cheese are at room [...]

Recipe Summary Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Yield: about 1 1/2 quarts ice cream 1 quart fresh strawberries, washed, stemmed and quartered 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 4 cups half-and-half 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 vanilla bean, split in half and scraped 6 egg yolks In a food processor or blender, combine the strawberries and 1/2 cup [...]