Our Adventures in Japan

Awhile back I posted about bulgogi that I had tasted at Kazumi's house. She had given me the recipe soon after that, but I'd only g...

Today is Tanabata, I wrote about this Japanese festivity last year, here . It is a dreary overcast day. In other parts of Japan (mainly in K...

There is a little yoshoku-ya (restaurant which serves Western/European dishes) about 15 minutes from our place called Grill Nana . We'...

Satoshi had the day off today, so we went to check out the hasunohana (lotus flowers) in Arashiyama and Uji. The last time I went to Arashi...

The one thing that I cannot get used to living in Japan is the humidity. In Hawaii, the only time it is humid is usually before it rains. ...

After making naan tacos , I had some black bean dip, ground beef, cheese and salsa leftover. So, I made quesadillas. I've never made t...

There was a dessert, coffee azuki gelatin, that I used to make in Hawaii for office parties and kind of forgot about. Then, last month, whe...