round up10 Super Cozy Japanese Inspired Recipes to Warm You Up This Winter
Stay warm with these cozy Japanese inspired recipes!
round upThe Best Part of Thanksgiving is Leftovers
TGIBF: The bestovers you deserve on Black Friday - How to Make Leftovers Bestovers
noodles14 of the Best Thanksgiving Noodle Side Dishes
This year, have your classic mash and stuffing, but also NOODLES! Try these noodles as sides to pair with your turkey.
30 minutes or lessQuick and Easy Ginger Beef and Onion Stir Fry
This super easy 7 ingredient ginger beef stir fry is the answer to what’s for dinner tonight
dinnerEasy Weeknight Bacon and Egg Stir Fry Lo Mein
Do you love breakfast for dinner? Noodles? This is the ultimate stir fry for you!
10 ingredients or lessThe best weeknight dinner for summer is 10 minute cold soba recipe
This 10 minute 8 ingredient zaru soba with crispy salmon and quick pickled radishes tastes like the best summer dinners in Japan: cooling, refreshing, and totally gorgeous. Best of all, it's a breeze to make.
travel24 Hours in Nagoya, Japan
24 hours in Nagoya, Japan: potato cheese dogs, miso tonkatsu, and morning sets
link loveFriday Finds: 4.26.19
Last Friday in April...WHAT?!
breadSmall Batch Triple Coconut Bread
A small loaf filled with coconut – perfect for spring!
link loveFriday Finds: 1.11.19
Here are some links for a chill time on a Friday.
travelOur Hokkaido Adventure
We went on a trip to Hokkaido looking for adventure: we climbed the highest mountain, visited an ancient forest, and went canoeing, and best of all, went glamping!
round upWhat to Cook in November: Thanksgivingspiration
Here with some Thanksgivingspiration for your turkey day! Here's hoping the turkey's delicious, the sides are amazing, and the night ends in a food coma :)
round up12 Pumpkin Recipes to Cook in October
It's full on Fall and time for ALL the pumpkin things! Take a peek at the top 12 pumpkin recipes that you should be cooking this October. Number 11 will shock you! ;)
dinnerSweet and Sour Vietnamese Hot Pot Recipe
Now that we’re just days away from the first day of fall, it’s hot pot season! I’m coming at you with this sweet and sour Vietnamese hot pot situation that is going to warm you right up. Hot pot, if...
10 ingredients or lessAn Easy Corned Beef Recipe and why you should make corned beef at home
It's easier than you think to make an utterly delicious corned beef brisket at home.
link loveFriday Finds: 2.23.18
Planning to sloth all weekend, how about you?
chinese foodHow to Make Chinese Hot Pot at Home
Making Chinese hot pot at home is easy – here's everything you need to know!
dinnerSapporo Soup Curry Recipe
Have you guys heard of Japanese soup curry? It’s like curry, but soupier. Sounds silly, but that’s what it is. Soup curry hails from the Hokkaido region of Japan, the snowy north. Hokkaido is known for snow (of course) and...
tokyoTokyo Food Guide: What and Where to Eat in Tokyo, Snack Edition
A Tokyo food guide: snacks and sweets to eat in Tokyo, Japan!
link loveFriday Finds: 11.24.17
Black Friday finds for your weekly internet reading pleasure :)
tokyoThe Massive Japanese Food Fair You Don’t Want to Miss: Furusato Matsuri in Tokyo
What to do in Tokyo in January: If you love food and you love Japan, you NEED to go to this food fair in Tokyo. All the regional Japanese foods you want to try, in one convenient fair!
travelJapan Travel Guide: Hoshinoya Fuji
Fuji-san, as the locals call him, is huge, serene, and utterly charming. Read more! But be warned: this is a v v wordy and photo heavy because both Mike and I wrote a post! Click through the tabs to read both :)
30 minutes or lessMac and Kimcheese Dolsot Bibim-mac
Mac and cheese with a kimchi twist in a hot stone bowl for crispy cheesy socarrat bits.
link love2016 Totoro Week Round Up!
It's a Totoro-lly cool round up!
dinnerSlow Braised Japanese Chashu Pork
How to make slow-braised Japanese-style chashu pork for ramen or steamed buns.
breakfastBacon and Egg Breakfast Ramen
Sunday Brunch is back, baby! I dropped the ball on that one for a little bit, but now that the weather is cooling off a bit, Sunday Brunch is back with a bang. I absolutely love Sunday brunch and I can’t...
link loveFriday Finds: 8.28.15
Another week just flew by and I cannot believe we’re almost into September, which happens to be my favorite month of all. As a super geeky kid, I LOVED back to school, so September always reminds me of fresh new...
reviewTokyo Food Guide: Where and What to Eat in Tokyo
So, you’re planning on going to Tokyo? You’ve found the best place to stay in Tokyo and now you want to find some great food places. First off, congrats! I’m so jealous. Tokyo is one of my all time favorite...
breakfastTomato and Egg Breakfast Pizza Recipe
While I was living in Japan, I ate my fill of Japanese foods: ramen, soba, udon, katsu, yakitori, curry, tempura, sushi, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, anything remotely Japanese, I was all over it. But sometimes, out of nowhere, a pizza craving would hit and...
round upThe Best of 2014: A Recipe Round Up!
I’ve got to say, 2014 has been a wild ride! The end of the year is a time for reflection, so I took a look back through the archives. It’s so hard for me to pick favorites, but if I...
link loveFriday Links: 11.29.2014
It’s Friday! Are you guys out Black Friday shopping? Even if I were in the States, I definitely wouldn’t be – I can’t bear crowds. Which is slightly hilarious considering how crowded Tokyo is. But, the thing is, there are tonnes...
drinksPumpkin Spice Latte Syrup Recipe
It’s finally October! October means two things: 1.) Pumpkin season has begun in earnest and 2.) I will not apologize or hide my pumpkin obsession any longer. Everyone makes fun of pumpkin spice, but you know what? Millions of people can’t be wrong. Pumpkin...
link loveFriday Links 9.5.2014
September has got to be my all time favourite month. I love the tail end of warm summer days mixing in with brisk evenings with a hint of a chill and crispy fall air. Those crunchy rainbow leaves get me every time...