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WITH POLKA DOT COLLAR   The day has come to post my final blog. I ...

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FROM TEDO’S KITCHEN Tutorial YouTube videos are fascinating especially in the food genre…a black hole of video after video, you could spend hours until your brain is overflowing with in...

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RECIPE ADAPTED FROM TODAY’S COOKING My husband’s co-worker gave us persimmons harvested from her own tree…my favorite, Fuyu variety with no seeds. As child, I would climb on a stone fe...

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WITH SEAFOOD Dishes like this make me homesick…quite resemble to Nagasaki’s sara (pronunce sa-ra)-udon (皿うどん ), seafood plus thick sauce over crunchy noodles. Nagasaki Japan’s...

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ALMOND CREAM AND POACHED PEAR TART I have several tart recipe up my sleeve, maybe it is silly to tackle one more? Definitely, I don’t need to acquire extra pounds though, the toasty almond...

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RUSSIAN STUFFED ROLLS Mind you, this Is not an authentic piroshky recipe. When I researched the recipe from coast to coast, low and high, across the ocean, hill and valley…just kidding!  ...

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SUPER EASY TOFU SOUP Do you know October 2nd is a TOFU DAY in Japan?  10 in Chinese Character ‘十’ (looks like cross or plus sign doesn’t it?) has two pronunciations – Jyu and TO (...

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鶏ときのこの炊き込みおこわ White rice was valuable and hard to obtain long ago in Japan. Putting ingredients in a stone pot along with seasoning added to the rice cooking method wa...

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CHINESE SOUR SOUP We’re officially in autumn, I see some leaves are turning colors. The cooler temperature calls for warm soup that should not be complicated.  I made this mostly from wha...

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FOLLOWER OF GOOD FOOD While waiting for our ride at the airport, I turned up my shirt collar to shield me from the cool air. Returning from the midst of volatile weather in Japan, Portland see...

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FAST, EASY AND VEGAN Sun-ripe tomatoes are flavorful and are great for snacking almost daily…I wish I could say that we grew them but these beautiful tomatoes are from a friend’s backyar...

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JAPANESE SUMMER TREAT ごまみつ団子 There were 43 (as of Saturday) wildfires in Oregon and Washington causing the haze in the vicinity of Portland last weekend. We were saddened by the new...

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SAVORY, TANGY COLD SOUP BY JASON FRANEY Overlooking Lake Union in Seattle, iconic CANLIS is perhaps a food lover’s dream. Every dish is like a piece of art. Because of the size, the place la...

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  TAPAS FOODS AND MORE I returned a few days ago from Hawaii…I didn’t prepare anything for Tuesday’s  post though I would like to share some of my trip photos…mostly food photos. ...

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HOT WEATHER TREAT The weather here in Oregon has been unusually warm lately. So I have been craving something cold and sweet. Since there is no one here to help me drink the kefir, I decided to...

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BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS? Well, Nipponnin Is off in Hawaii helping with the grandkids. Not sure if you noticed any of my sense of jealousy in that bland statement. But it is there. Just a little....

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いちじくのタルト All of sudden, ‘POW’! The figs (DESERT KING variety) from the tree in our back yard are ripe and ready, thanks to very warm weather…with the weight of loaded f...

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あさりのビーフン辛汁 Canadian Clams are on sale at the Japanese/Asian market….$3.99 per pound, $2 less…hmmm….what can I do with it?…this unexpected surprise  is like a cur...

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HOMEY KOREAN DISH The popular BULGOGI dish is super easy – chop, marinate and sauté! My recipe is probably a cutting-corner version…since I do not wish to spend a whole lot of time in ...

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ババロア！ Portland reached and went over 100 degrees last Saturday… way above normal for this region… a great thing about Oregon summer is that the humidity is minimum and glorious...

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つけ冷麺 Summer is here! ‘SCHOOL’S OUT ’ I can almost hear the memorable ALICE COOPER (my husband’s favorite song) singing…not so excited about summer break now that we don’t ha...

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CHOU À LA CRÈME The circular chou or choux (pronounce shu) is way elegant and fancy, even the name. I spied this recipe on ‘cookpad.com (recipe#3179131)’.  It is just (Lord of the) Ring...

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もこみちの豚丼/PORK BOWL BY MOKOMICHI This dish is perhaps not for everyone…especially those who don’t care for slimy textured (Japanese word for slimy is never, never…I mean neva,...

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QUICK MAIN PASTA DISH FOR WARMER WEATHER Hello Microsoft and Google people, please fix the ‘Live Writer’ program fast! Unable to post my blog since last week,  ‘Copy and Paste’ approac...

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NEW EASIER CRUST RECIPE Who said  ‘ Easy as pie’? I never conceded that is true, wait, compared to what? Anyway, the key element of pie in my opinion is of course the CRUST. You ...

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