Category Archives: know-how

Remnant Cooking : Rice

Last time, I made a post titled “Remnant Cooking: Bread”. In response to panic buying after the disaster, one blogger made bread out of bread crumbs. Today, I will introduce…

Remnant Cooking : Bread

The disaster on March 11 brought chaos even to non-devastated areas. One of  the confusions was “panic buying”. A little while ago, people rushed to stores to buy certain kinds…

Japanese Traditional Beauty Secret “Bush Warbler’s Droppings”

  Since old times, Japanese people have loved the warbling of Japanese bush warblers, passerine birds called uguisu in Japanese. Not only the beautiful songs, we receive another benefit from…

Useful Household Tricks from Japanese Popular TV Show

There was a popular weekly TV show that introduces useful household tips and tricks, titled “Ito-ke no shokutaku,” which translates in English “The Ito Family’s Dining Table.” Although the show…

How to Prepare for a Temaki (Hand Roll) Sushi Party

  In Japan, temaki sushi is a popular family dinner or home party. Temaki literally means hand-roll, and we usually call the sushi style in one word “temaki-zushi,” and refer…

From the Japanese Kitchen: Hamburg Steak

  Are you familiar with the dish called “hamburg steak”? It sounds like a traditional German dish, but this is a good example of a Japan-style western dish^^. I guess…

Spring Japanese Sweet “Ichigo Daifuku” Easy Recipe

Spring is right around the corner. Within a few weeks, we can view some cherry blossoms while having nice Japanese sweets with green tea outside. Today, I want to share…

How to Make “Age-Manju”

Have you ever heard of “age-manju”?  Age (pronounced like [∧ge] ) means “fried”,  and manju is a “bun with sweet bean-paste filling”. Sometimes it’s sold at tourist places and people…

Japanese Nail Art and Care: Gel Nails

Look at these beautiful nail decorations! Lovely nails sure do make women happy (^^)     (c) ちえり|写真素材 PIXTA   In recent years, the “gel nail” has become the state-of-the-art…

Black Aluminum Foil for Better and Quicker Broiling and Baking

A cooking aid that has been popular among house wives lately is the black aluminum foil developed and manufactured by Toyo Aluminum. One side of the foil is coated with…

From the Japanese Kitchen: Buta no Shoga-Yaki

  Looks yummy (*^_^*). Today’s Japanese recipe from “Cooking With Dog” is buta no shoga-yaki (= pork sauté with ginger sauce). In Japan, buta no shoga-yaki is very popular regardless…

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