This past Sunday, we celebrated Thanksgiving with our neighbors. We are so thankful to live next to such wonderful people!! Enjoy the photos from our celebration! I’m still wondering how Larry got the turkey to fit in the oven… Our neighbors from Australia made Lamingtons, a traditional Australian cake covered in chocolate and coconut. Don’t...
. I wanted to show a quick photo from tonight’s dinner. Sorry, but I don’t have a recipe to post (yet). I combined a few “Jerk Chicken” recipes, but didn’t write down the specifics! The combination of lime juice, soy sauce, allspice, cinnamon, garlic, fresh ginger, green onions, and hot peppers made for tasty and...
. A new spice has entered my world of cooking. Curry powder. I used to be intimated by curry powder. Everything about curry seemed so intense. The aroma. The flavor. The color. While I had previously enjoyed eating meals prepared with curry, I never attempted to cook with curry. Since we moved to Tokyo, this...
. I have often prepared this vegetable combination with an Italian flavor, but recently adapted the recipe to an Asian flavor. Both styles taste very good. I will have to post the recipe for the Italian version sometime! This is such a simple recipe…just add the flavors you like best and you can’t go wrong!...
It’s strawberry season in Japan! The markets in Tokyo are currently filled with perfectly ripened and packaged strawberries. They look so good, that you almost do not want to eat them. Haa – not a chance! I made a quick smoothie with a few strawberries, oranges, banana, and plain yogurt. Yum…
