What do you do when you feel like having pizza for dinner, but when you look in the pantry – you do not have all the necessary ingredients to make pizza? “Order in!” is what several people would probably say. I decided to improvise and make do with the ingredients we had available. This turned...
. In Minnesota, chili was always the perfect dish to make on a cold and snowy Sunday afternoon. While we don’t have snow in Tokyo, the temperature is still cold enough to make you crave some home-cooked chili! In order to make chili while living in Tokyo, you have to be prepared to go on...
. . Chicken Soup with Brown Rice and Ginger 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large carrot, diced 1 to 2 celery stalks, diced 1 onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh ginger, chopped ½ teaspoon black pepper 8 cups water (or broth) 4 to 5 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce 1...
. This is the easiest and quickest recipe for a tasty (and healthy) homemade treat! Homemade Applesauce 3 Jonagold apples (soft apples) 1 Braeburn apple (tart & firm apple) 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon Cut the apples into small pieces and place into pan. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over...
These cookies are a nice change from the standard lime, white chocolate and macadamia nut cookie. Once again, this cookie is not too sweet and the orange is a great combination with the white chocolate. Orange and White Chocolate Cookies 6 tablespoons butter, very soft ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup fine white sugar 1...
