Summer seems to be coming to an end. In my imaginary backyard, we have a blueberry tree (do they grow on trees, or on the ground?) and it is harvest season right now. What do you do when you have a bunch of blueberries? Make a pie or tart. I just found the easiest recipe […]
Author Archives: Moto Yamamoto
September 6, 2010
ReCPY: Pickled OkRa
While I was still thinking about sloth and summerly posts, suddenly the editor changes the direction to R. What the hell does R mean? Me? This is such an Anna Wintour move, and I feel like Grace: love her, but hate her. However being a working bee, we have to comply with orders from the […]
August 30, 2010
ReCPY: How to Fillet a Fish (Sorta)
This title might be deceiving. You know I cook a lot, from lazyass to the it-will-take-all-day kind. But fish is something I’ve never explored much. As I mentioned last week, something about the eyes, the mouth, and the flesh freaks me out. In Japan, where fish supply is abundant, most people buy fish whole, and cut […]
August 23, 2010
ReCPY: One Hell of a Dish (From Tomatoes to Pesto to Snapper)
Thursday, another start of a four-day weekend, was spent in the kitchen. It was gorgeous outside, and it would have been a perfect day to lay on the beach, but all the travel, sand, and that return trip with sand stuck in your butt crack didn’t sound too attractive, so I decided to devote it […]
August 16, 2010
ReCPY: Blanched Tomatoes (Unslothy Preparation)
Although this month is designated for sloth, I don’t work Thursdays or Fridays this month so I have too much free time on my hands. I can’t think of anything else to do but stay in the kitchen. People think I’m a social butterfly, but in reality, I am a loser who stays in the […]
August 9, 2010
ReCPY: Shiso Granita
I mention all the time that there’s a Greenmarket every Wednesday outside of my work. There’s an awesome Korean-owned farm, who always have Japanese cucumbers, eggplants and shishito peppers. This season, shiso is abundant as well. I only buy shiso there since everything else is extremely expensive. On top of it, the next tent sells […]
August 4, 2010
Alcoholics Not Anonymous: The Office Edition
Working for a non-profit gives us ample opportunities to drink during work. With all our donor cultivation/ post-program/ gallery opening receptions, the building is filled with booze, literally, all the time. Sometimes when we work late, and hear (or smell) a gathering going on, we go downstairs, get a glass of wine, and come back […]
July 19, 2010
ReCPY: New York Plum Liqueur
Do you remember my pickle pear liqueur, which turned out to really be called sickle pear liqueur? Making fruit liquor is pretty easy. In Japan, when green plums (unripened plum) are available in June, many people make their own umeshu (plum wine). I know Mitsuwa market in New Jersey has the whole kit (plum, liquor, […]
July 13, 2010
Tokyo JUNKtion in New York
My friend Futoshi came back from Japan and brought some of the newest and weirdest junk food from the motherland. In recent months, the most popular food item in Japan is apparently the edible chill-infused oil or 食ã¹ã‚‹è¾£æ²¹. I saw articles about it in newspapers everywhere– Japan’s major condiment brand Momoya, came out with this […]