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October 28, 2007
Feta Ice Cream with Watermelon Granita
Recipe and Food Styling by Tessa LiebmanPhotography by Erin Gleeson
October 23, 2007
Pucchin Purin – Japanese Flan
Sometimes I crave for certain food I had growing up, and pucchin purin is definitely one of them. In this day and age, almost all the good stuff from Japan are available in New York, but for some reason certain items such as pucchin purin isn’t one of them. Many people say they like dense […]
October 9, 2007
Summer in October
WTF! This weekend was so hot! This earth is totally coming to an end soon! I respect Al Gore’s campaign, but I am pretty pessimistic. I am starting “Mother Earth has dissed us, so let’s eat everything we want till we can’t move” campaign… Anyhow, my point being I felt like cooking something summery. A […]
October 4, 2007
Un-Boring Salad
I don’t make vegetable dish often. I am a very vegetarian unfriendly guy. I hate cooking for vegetarians. When looking at Japanese recipes, it’s so hard not to use either fish or meat. Even when the title say “vegetarian stir fry”, it somehow uses ground meat of some sort. I like using meat for my […]
September 20, 2007
Beet Beet
I am a creature of habit, especially when it comes to cooking. I like fresh, minimal, and EASY– roasting vegetables meets all of these requirements, and I obsessively roasted vegetables all summer, despite the fact that I myself would roast in my little studio, when turning on the oven. I love to meander the farmers […]
September 14, 2007
The Umami Reader, vol. 007
Noteworthy readings and eatings: Meehan’s excellent report about the perfect coffee bean (love this guy) – NY Times Backyard Brooklyn farm – one man’s locavore journey (jesus, can we talk about something else now?) – NY Mag Trillin’s education in Singapore street food (shoot, only the abstract is available online!) – NYer NY Dept. of […]
September 11, 2007
American Cake
One of my friends became an American recently. I haven’t even gotten my green card yet, but becoming a proud American is a big question. When I become old, and need to collect $2 from my social security, maybe I will. Anyway, he hosted a party at Virgil’s in Times Square. An “I became an […]
September 5, 2007
Natural Lawson Love
Up until Tuesday, I had to cross the street to go to nearest combini (convenient store) at work. In Japan, combinis are rampant – and don’t get the bad rap that convenient stores in America get. They sell a wide assortment of lunchables, drinks, magazines, etc. It’s also a great place to make an emergency […]
September 4, 2007
Sometimes Gadgets are the Key for Best Tasting Meals
I used to have a LOT of kitchen gadgets. Well, I still do, but I managed to sell food processor, and other various items. Pasta maker is something I am looking into for next purchase. My Kitchen Aid stand mixer is an item from heaven if you cook or bake. It makes my life so […]
August 30, 2007
Fig & Chevre Amuse Bouche
In the summer, when figs are in season, I just can’t get enough of them. I have them a few times a week, with cheese and wine before dinner or as an afternoon snack. Here’s one of my favorite ways to prepare them: Snip the stems off the figs and cut them length-wise in quarters, […]