ReCPY takes you through the Japan-inflected world of baking and cooking, with a distinct Yamahomo accent.
Yamahomo is based in NYC. He prefers to stay in the kitchen all weekend long rather than going outside.
ReCPY
June 22, 2009
ReCPY: Thai Curry with Pork, Sorta…
This week’s ReCPY features pork. Pork is a very versatile meat, and a lot more flavorful than chicken. Dark chicken meat is great, but Americans usually prefer the dry and boring breast meat, which is really uncool. Pork, however, keeps its moisture pretty well, unless you totally over cook it. I was craving something curry […]
June 15, 2009
ReCPY: Perfect Baked Fries for Perfect Burgers
I had a busy weekend, and didn’t have time to cook so I dug up old pictures for this week’s ReCPY. When making burgers, inevitably you have to make fries as well. However, I cannot fry fries, since my BF doesn’t eat fried food. I have made oven baked fries, but it’s always a bit […]
June 8, 2009
ReCPY: Japanese Cheese Cake
I don’t like cheese cake. Especially NY-style cheese cake, which is like eating cream cheese as is. You are done after one bite, it’s enough. In Japan, we have baked cheesecake, which is very light and fluffy. This week’s recipe is how to make ever-so light baked cheese cake. The art of Japanese cheese cake […]
June 1, 2009
ReCPY: Aloe Yogurt
I am going to start ReCPY, sharing easy (and sometimes moderately difficult) recipes like Paystyle’s Happy Hour, every week. When you go to Japan, you will encounter many kinds of yogurt like these. Among them, aloe yogurt is always a favorite to many. Aside from soothing sunburns, aloe is actually edible, and although it’s flavorless, […]
September 17, 2007
Castella – Heavenly Japanese Egg Cake
Wikipedia entry of Castella – During the 16th century, a Portuguese ship came into Nagasaki, which used to be the port of Japanese commerce. The Portuguese brought the Japanese many then-unusual things such as guns, tobacco, and pumpkins. Castella was also one of the things they brought. Castella was able to be preserved for a […]