Recipes

The farmers’ market is a wonderful produce source year-round, but I particularly enjoy seeing all that is available there during spring and summer, when fruits and vegetables seem most varied and abundant. Lately, the local Saturday market has been peppered with stacks of green garlic. The ubiquitousness of the purple-tinged, scallion-like stalks recently encouraged me […]

I’ve never been a huge fan of spiced apple cider, but seeing it absolutely everywhere lately got me curious about it (a recurring theme, as you may notice)–curious enough, in fact, to pick up a bottle of it last week to reassess my judgment. And of course, now I’m finding that I quite enjoy the […]

Pancakes, in my humble opinion, are an any-time-of-day food. If there is absolutely nothing wrong with eating a maple syrup-drenched short stack at the crack of noon on a lazy weekend, why should lunch or dinner during the week be any different? Pancakes are not only quick and easy to whip up, but versatile, too; […]

Miso soup is my go-to, anytime meal. I usually have a bowl for breakfast, but it is not uncommon for me to make a quick bowl for lunch or dinner, especially on cooler days. It’s my primary reason for stocking up on dried kombu (for making dashi) and merely one reason for eating my way […]

When I cook brown rice, I tend to boil a large batch so that I can easily reach for leftovers in the following days without waiting through another long cooking time. This is particularly convenient when I am both hungry and cannot decide for the life of me what to eat. I’ve grown up eating […]

For years, I’ve passively absorbed information about the various health benefits of pomegranates–antioxidant content being the stand-out contribution–and have wanted to incorporate more pomegranate juice into my diet for not only the health claims but also from my curiosity about a product to which I’ve has such limited exposure. The first time I actually tried […]

Have you tried sea tangle noodles yet? Seeing packages of translucent bundles of what looked like rice noodles piqued my curiosity during a recent trip to a Korean market near my friend’s house. These incredibly low-calorie strands are composed of kelp, so they are much more nutrient-dense than wheat or rice pasta. Despite being sea […]

Many people have a go-to condiment they put on practically anything edible. For example, my younger sister used to love eating foods doused with ranch dressing but now prefers to just melt cheese over everything instead. Some people swear by ketchup. I was never too fond of condiments as a child, preferring most foods unadorned, […]

If you love the California sushi roll, you might want to try the Boston roll sushi as both are made with almost similar ingredients. The main difference between the two rolls lies in their fillings, whereby the Boston roll sushi uses cooked shrimp instead of the crabmeat used in the California roll. The Boston roll […]

Christmas time is here and there are plenty of ways you can get into the holiday spirit. While hanging Christmas lights, wrapping presents, and singing carols are all fantastic, festive activities, nothing beats cooking with your kids, creating delicious Christmas themed dishes. Not only does cooking with your kids provide you with great Christmas food […]

Given that today is Halloween, it’s not much of a surprise that I also had pumpkins on the brain when contemplating my own melonpan project. I thought it would be cute to model melonpan as my favorite pumpkin, kabocha, with its orange interior and green shell. Mind you, this version isn’t remotely authentic; true melonpan […]

Winter squash has been a regular part of my food rotation since October. I can’t seem to get enough of kabocha (my favorite variety) in particular and happen to have two small ones on my counter as I write this blog post. As much as I enjoy eating winter squash, I hardly prepare it beyond […]

If you are living a vegan lifestyle or just like the idea of serving healthy, plant-based meals to your kids, then you may be searching for the most perfect vegan recipes out there. In addition to wanting delicious, nutritious vegan foods to eat, it would also be great fun if your kids could make the […]