Mamatouille

When kaki (persimmons) were in the height of their short season , I ate them like they were going out of style. And now that I can buy them...

One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year! My new apron came all the way from Florida (thanks, Holly!!!) and is ready for action. I keep ...

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas "holyday" (as a college friend on Facebook called it) and I know you're all looking fo...

Rummy chocolate is one of those " kisetsu gentei " that comes and goes with the seasons, and when it's gone after winter is ov...

What better way to celebrate the birthday of someone born 2,008 years ago than with cranberry brownies? I'm sure he approves. (I even se...

As you may recall, we celebrated Thanksgiving over here in Japan on December 6. No, it wasn't the traditional day, but this cheesecake ...

Hi, my name's Tessa, and I'm in my fourth life already. It all started innocently enough for me--after cracking through my shell, I ...

It's only been very recently in Japan that I've been able to find decaf coffee, and since I've either been pregnant or nursing ...

First rule of thumb: You've got two kids two and under, so of course you're not going to measure anything! You don't have the t...

I buy this stuff by the case and we all drink it like it's going out of style. OK, all except our seven-month-old, but he gets it second...

Because we're boring people of habit, the hubster and I have this very non-boring snack almost every night! It's so easy: Just grab...

I've had two dates in the last two days--how's that for a busy mama? The first one involved adding chopped dates to a leftover-turke...

If you've got a well-insulated home and you don't mind a cold meal in the winter, then this is the one for you! I wanted to do somet...

Okazu is basically anything that goes with rice, and this recipe is another one from Oshaberi Kukkingu , my favorite Japanese cooking show ...