Mamatouille

Start with an empty freezer because you haven't been to Costco in a month and you're not going again until tomorrow. Open your cupbo...

My cousin gave my grandma her grandma-name back in 1970 or so, and "Mommee Melt" she will always be (now aged 91). My aunt, the mo...

Yes, I made birthday cupcakes back in March with all Matthew's favorite flavors (bananas, raisins, peanut butter), but when my in-laws w...

Since the UK grands arrived here in Japan 1.5 weeks ago, I've been doing some cooking but not a lot of posting. Anyway, here's Grand...

If I had my druthers I'd eat carbs all day every day. I'm not much into meat, though when my blood sugar gets low, give me some choc...

When you've got leftover couscous and a Japanese eggplant ( nasu ) that need to be eaten (and pronto), who do ya call? Leftover Busters!...

Kim's Kantan Cooking has done it again: Got me drooling over something she made - and so I made it, too (original recipe here )! I read...

If you haven't made Kayotic Kitchen's kefta yet, do so AT ONCE. I just bookmarked it a couple of days ago and happened to have all ...

Whatever you want to call them, they're yummers. Matthew turned THREE two days ago (can't believe it!) so I wanted to make his favor...

OK, so these are loosely (and I mean very loosely) based on a salmon croquettes recipe from my grandma's church ladies' group cook...

Apparently Mamatouille is adorable - thanks, Ivy ! And I want to share the cuteness - I'm sending this award along to Kim Kat Cate Quirk...

An American chick. In Japan. With a British hubster. And two little US-UK beans who think they're Japanese. Watching a Chinese meal bein...

It's Girls' Day here in Japan and apparently nanohana (rapeseed) is served on sushi to celebrate the occasion (as a friend told me...

I'm having one of these puppies with a cuppa Rooibos as I write - I just can't keep my paws off 'em. Forgive me if there are som...

It also works well as gingered tofu and rice soup. I just cooked the rice separately in the rice cooker and put a bit in the bottom of eac...