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Pistachio saffron kulfi, slightly altered for life with an ice cream maker

I can't remember exactly when I first heard of saffron kulfi, but I think it was mentioned in a Bharti Kirchner novel, or perhaps a desi short story collection. The book waxed poetic about the value of slowly simmering saffron and cardamom, which reduces Read More...
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007 11:59 AM by jason | 10 Comments
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Besan bread

Somehow I just can't get enough of chickpeas lately. Last weekend, I made the medically unfortunate mistake of going to the Fremont Solstice Parade last Saturday with a not-quite-healed metatarsal. Even though I was mostly standing, wearing a supportive Read More...
Posted Monday, June 25, 2007 11:27 PM by jason | 5 Comments
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Yakinasu: Feeding my grilled eggplant urges

Yakinasu (grilled eggplant) is one of those incredibly simple but irresistible dishes... I can't help but order it whenever I see it on an izakaya menu. Sometimes we've even bought it at department stores to take home, as when Hiromi and I ate at her Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 03, 2007 3:00 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Tofu, mizuna and kabu salad with miso dressing

Contrary to Tony Bourdain's impression of vegetarian cuisine, salads don't necessarily play a prominent role in an adventurous meatless diet. But occasionally, when presented with some respectably fresh greens and impeccably fresh tofu, I get the urge Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:05 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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Umeboshi cheese no kushiyaki

Crazy, I know. But umeboshi and cheese were always meant for each other. Grilled is even better. I promise. Camembert is probably a more natural fit, but I had some very respectable raw milk farmhouse-style cheddar from a Washington dairy farm snagged Read More...
Posted Monday, May 28, 2007 8:04 PM by jason | 1 Comments
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Dorayaki

For some reason I get wistful whenever I think of the various ningyo-yaki (shaped waffles typically stuffed with sweet bean paste) and dora-yaki I have eaten on my many trips to Japan. From a highway service area or a department store basement, fresh, Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:59 AM by jason | 2 Comments
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Kurogoma financiers with black sugar syrup

Until a little trip to Licorous last fall, I had never thought much of financiers. I don't know why... maybe I never had a good one. I don't have much love for madeleines either. But Licorous' financiers were just too hard to resist... Served warm with Read More...
Posted Monday, April 09, 2007 7:49 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Okara burger with tounyuu pan

No, I am not a great fan of meat analogues, but every once in a while I get an odd craving for a veggie burger. Most of the frozen products are not very exciting, and they've gotten incredibly expensive in the last few years, so they're almost never on Read More...
Posted Sunday, March 04, 2007 4:34 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Godoufu with irigoma sauce and shouga no nerimiso

Godoufu , the soymilk-based mochi-like "tofu" from Saga prefecture, has been featured here before, shortly after I reminisced about my first time tasting it when I was ceramics-hunting in Arita many years ago. This weekend I got the urge to make it again. Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 25, 2007 11:11 PM by jason | 5 Comments
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Mini galettes with chevre and caramelized onions

On a whim, last Friday night I made a savory galette-style cheesecake. I improvised the dough, cutting a bit of clarified butter into flour, adding a bit of mace and salt, then working in a bit of cold water in a well. I hurriedly caramelized some onions, Read More...
Posted Monday, November 14, 2005 10:43 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Kurikinton

I was mostly in rush-everywhere-mode today, going from customer to customer and errand to errand. I got a fair amount done but I’m still behind on a couple of things. Actually, until tonight, I didn’t even get around to sending out shipping notifications Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:25 AM by jason | 1 Comments

Insanity, sado, comfort food

I don’t know how I got so busy today, but a huge number of Internet orders came in last night, and I also had to rush off an order to a special event on the East Coast. A company picked up my green tea white chocolate enrobed fortune cookies (made with Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:59 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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Matcha Cuisine

A green tea-themed meal. Matcha cream gnocchi with edamame, renkon to ingen to ninjin no tempura with matcha salt, and a green tea cheesecake. Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 31, 2005 11:28 PM by jason | 1 Comments

Fresh Flours Opening, "Irish Matcha"

I wanted to make sure I made it to Fresh Flours on their opening day, so I came for a late breakfast with my roommate. The space was jumping; a steady stream of adventurous joggers, baby-stroller wielding couples, and meandering neighborhood residents Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:03 PM by jason | 0 Comments

Matcha-anko muffins, some with shiratama

I made these matcha muffins this morning, and we used up some recently made shira-tama and leftover ogura-an by placing them in the muffin batter. I think I first tried matcha muffins about 6 or 7 years ago at Kimura-ya in Ginza. They actually looked Read More...
Posted Monday, July 04, 2005 1:24 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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