It’s National Pepper Month! Try Washoku with Okaka Bell Pepper

November is National Pepper Month! Some of you love to grow veggies/flowers in your garden, and you probably think “wait, isn’t pepper’s peak season July through September? It’s November, duh!”  Yes, I thought exactly the same as you. I don’t know how National Pepper Month falls into November, but oh well, I’m going to talk…

Happy National Noodle Day! Kitsune Udon to Stay Warm & Cozy!

Happy National Noodle Day! Did you know, today Oct. 6th is the day to enjoy some noodles!   To enjoy this amazing food holiday, I made another dish using fried tofu. In the previous post that I shared a recipe with fried tofu(abura-age,) I talked about Japanese myths. According to Japanese myth, fried tofu is…

Let’s Say Yay to No-Waste Cooking! Crispy Salmon Skin Hand Roll

Happy International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste! Today is a very important day to look back at how we are doing to keep this beautiful planet.    In Japanese schools, the exact same menu is served to not only students but also teachers, school nurses, janitors and of course, cooks. They eat…

Happy National Fried Rice Day! Takana(高菜) Pickles Fried Rice

Happy National Fried Rice Day! Today is the day to enjoy this versatile, perfect for cleaning up the fridge.    Whenever I have leftover rice from the previous dinner, they pretty much transform into fried rice for lunch. Usually I use diced onions, carrots, and seasoned with ginger and garlic with a sprinkle of salt…

Crispy Fried Tofu Steak to Celebrate National Tofu Day

Tomorrow, September 1st, is National Tofu Day! (And wow, hello September, our final 4 months of 2022!!) We had World Tofu Day a few weeks ago and here comes National Tofu Day:)   I usually enjoy ordinary white tofu in a variety of ways, but we can’t forget about there are actually several types of…

Wasabi Mayo Burdock Salad

Tomorrow is National Personal Chef Day, so how about thinking about yummy food today(haha, for me as usual) and building a meal plan for a relaxing weekend?    I’m not “professional chef” with a required license, but by thinking about the definition of “personal chef”, yes I am!    What is a personal chef? A…