Dinner on a grill is quick, healthy, delicious, but most of all it is all about connecting with each other. Our long commute to work, crowded streets and even office politics were all swept away at the first whiff of …
Mango, Dragon Fruit Garden Salad
Other than having a large kitchen, our move to the new house also gave us a property where we can grow herbs, vegetables and fruits. So fresh here we come. For this salad variation, use leaves from young spinach, sesame …
Mint Tea
This simple and wonderful Mint Tea recepie we learned from your aunt Nobuko on one of her summer visits from Tokyo. In a summer we get an abundance of mint growing around the house. With just a few leaves you …
Bannana Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients: 1 Bannana, 1 cup of Oatmeal, Cinnamon (optional) Tools: Mixing Bowl, Fork and Cookie Sheet. Oven Cooking Time and Temperature: Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Cook cookies until bottoms are golden brown (approximately 8 to 10 minutes) Cooking Steps: …
Breakfast outdoors
Another school year went by, you girls are super excited I love it as well as we now get to enjoy many of our meals outdoors. Like blueberry scones and blinchiki on father’s day and this morning’s bannana oatmeal cookies …
It’s been awhile
It has been awhile since I’ve posted, we all just got too busy, it happens. Two big things since my last post. We moved to a new house with a much bigger kitchen, so I am very excited for all …
A Day of Cooking Fiascoes
It has been awhile since a day of cooking fiascoes, but yesterday was just one blooper after another. Here are some lessons learned. Lesson 1: Do not use boiling water with yeast, the dough will not rise well. For breakfast I …
Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving Dinner
Not the one hosting Thanksgiving Dinner this year, but for those of you that are cooking, here are two quick recipe ideas for your sweet potatoes dish this year: Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows Korean Sweet Potatoes Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows …
Whey Lazy Sunday
The days are getting colder. This Sunday no one felt like changing out of their PJ’s or getting out from under the covers at all. Last week while visiting Vermont we had picked up some great cheeses, blueberry jam and …
Vermont Farms
Last weekend we visited some local farms in Vermont. It was very sad to see how much damage Hurricane Irene had done. We saw many broken homes and bridges. Through all this devastation the people of Vermont remained friendly and …
Cooking Fiasco 