The following recipe is from the September 30 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! Kabocha is an all-around great squash. It's great looking, with its knobby forest green exterior and... More
"This was another hot pot that allegedly serves four but was easily devoured by two people—whose combined weight isn't even close to sumo-worthy." [Flickr: pyramis] Marathon runners carbo-load on giant plates of pasta before a big race. Weightlifters have been... More
You know that old adage, you can't judge a book by it's cover? Well, when it comes to cookbooks the rule might not be so hard and fast. Case in point, the stunning Salmon Hot Pot that graces the cover... More
[Flickr: gtrwndr87] Cook the Book keeps me on my toes, culinarily speaking. Each week, the featured cookbook dictates not only what I am going to cook but where I will do my food shopping. This week's Japanese Hot Pots by... More
Shopping List 4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 pound) - $3.29 1/2 pound green beans - $0.49 1 large cucumber - $0.55 1 lemon - $0.50 Small knob ginger - $0.25 24 ounces vegetable oil - $2.49 Pantry... More
"Finally, these were the noodles of my dreams, noodles with the kind of the flexible yet creamy strands that I had only ever tasted with homemade Italian pasta." Note: Every week, SE intern Chichi Wang will be discussing some aspect... More
Note: Every week, SE intern Chichi Wang will be discussing some aspect of Asian cookery, with an emphasis on the traditional, underappreciated, or misunderstood elements thereof. "While I'm amenable to the idea that somewhere out there, someone is baking one... More
I make kimchi fried rice all the time, but it's always a haphazard affair. Half a dozen vegetables go in along with a mound of chopped kimchi and a couple eggs. I turn the heat to high and stir quickly.... More
A few weeks ago I finally figured out the secret to good miso soup. You can buy miso paste and all the tofu you can stomach, but to get it right you need dashi. I was so amazed by what... More
During the three years I lived in Japan, I ate a lot of miso soup, but I never knew what it was. I just figured it was extracted from, you know, a miso plant, or maybe the miso bird, a Japanese relative of the chicken. Now the tables have turned. I've morphed into an obnoxious miso-soup purist. Watch me make it from scratch here. More
