http://1tess.wordpress.com The dinner for ten was a success except for the tomato water geleé. The tomatoes were perfect Farmers’ Market fresh and the geleé was cool and shining, but it might ha… more →
Tess's Japanese Kitchenwrote 1 week ago: Mibuna is one of Kyoto’s designated traditional vegetables called kyo-yasai, which feature in … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: My beloved mehari-zushi (pickled leaf sushi) are back… With them, some thyme flavored veggies. … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: 高菜 takana (literally ‘tall leaves’) is a type of large mustard green very popular in Jap … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Gingko NutKasuzukeMisozuke These pickled gingko nuts were initially inspired by a visit from Mike Ry … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Japanese cucumber are not all the same and the typical green spiky type are the most common. I purch … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Nishiki Market is a narrow, five block long shopping street (conveniently covered for the rain … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Some things you do for money and some things you do for love, love, love -The Mountain Goats Takuan … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Koji Pickles are wonderful. They are also quite easy and fast. If you can get you hands on some koji … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I recently joined The Northern Preservation Society. Co-founder Jo Lawson posted an invite “ … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I’m equipped for the cherry blossom season that is looming… It’s really early this … more →
wrote 2 months ago: One of my favourite side dishes, for bento and other meals too, is tsukemono or instant pickles. Thi … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Food in Japan has been delicious, and I’m truly enjoying every meal I have. As everyone knows, … more →
wrote 2 months ago: As said before, I got hold of a lot of interesting stuff at that Asian store recently. One of them w … more →
wrote 3 months ago: The wind howls as the snow blows from the roof tops. We are warm inside watching the trees’ br … more →
wrote 4 months ago: It snowed last night – great gouts of clustered snow flakes rapidly covering the ground and ev … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Umeboshi, the kind of pickled food Français : Umeboshi dans une soucoupe 中文: 日本的酸梅稱為Umeboshi, 常用來配飯 … more →
wrote 4 months ago: ”ザ オニギリ” 新年初の女子会はおにぎりで始まった。 みんなで握りましょうと言いつつも、口より手を動かすことのできるKちゃん母さんがサッサカ握ってしまっていた。こんなお母さんが毎日私の食事を作ってく … more →
wrote 5 months ago: A little crispy lunch, a main, a soup, a fruit… Inside, a rainbow of veggies and meat. It … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Takuan is a Japanese dish of fermented daikon radish. It is a form of Tsukemono (Japanese pickled ve … more →