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Broccoli with black Sesame.

Here's another simple vegetable side dish - Broccoli with black Sesame - that's packed with nutricious uber-goodness and top scoring in...

Aubergine /Eggplant with a spicy Soy sauce marinade.

Here's my latest recipe - fried aubergine in a spicy soy sauce marinade. I know aubergine (or you might know it as eggplant, melanzana,...

Japanese potato salad.

People tend to equate Japan with rice but potatoes (Imo as the Japanese call them) are a big part of the food culture. I remember looking...

"Sappari suru" Turnip & Smoked Salmon.

Have you ever come across the Japanese term, "sappari suru"? It means "refreshing" or "cleansing" as in when you come home after a hot...

Sweet Potato salad.

You may remember that I published a Japanese potato salad recipe a little while ago. Here's a variation on the theme using sweet potato...

Simple but Soooo Good - Edamame salad.

Well, summer is here so I thought I would prepare one of my favorite summer dishes - edamame salad. When you picture edamame, you...

My Fennel & Pear salad.

I know what you're thinking - how can a fennel & pear salad be Japanese? Simple answer - it isn't - but one of my Japanese friends asked...

Edamame - how to grow your own.

I've never met a soul who doesn't like edamame, have you? They are truly at their best eaten freshly picked straight out of the garden -...

Soy Butter Vegetable stir fry

It seems difficult to believe now, but time was when butter was almost unknown in Japan. I admit I'm going back a few years but even in...

Japanese Hamburg steak with Daikon sauce.

So what exactly is a Hamburg steak? I hear you ask. The answer is very simple. Take away the bun from a hamburger and you're left...

Yumiko's pan fried Cod in Yuzu and Butter sauce.

For all you cod lovers out there, my good friend Yumiko Nikaido's latest recipe should get your vote - pan fried cod in a yuzu butter...

Root Vegetable salad with Mayo-Tahini dressing.

I think it's beyond dispute that we need to maintain our five-a-day veggie regime especially now we are enduring the dark, chilly days...

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