Looking for a delicious and slightly sweet way to celebrate the holidays? Well, look no further. Because in this post you’re gonna learn about one of my favorite Japanese desserts – Japanese Christmas cake. And if you haven’t yet, make sure to watch the video all the way to the end. You’ll see exactly how […]
Delicious Japanese Christmas Cake Recipe: No Hot Water Bath Needed! Read More »
Discovering plant-based food As you may know a 2016 was the year my life changed. After spraining my ankle I was unable to walk for several months. During that time I learned about plant-based foods and I also started my blog all day i eat like a shark to share some of my thoughts and
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Love a good rice bowl? If not, let this be your first! This could be your new favorite one-dish meal, full of flavor, color and nutrition. This has been on my rotation for years because it’s not only simple to make, but tastes delicious too! You might have read in my previous post about ankake
Delicious Yasai Ankakedonburi: Japanese Vegetable Rice Bowl Read More »
Nimono (煮物) means ‘simmered thing’ in Japanese. And while most vegetables can be simmered, the inherent sweetness and creaminess naturally found in kabocha makes for one of the best simmered dishes you may ever make. It’s delicious when served warm and also served cold as part of your obento (お弁当 box lunch). This kabocha nimono
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Here is a simple recipe for you to try using king salmon. You can prepare this in advance to get the flavor of the marinade into the fish. You can also set aside the marinade, mirinzuke, and add while cooking for more flavor. If you decide not to cook it after two days of storing,
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Today we are making a noodle dish, yakiudon which is a stir-fry noodle dish similar to yakisoba. The huge difference is only the type of noodles that is being used. We made this dish meat-free and used tofu to add more flavor to the dish. Alternatively, you can also add meat or any other vegetables
Yakiudon Recipe with Tofu – Easy and Delicious Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles Read More »
This year I’ve read and listened to more books than usual. Some that changed my life. Books have helped me get through some of the hard times this year and grow. Just like the books Whole and The China Study did in 2016 when I was unable to walk. Here are a few I wanted to share
How to change your mind: 3 books to read and cook this Fall 2020 Read More »
Iridoufu is essentially a tofu scramble. You can add all the things you normally might add to an omelette or scrambled egg, and you can even include eggs too. We kept this tofu dish meat-free (vegan) by using vegetable dashi. if you can’t get vegetable dashi, you can use 1/4 tsp-1/2 tsp better than bouillon
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Can you guys guess what that might be? And also, what is a belief? Belief is going to be one of the things that cause many people to struggle, myself included. False or limiting beliefs specifically. So that we’re on the same page, what we’re going to do is define what a belief is. Specifically,
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Today we will make another rice bowl recipe that you can make at home. This time, we will use chicken, egg and of course, steamed rice. What is oyakudon? Oyakudon is a chicken and egg rice bowl wherein the chicken is simmered together with dashi, mirin, and shouyu and then with egg. Its very simple
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