Category Archives: Japanese

Char Sui Quail with Two Salads

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

The refrigerator is almost bare of vegetables.  All I’ve got left is beets and spinach.  It seems such a hardship not being near a Sens style farmers’ market  My full bunch of celery served the cause today in a Martha … Continue reading →

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When Fusion Doesn’t Fuse and Other Issues

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

I love going to France.  We had to get to Jade’s school in Walbourg, France by 10:00 a.m. on Friday for my husband to give presentations to the high school students  about the U.S. government’s assistance to underdeveloped countries in … Continue reading →

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Japanese BBQ Turkey Thighs with Stir-Fried Turnips

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

My husband came home the other day with some French turkey thighs that he says he found at the American commissary.  Because he’s such a good husband and usually eats as he’s told (unless it’s l.i.v.e.r.) and it was apparent … Continue reading →

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Shrimp Soba Noodles

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

I think I’m allergic to Germany!  Just kid-ding.  But I do have a terrible cold.  It’s probably from going in and out of those really cold houses during our house hunting forays.  Boy howdy, you wouldn’t believe some of the … Continue reading →

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Two for Tea: Green Tea Soba Noodles and Gunpowder Tea Quail Eggs

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

My sincere apologies to the Japanese people; I cheated on the soup base for the noodles.  I diluted bottled, straight, soba tsuyu with water to make it.  So easy but good.  I did wash and rinse the noodles for a … Continue reading →

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Sesame Noodles with Grilled Cod

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

It’s a Wagamama-like Day!   Sesame noodles with grilled fish.  So satisfying. Sesame Noodles with Grilled Cod 2 tbsp tamari soy sauce 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp peanut oil 1 tsp sesame seed oil 1 lb cod, cut into … Continue reading →

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Doing Jade’s Bento

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

A lot of things were going on today.  There was the dentist, the veterinarian, the pharmacy, the market, the fishmonger, the supermarket, M. Parret and a rebellious gas grill.  I won’t bore you with the details but amid all this to-ing and … Continue reading →

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Char Sui Chicken

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Don’t you just love the new “views by country” stats at wordpress?  5 people from Poland looked at my blog today and 5 from Hungary!   Welcome Polish people!  Dzień dobry!  Welcome Hungarian people!  Üdvözlünk! Anyway, when we first married, my husband … Continue reading →

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Japanese Chicken Wings

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

I don’t understand why, but bulk chicken wings are difficult to find in the supermarkets.  The French must have some sort of “chicken wing terrine” that gobbles up all the available chicken wings but only seasonally  ”Not the chicken wing … Continue reading →

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Japanese Shrimp Noodle Bowl

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

I woke up this morning thinking about my overloaded freezer but when I looked inside, I just couldn’t think.  I had two lone chicken thighs that kept calling attention to themselves and a pound of shrimp that I’ve been eyeing for … Continue reading →

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