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Rice Cooker Pancake

If you wander around Tokyo, you’ll start to notice random line ups outside restaurants. People might be politely queuing for that ultimate bowl of ramen, a bag of artisanal popcorn, or (and this is the most likely) a plate…

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Vegan(!) Creamy Corn Soup Recipe

I’m a huge soup fan. Chunky, smooth, creamy, or noodle-y, come wintertime, I want all the soups, all the time. Thankfully, not all soups take hours to make. This corn soup, thickened with a bit of tofu and seasoned…

Friday Links: 12.12.2014

I am so incredibly obsessed with Tokyo’s pastry game. It seems like everywhere I go I see something I want to eat. The cake above, Sadaharu Aoki’s Matcha Adzuki has delicious layers of matcha buttercream, dark chocolate genoise,…

matcha coconut macaroons recipe - www.iamafoodblog.com

Matcha Coconut Macaroons Recipe: Holiday Cookies with a Twist

Christmas time means cookies and around these parts, Christmas cookies most definitely mean macaroons. No, I don’t mean those delicate, finicky French macaron – I mean crisp and coconutty haystacks. A good coconut macaroon is a delicious…

spicy vietnamese noodle soup: bun bo hue recipe - www.iamafoodblog.com

Bun Bo Hue Recipe: The Spicy Vietnamese Noodle Soup You Never Knew You Loved

Any good cook will tell you that soups are a labour of love. Generally, they take time and a little bit of effort, but like any thing that is worth waiting for, they are absolutely heartwarming. Soups, especially noodle soups,…

gingerbread waffles recipe - www.iamafoodblog.com

Sunday Brunch: Holiday Gingerbread Cardamom Waffles Recipe

These waffles are what I imagine Christmas morning tastes like. Usually our family Christmas brunches are more of the dim sum variety, but if I ever were to branch out and have a cozy Christmas morning, just Mike and…

Friday Links: 12.05.14

It’s full on Christmas decorations and music over here in Tokyo. I can’t wait to buy myself a traditional Christmas cake! Apparently, they celebrate Christmas by eating fried chicken (preferably from KFC) and having a strawberries and…

grilled cheese recipe round up - www.iamafoodblog.com

Grilled Cheese Recipes: Sandwiches for the Holiday Season!

I find December incredibly hectic, more so than any other month. There are always a bunch of things I’m forever falling behind on, so I always remind myself to take a break when I need it because when I get stressed, I…

Egg Fried Rice

Egg fried rice is my favorite. It’s kind of silly, because it’s the most basic of all fried rice, but there’s something about eggs and rice that just go together. Egg …

Coconut Cinnamon Buns

It’s Sunday! You know what that means: it’s time for Sunday Brunch. Why don’t you skip the line and make brunch at home this week? The coffee’s truly bottomless, the …

29 Bread Recipes to Bake When You’re Stuck at Home

Are you looking for comfort carbs? These twenty-nine recipes are BREADY for you! Heehee I couldn’t resist. Anyway, in case you’re looking for some bread recipes because you love the …

Totoro Pull-Apart Buns

It's Totoro Week! It's something I look forward to every year: the last week in October, where I dress food up as Totoro, that magical bunny-cat hybrid from the cult …

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Kururi: The Best Miso Ramen in Tokyo

NOTE: Kururi is now closed forever :( To me, travelling inevitably means one thing: good eats I can’t find at home. I almost always fall for hype so you might find me patiently waiting in the longest line with…

Turkey Pho Recipe

We had Thanksgiving at my brother’s house this year (back when it was Canadian Thanksgiving, over a month ago!) and the part I was most looking forward to was the leftovers: specifically, the turkey bones. I had thought that…

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Sunday Brunch: Egg & Turkey Banh Mi Recipe

I can’t remember the first time I had a banh mi, but I do remember that once I started, I didn’t stop. Mike and I have even gone on (multiple) banh mi crawls before…in multiple cities. No, nothing quite as…

i am a food blog 2014 gift guide - www.iamafoodblog.com

2014 Holiday Gift Guide and a Giveaway

I really love kitchen tools and what you’ll find in my kitchen is a good mix of super-specific items and general use. I don’t tend to get a lot of one use items, but when I do, I think…