I had a childhood friend who was obsessed with brussels sprouts. She loved eating them boiled and plain – no salt, no seasoning, nothing. She loved them so much that it never occurred to her that not everyone felt the same way. I went…
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The best part of Thanksgiving is the leftovers, am I right? But, to be honest, I’m truly and utterly obsessed with all leftovers. Sometimes I’ll purposely make an absurd amount of food so that I can wander over to…
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I’ve been wide awake and bleary eyed at three in the morning every single day since arriving in Tokyo (thanks jet lag!) The trains shut down here at 12 or 1 am, so I’ve had plenty of time to randomly…
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Seems like there’s a great divide on stuffing vs. dressing. Technically, this isn’t stuffing because it hasn’t been stuffed inside a bird (hard to do when you just braise a leg) but regardless, I like my stuffing unstuffed and…
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I know I say everything is my favorite, but seriously, mashed potatoes are my be all, end all. I just love, love, love them and have been known to eat mashed potatoes as a meal. Even when I was little…
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It’s a little funny for me to call a grilled cheese brunch food because the truth is, I eat grilled cheeses all. the. time. If I have bread in the house, and I’m hungry, it’s always a toss up…
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I'm a daydreamer. Sometimes I'll just sit and stare into space thinking about everything and nothing at all. Mike always asks me what I'm thinking about – usually it's …
An easy oven baked pork tonkatsu: extra thick, super juicy pork chop done up tonkatsu style, with light and crispy panko, only baked instead of deep-fried. Tonkatsu If you’ve been to Japan, …
1. Chicken Pot Pie Bow Ties A twenty minute pop everything into the Instant Pot creamy chicken pot past with carrots, onions and peas, perfect for when you want dinner, fast. 2. …
Confession: We gave away our fancy zojirushi rice cooker ages ago. Shocking, I know, but we almost always make rice on the stove, in a pot. That is, unless we’re …
Whenever I’m looking to make a fast and easy dinner I turn to seafood. It cooks up in a flash and takes on flavours well. Shrimp is one of my go-to seafoods, if only because I usually have frozen…
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Udon – it’s got to be my all time favorite noodle. I know ramen and soba get a lot of the popular vote, but for me, it’s udon all the way. Thick, chewy and filling, udon is definitely my…
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