Even if the only sushi fillings you have in your fridge are cream cheese (home made Boursin) and smoked salmon, you can turn your boring old Philadelphia roll into a dramatic visual by colouring your sushi rice and then using it to make an inside out roll.

The ingredient responsible for that change ... red cabbage. Grate a fist sized wedge finely ( Read more... )

I'm cooking more dishes for one or two these days, rather than pots of 'stuff'. This black pepper shrimp makes a fast work day supper served over plain rice or noodles.

Black Pepper Shrimp with Udon Noodles


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Eating out at one of the local sushi restaurants is a great treat, but, when I'm strapped for cash, I make my own ( Read more... )

Spring is finally here ... daffodils are the first flowers that bloom in my 'garden'.


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I've been wanting to try this Hawaiian dish ever since I ran across mention of it in some readings I was doing for other Hawaiian cuisine ... the classic or Spam loco moco, and Spam musubi come to mind. However, whenever I had had good quality ahi tuna on hand, I always ended up making something else. A month or two ago, I bought a one pound ( Read more... )

Repurposing leftover Sriracha and wasabi mayonnaise can be a challenge, but the results are sometimes pretty amazing.

Sriracha Mayonnaise - Salmon fillet brushed with mayonnaise, pan-seared in a hot cast iron frying pan on the stove for 3-4 minutes, and then finished in a 425 deg F oven. A brief (1-2 minutes) time under the broiler will give the ( Read more... )

I get periodic sushi cravings and try to shop appropriately for making it at home cause I'm trying to be financially responsible when it's a choice between a tank of gas (or getting my grass cut) and going out for sushi ( Read more... )

ETA (08/23/2017) : Some additional notes on onigiri ideas added to bottom of post under cut ( Read more... )

Cooking wise, if not in other respects, 2016 has been a successful year.

I made a second sourdough starter with canned pineapple juice and whole wheat flour and then made some great breads with it. I thickened it up quite a bit compared to the one I made in 2105 and that may have accounted for some of the success. Experience helped as well, as I'm ( Read more... )

Warning: LOTS of pictures

I haven't made anything post worthy in ages. Maybe the sourdough focaccia I made a few days ago. But, I'm sure you've had enough of my sourdough/bread posts. (Or, maybe, not.)

Still, a woman's got to eat and I've been doing pretty well over the last 2-4 weeks.

I even made some Halloween themed sugar cookies and tried to ( Read more... )