Beet Salad Lemon Cream Style(ビーツのレモンクリームサラダ)
February 21, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Beet Salad Lemon Cream Style(ビーツのレモンクリームサラダ) Good Morning Everyone, another weekend has gone with the wind. A new week has begun, and I have the afternoon shift today.lol The weekend went very well, me and the hubby did some research for the site. Which the hubby will post later this evening when he comes home. (So [...]
Sesame soup with Komatsuna(小松菜のごまスープ)
February 20, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Sesame soup with Komatsuna(小松菜のごまスープ) ☆ Good Afternoon Everyone, Hope your having a great weekend. We are doing great and having a relaxing weekend, watch some of the Olympic Highlights on TV. Working on some new project for the site, which the hubby will post later for me. So stay tune. Todays Cooking Japanese Style is [...]
Penne Pasta with Balsamico Style(ペンネのバルサミコソース)
February 19, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Penne Pasta with Balsamico Style(ペンネのバルサミコソース) ☆ Good Afternoon Everyone, Its a nice sunny day and a little bit cold today. I have to leave for work in a bit, so I will back later tonight to finish this entry post. See you all later. Ingredients: ☆ 3 eggplant ☆ 3 bunch coriander ☆ 2 tbsp [...]
Hot Pot with Duck(鴨鍋)
February 18, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Hot Pot with Duck(鴨鍋) ☆ Good Morning Everyone. Its a great sunny day here in Japan, a little chilly though. Got the afternoon shift today and also it will be taking my first ukulele lesson later this evening. Since my hubby us from Hawaii and we have been mostly listening to Hawaiian music at home, [...]
Coconut Steam Bread(ココナッツの蒸しパン)
February 17, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Coconut Steam Bread(ココナッツの蒸しパン) ☆ Good Afternoon Everyone, hope that things are going good today. Looks like I got the day off today, going to get some house cleaning done as well as what to make for dinner tonight. I think I need to go to the Supermarket later, after I make my shopping list. Well, [...]
White-White Stew(白い野菜の白いシチュー)
February 16, 2010 by Naoko
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☆White-White Stew(白い野菜の白いシチュー) ☆ Good Afternoon Everyone. Hows your week going so far. Everything here is going great. Finally Japan has entered the medals, a Silver and Bronze from the 500 meter speed skating. Hoping to get at least 2 more maybe. Watching the mens figure skating now, we’ll see how they do. Well, back to [...]
Potato with Milky dressing(ポテトのミルキードレッシング和え)
February 15, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Potato with Milky dressing(ポテトのミルキードレッシング和え) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, hope that your week is going great. Just watching the highlights of the Winter Olympics, wondering if Japan has a chance of winning any medals this Winter Olympics. I think maybe 1 or 2 at least, in womens figure skating and maybe in the men 500 meter speed [...]
Dried Plums Compote(プラムコンポート)
February 14, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Dried Plums Compote(プラムコンポート) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, I hope that you had a great Valentines Day as well a great weekend. Mines and the family went very well look forward to my birthday next week. heehee I’m in a bit of a rush here this morning so I have to leave in a bit here. [...]
Steam Crab dumpling(かにシューマイ)
February 13, 2010 by Naoko
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☆ Steam Crab dumpling(かにシューマイ) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, its Valentines Day. Did your special one give you something special today? Here in Japan we celebrate Valentines Day a little weird, from what my hubby does in the States. Usually the girls or women give the chocolates to the person they like or love, but in [...]
Home Made Deep-Fried Tofu Ball(がんもどき)
February 12, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Home Made Deep-Fried Tofu Ball(がんもどき) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, another weekend has come and I have to work today. Its all good cause I got the morning shift and I get off the same time as the hubby. I the hubby had some computer trouble yesterday, before going to work. Looks like he stay up [...]
Ankake Donburi(あんかけ丼)
February 11, 2010 by Naoko
Filed under 100 Challenge, Meats, Pork, Recent Post, Vegetables
☆Ankake Donburi(あんかけ丼) ☆ Ingredients: ☆ 100g thinly sliced pork, cut into 4-5㎝ pieces ☆ 100g shrimps, flavor with salt, pepper and sake ☆ 3-4 leaves chinese cabbage, cut into 4-5㎝ lengths pieces ☆ 2 bunch pak choi, cut into 4-5㎝ lengths pieces ☆ 4 portions cooked rice ☆ 1 knob ginger ☆ 1 clove garlic [...]
Spaghetti with Cod Roe(たらこスパゲティー)
February 10, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Spaghetti with Cod Roe(たらこスパゲティー) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, hope things are going great today. As I talked about yesterday, we were going to make some changes and maybe add some new list. We have updated our Entrecard list, if we have missed someone that has been visiting and dropping on my blog please let me [...]
Cooked Rice(ごはん)
February 9, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Cooked Rice(ごはん) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, its a beautiful day. The hubby and I has got today and tomorrow off and will be talk about how we can improve my blog and stuff. So we will see what we both come up with our brainstorm. Well, todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Cooked Rice or [...]
Edamame and Yogurt Soup(枝豆とヨーグルトのスープ)
February 8, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Edamame and Yogurt Soup(枝豆とヨーグルトのスープ) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, hope that everything is going great so far this week. Well, it has finally getting warmer from this week. The sun is out and from tomorrow me and the hubby has a 2 day holiday. So we are going to do some brainstorming, on how we can improve [...]
Chilled Noodles with Pork(冷やし麺)
February 7, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Chilled Noodles with Pork(冷やし麺) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, hope that you all had a great weekend. As we start a new week in February, nothing much to report here. Just alot of snow every where except where we live. lol Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Chilled Noodles with Pork or 冷やし麺 in Japanese. This [...]
White chocolate cake(ホワイトチョコケーキ)
February 6, 2010 by Naoko
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☆White chocolate cake(ホワイトチョコケーキ) ☆ Good Afternoon Everyone, Hope that your having a great weekend. Its still freezing here and we are going to stay indoors today, the kids want to go to Kyoto which is the next city to us. Cause its snowing there alot now, but the hubby has to get some things done [...]
Bamboo Shoots and Squid with Kinome Sprouts(木の芽和え)
February 5, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Bamboo Shoots and Squid with Kinome Sprouts(木の芽和え) ☆ Good morning Everyone, well I thought it would be a warm weekend for me. I guess mother nature, wanted it to be a very very cold one. (Sob, sob) Oh well, you can’t always get what you want on the weekends. Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called [...]
Baked Papaya with Coconut Milk(焼きパパイヤのココナッツミルク添え)
February 4, 2010 by Naoko
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Baked Papaya with Coconut Milk(焼きパパイヤのココナッツミルク添え) Good Afternoon Everyone, Its freezing here from last night and today. So we had to turn on the heater in the house, glad no one in the family got sick. Hope the weekend is a bit warmer then today. Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Baked Papaya with Coconuts Milk [...]
Sukiyaki Donburi(すきやき丼)
February 3, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Sukiyaki Donburi(すきやき丼) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, Hows your week going so far. Things are going great this week, looking forward to the weekend. Hubby was looking around on the internet last week and I think he found a new toy “IPad”, I think he wants one and I want one to since I took a [...]
Clear Soup with Wonton(ワンタンスープ)
February 2, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Clear Soup with Wonton(ワンタンスープ) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, hows things going at your part of the world today? Here its a sunny but chilly day, I got the day off today. So I will just relax around the house and do some house work here and there. Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Clear Soup [...]
Rice Dumplings with Mango sauce(白玉マンゴソース)
February 1, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Rice Dumplings with Mango sauce(白玉マンゴソース) ☆ Good Afternoon Everyone, its finally a sunny day here and now its time to get the laundry done. Then I got the afternoon shift at work, but it should be a slow day for me though. Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Rice Dumplings with Mango Sauce or 白玉マンゴソース in Japanese. [...]
Samosa(サモサ)
January 31, 2010 by Naoko
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☆ Samosa(サモサ) ☆ Good morning Everyone, Hope you had a great weekend. As for me, I caught a cold during the weekend and had a slight fever for the pass 2 days. I feel better now, but have to work the afternoon shift today. Well back to the cooking. Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called [...]
Tarte Tatin(タルトタタン)
January 30, 2010 by Naoko
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☆ Tarte Tatin(タルトタタン) ☆ Ingredients: For Pastry: ☆ 250g flour ☆ 125g soft butter ☆ salt ☆ water For Filling: ☆ 2 apples ☆ 50g butter ☆ 70g sugar Direction: Make to Pastry: 1. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, cut the butter into little pieces and rub into the flour with your fingertips. [...]
Simmered Ground beef and White radish(大根のそぼろ煮)
January 29, 2010 by Naoko
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☆Simmered Ground beef and White radish(大根のそぼろ煮) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, Im on the way to work now, I will be back later tonight to finish up this blog. Have a great weekend. Ingredients ☆ 150g ground beef ☆ 1/4 white radish ☆ 2 tbsp sesame oil ☆ 1 tbsp soy sauce ☆ 200 cc dashi [...]

I'm happily married for 8 years and have 5 lovely children. I'm from Japan as my husband is from Hawaii. I love learning new things, share new ideas, making new friends, and most of all love blogging. 


















