Sunday, July 2, 2017 10 min 120+ min (2+ hrs) 2 easy chill make ahead microwave Recipes - Japanese reduced sodium Tosazu jure / jelly dressing of sweetened soy sauce vinegar infused with bonito flakes A jelly dressing for summer. A tiny amount of gelatin turns a common sunomono dressing into a shiny crystal coating that clings to the surfa...
Thursday, June 22, 2017 1 very easy 10 min 60 min braise make ahead Recipes - Chinese reduced sodium shami zucchini Zukkiini no shami-itameni / braized zucchini with dried shrimp Very aromatic and flavorful, shami dried shrimp instantly transform a simple saute. Soaking shami in water ahead of time as below ensures th...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 dinner menu ideas Dinner, June 16, 2017 One day our friends gave us very crisp, chicory-like mizuna called Mizuna Green Streak , and Tom put some in an omelet the next morning. But...
Friday, June 16, 2017 2 easy 90 min (1.5 hrs) dried clams ginger kanso asari mitsuba Recipes - Japanese reduced sodium rice shoga Kanso asari gohan / steamed rice with dried clams Just like dried scallops , dried clams make an aromatic broth by simply soaking them in water. When the rehydrated clams and rehydration wat...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Ingredient preparation Oriibu no shionuki / desalination of olives Finding olives with lower sodium content at stores is nice, but they still contain quite a bit of salt. Tom tends to end up eating more than...