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Matcha Muffins with Buttermilk Pancake Mix

Matcha Muffins with Buttermilk Pancake Mix

Do you know you can bake a batch of delicious Japanese matcha muffins with Krusteaz buttermilk pancake mix? Now you don't need to buy Morinaga hotcake mix!

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Homemade Ponzu Sauce

Homemade Ponzu Sauce

Learn how to can make your own ponzu sauce using common Japanese pantry ingredients (soy sauce, mirin, and dashi), plus one yuzu (or one meyer lemon).

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Goya Chanpuru (ゴーヤーチャンプルー) - Bitter Melon and Egg Stirfry

Goya Chanpuru (ゴーヤーチャンプルー) - Bitter Melon and Egg Stirfry

Chanpuru (チャンプルー) is an Okinawan dish, meaning mixed. Surprisingly the term comes from Indonesian word campur, which of course means mixed! Among the many …

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Chocolate Mochi Cake

Chocolate Mochi Cake

This slightly chewy and chocolatey mochi cake is just the perfect munching snack with some brewed hot tea/coffee, and I love that they are not too sweet.

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Braised Pork with Sweet Potatoes and Mushrooms in Soy Sauce

Braised Pork with Sweet Potatoes and Mushrooms in Soy Sauce

Braising in soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar, and dashi stock is a pretty basic Japanese cooking style. You can use any combination of meat and vegetables of your …

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Sake Pound Cake

Sake Pound Cake

A sake pound cake is an unusual but delicious way to enjoy a good Japanese sake/rice wine. The sake syrup makes the already tasty pound cake even better.

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Red Bean Paste with Rice Cooker

Red Bean Paste with Rice Cooker

I found another good use for my rice cooker, making red bean paste! I usually make this on stove top, but I have been using this recipe since I have had success …

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Miso Mayo Pan Fried Chicken

Miso Mayo Pan Fried Chicken

Here is an easy pan fried chicken recipe, marinated with miso, Japanese mayonnaise, and soy sauce. I prefer to use red miso for this, but white miso, or the …

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Spicy Daikon & Konnyaku

Spicy Daikon & Konnyaku

This spicy daikon & konnyaku is a pretty filling side dish, but one with almost no calories, so if you are counting one, this is the perfect side dish for you …

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Taro Root Tumbles - 里芋の煮っ転がし

Taro Root Tumbles - 里芋の煮っ転がし

Taro root (satoimo - 里芋) is a tuber plant, about the size of a small fist, with fibrous hair similar to coconut. It has a firm white flesh, very starchy and …

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Menchi Katsu メンチカツ - Deep Fried Ground Meat

Menchi Katsu メンチカツ - Deep Fried Ground Meat

Turn ground beef into Japanese menchi katsu, deep-fried ground meat patties, and serve with white rice, curry rice, or sandwiched between Japanese shokupan.

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Ozoni - Soup with Rice Cakes

Ozoni - Soup with Rice Cakes

Ozoni (お雑煮) is Japanese soup with mochi rice cakes. This soup is traditionally prepared as part of osechi or Japanese New Year dishes. There is no de facto …

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