After much searching and recipe trials, this Kid-Friendly Chicken Tortilla Soup will become a staple in your home just like it has become one in mine. We love eating chicken tortilla soup when we go out and wanted to be able to cook it at home. However, many recipes out there make it spicy so […]
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Poi Overnight Oats came about when I really loved eating and feeding my baby poi with mashed apple banana. It was so thick and sweet, and I was so happy that I didn’t have to add spoonful’s of sugar to make my poi palatable. What made me not so happy was slow digestion the next
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When you don’t know what to cook for dinner, try this Hamburger Cauliflower Japanese Curry. Quick weeknight dinners growing up in Hawaii included Hamburger Curry with frozen mixed vegetables. When the only vegetables I had were onions and cauliflower, this recipe was born and is now on the regular dinner rotation. My family is in
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This Stove Top Chicken Noodle Soup saves the day without having to defrost the frozen chicken thighs in advance. Most of us parents have been there, you have a sick kid and you want to give them some warm soup to feel better. You don’t have any canned soup on hand, but you have the
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Kimchi Pancake (kimchi jeon) is a great comfort food that’s easy to cook at home. It’s savory, salty, spicy, tangy, and crunchy all in one bite. You can eat it by itself or with a dipping sauce. Kimchi Pancake for One can be eaten as your meal to eat with leftovers or served as banchan
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Pancit Bihon is one of those noodle dishes that I loved eating at parties but none of my Japanese relatives knew how to make. It is so tasty and filled with vegetables that I thought it would be too time consuming to make on my own. I finally decided to look at cornstarch noodles
Spinach Banchan is an easy way to use up any spinach you have in your fridge that is no longer great for a salad. We’ve all had those moments of good intentions when we plan to eat a lot of spinach and buy the one-pound bag from the warehouse store because it’s so cheap. However,
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Sometimes you just need to eat a hearty beefy meal, and this Portuguese Sausage Meatloaf fits the bill. This meatloaf is great for cooking for a large family or hosting friends with a simple meal. You can cook a double batch without worrying about changing the recipe. It freezes well so you can meal prep
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I love Furikake Tuna Patties. This is not like those tuna or salmon patties that use breadcrumbs or mashed potatoes and mustard in the mix (which is tasty). These are the patties the Japanese aunty made for bento lunch when you had to spend the day in the part of the coffee farm far away
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Everyone will be so surprised when they taste the Garlic Edamame that you make using this recipe. It’s just like what you would get in Hawaii at the local grocery store deli, and better than what you would get at a Japanese restaurant. It’s so simple to make that you will be eating edamame every
