I just chatted with a neighbor in the elevator. It’s crazy that we get excited about the upcoming temperature of 40F degrees. She is right though, about Minnesotans getting soon excited about 20F degrees! Seriously, I think we can officially call us survivors.
Category Archives: Noodles/Pasta
Mushroom Soba Soup
きのこあんかけ蕎麦
Sunday, November 3, 2019
I eat soba noodles all year round. But this time of the year I like them in hot soup. This mushroom soba soup was fantastic. It’s not only tasty but also warms my body (and soul!) so well. I’m the only one who does this around here, but it’s a habit. This is the Japanese […]
Yakisoba Fried Noodles with Tofu, Chinese Chives, and Sprouts
にら玉豆もやし焼きそば
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Yakisoba time! Chinese chives from the local farmers market. Mung bean sprouts also from the farmers market. I didn’t cook much even when I was old enough, because I always lived with my mother and she was a fantastic cook. But yakisoba was probably one of the dishes I would make myself as a teen […]
Eggplant Walnut Pasta
茄子と胡桃のパスタ
Friday, October 18, 2019
I’ve said this many times, but eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables. I’m a happy girl when eggplant, tomato sauce, and pasta are put together. I even made pasta myself. Homemade pasta is the BEST! Completed with nutty parm. Yum!!
Mac and Cheese with V-Beef and Broccoli
マカロニ＆チーズ甘辛Vビーフブロッコリーのせ
Monday, October 14, 2019
Believe it or not, mac and cheese was never a popular dish at our house when we were still eating cheese. Why did I make it then? Well, when you luckily end up with the most delicious vegan cheddar cheese, you want to make something to showcase the cheese. So here it is! Creamy cheesy […]
Cheesy Natto Udon
Vチーズたっぷり納豆うどん
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The thick chewy Udon noodles go so well with sticky Natto beans. Typically I will just drizzle soy sauce over this, but this time I decided to try something new. I drizzled olive oil as well as slightly sweetened soy sauce and then sprinkled my vegan nutty Parm generously. This was a beautiful kind of […]
Mapo Eggplant Zucchini Noodles
麻婆茄子ズッキーニ麺
Sunday, September 29, 2019
I love variety of vegetables, but I do have favorites. Eggplant is one of the vegetables that I really enjoy, and whenever I see a dish made with eggplant on a restaurant menu, I almost always order it. (Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen very often. Apparently not many restaurants serve eggplant dishes…) I was lucky to […]
Chili Noodle Bowl
ピリ辛ヌードル
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
My husband is not a huge noodle eater, but recently I discovered that he does like “rice” noodles vs. wheat ones. Since I’m a huge noodle fan, now I make sure we have rice noodles in our house so that we can share noodle meals together. This is my recent favorite from Trader joe’s It’s […]
Broccoli Pea Pasta
ブロッコリーグリーンピースパスタ
Friday, September 6, 2019
Summer is coming to the end, and many dishes will start to have more brown and less green colors on the plate. I had a lot of beautiful broccoli and wanted to make vibrant colored and flavored dish with them. I really like homemade pasta, and it’s absolutely worth the time. I have started having […]
Nectarine Bow Tie Pasta
ネクタリン蝶ネクタイパスタ
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
It was one of those “lucky” dishes that I didn’t plan to make but ended up super tasty. I had leftover homemade pasta. I had these beautiful vined tomatoes and nectarines (not in the pic). (This time of the year I almost always have nectarines in the house.) Homemade bow tie pasta, mini tomatoes, nectarine, […]
