I ate these at a friend’s house and they were delicious. So I tried to recreate them at home so that I did not have to wait to be invited back. The first try was good, but incredibly salty. This is the third attempt. You probably wonder how I devise and store recipes. I would…
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Easy French Onion Soup
French onion soup has always been a favorite appetizer of mine, though I don’t seem to find the time to make it very often. Of course, recipes vary for this very old type of soup, but this one is pretty easy. A quick bit of research reveals that the basis of today’s recipes go all…
Homemade Soba
I was standing in the Japonica section of a rather ritzy department store in Yokohama, waiting for my wife. Unbeknownst to me, Takada-san crept up behind me and, in a somewhat reedy tone asked, “what do you suppose those are?” His English was impeccable and his hand gestured to a nearby shelf, upon which were…