One of the things that I enjoyed about living in Japan was the way that the food changed with the seasons. I recently realized that, even though the American dream includes being able to buy any kind of food desired, no matter what the season, that does not prevent us from enjoying the spoils of…
Food For The Soul: Ribs, Greens and Sweet Potato
We were driving from somewhere in Kansas to somewhere else in Kansas. Please forgive me, Kansas is both very big and very flat. It really doesn’t matter where we were, only that we were somewhere other than my house. When I asked her what she wanted for dinner, she was uncharacteristically decisive. “Ribs!”, she said….
Senbei: Japanese Rice Crackers (the good ones)
Senbei are Japanese crackers made from glutinous rice flour, also known as sweet rice flour. They are different from Western crackers in that they pack an extra punch of crispiness and taste. They also come in many flavors (soy sauce, wasabi, dried shrimp, etc), thicknesses and levels of crunchiness. Many of these are savory, but…