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…
Zaru-soba (Japanese cold soba noodles)
It’s getting warmer these days, so it seems time to start considering a meal or two that are cool and don’t turn your kitchen into a sauna this summer, even with the AC going. Now, I’m not sure if making cold soba noodles really counts as actually cooking or not, but boiling water and…
Vegetable Garden Update 5-2-17
I promised to keep you updated – and there have been a few minor changes. The biggest is the anti-bird cages that I put in after I began noticing some broken plant limbs. These things are still tiny, so it could not have been the neighborhood rabbit (who lives under the decking that I put…
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