Tonkatsu Sauce : Perfect for Tonkatsu, Chicken Katsu or Korokke

Spooning out some tonkatsu sauce out of a bowl, with worcestershire sauce bottle in the background.

Elevate your fried foods with this easy Tonkatsu sauce recipe that doubles as the perfect chicken katsu sauce! Tangy, rich, and made with just a few simple ingredients, this sauce is a versatile condiment that pairs perfectly with almost any of your favorite deep-fried foods. Growing up, whenever we had chicken katsu, Tonkatsu, or korokke, …

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Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup Recipe: A Japanese Pumpkin Dish

This kabocha squash soup is naturally sweet, and uses just a few simple ingredients to make a comforting and delicious winter soup. 

Roasted kabocha squash soup is savory Japanese pumpkin dish. This kabocha squash soup recipe offers a naturally sweet and comforting flavor, setting it apart from other squash soups. Enhanced by savory mushrooms and onions, this recipe kabocha squash soup is both easy to make and irresistibly tasty. Whether you’re new to kabocha squash soup recipes …

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Tuna Takikomi Rice

Tuna takikomi rice, or takikomi gohan, is a Japanese seasoned rice dish with veggies and tuna. Easy, filling, and nutritious, all you need to do is prep the ingredients, throw them in the rice cooker, and press start!

Tuna takikomi rice, or takikomi gohan, is a Japanese seasoned rice dish with veggies and tuna. Easy, filling, and nutritious, all you need to do is prep the ingredients, throw them in the rice cooker, and press start! Here’s a scenario: you don’t feel like making dinner. But you have people in the house you …

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Tomato Salad with Cucumber Onion Marinade

Sliced Tomato Salad with Cucumber Onion Marinade- Sliced tomatoes topped with a chopped cucumbers and onion in a tangy marinade. This sliced tomato salad is so fresh and comes together in a snap.

Sliced tomatoes topped with a chopped cucumbers and onion in a tangy marinade. This sliced tomato salad is so fresh and comes together in a snap. Perfect for a warm summer day! Summer is coming. Yesterday I was outside and it was already HOT! When I was living in Utah, the summer was hot hot hot but at …

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Perfect Umami Puff Pastry Appetizer

Perfect Umami Puffs

Full of umami packed ingredients (mushrooms, caramelized onions, bacon, cheese), these will make the perfect puff pastry appetizer! Umami- different from savory… not exactly “salty”, but a flavor profile that brings a depth and deliciousness to foods. You’ll find it in soy sauce, anchovies, tomatoes, parmesan, and these umami puffs. The puff pastry appetizer is topped …

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Simmered Kabocha Squash (Kabocha no Nimono)

Simmered Kabocha Squash (kabocha no nimono)

Kabocha squash is simmered in a delicious Japanese flavored stock until soft. Kabocha no nimono is an easy, savory, and healthy side dish. So I’ve been on a bit of a kabocha kick lately, and I think a part of the reason is because I keep seeing pumpkin recipes all over, and every time I …

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