August 2009

Washoku Warriors Challenge #2: Gyoza, Edamame, and Rice

This has been a great month for the Washoku Warriors. We continue to gain new members—the more the merrier! I find myself learning and thinking about the recipes a lot more when I see what struggles/triumphs/insights the other participants have. This month we took on 3 recipes from Washoku: – Cooked White Rice (Gohan) – […]

Celebrating the Power of Influence with Boeuf Bourguignon

“Dining with one’s friends and beloved family is certainly one of life’s primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.” – Julia Child I have been out of town for a wedding, and while gone I had the chance to go and see the movie Julie & Julia with my sister-in-law. […]

Putting Palm Leaf Plates to the Test

A while back Marx Foods put out a call on their blog for bloggers interested in trying out their Palm Leaf Dinnerware. I was intrigued by the idea of plates made from palm leaves and wondered how they would compare to paper plates, so I let Marx Foods know that I would be interested in […]

Celebrating Julie & Julia with a Tarte au Fromage Frais

Today is the day of the much anticipated release of the movie Julie & Julia. For this week’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking challenge, I decided that I needed to celebrate the big day with some kind of dessert, and while flipping through the dessert section of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, a […]

Julia Child Goes to Japan: Tomates à la Japonaise

Tomates à la Japonaise (Tomatoes Stuffed with Panko, Herbs, and Garlic) Adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child 6 servings 6 firm, ripe, red medium tomatoes Salt and Pepper 3 cloves minced garlic 3 Tbsp. minced green onions 1 Tbsp. minced fresh shiso leaf (or you can use all basil instead) […]

Nutella Banana Gyoza

Yesterday I showed you how to make your own gyoza wrappers. When it comes to filling them, the sky is the limit! You’ll be hearing about a more traditional style of gyoza later this month in the Washoku Warrior roundup, so today I’m going to share a simple filling that is a bit more unexpected. […]

Time to wrap things up! Homemade Gyoza Wrappers

“Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth.” — Japanese Proverb I’m a huge lover of all types of dumplings, especially Japanese gyoza. Living in Japan meant I was able to feed my inner gyoza monster on a regular basis. In our apartment complex in Tokyo we had a little mini supermarket […]

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