It felt so elegant to see this dish show up on our lunch table: toast points covered with a thick, creamy mushroom sauce with sliced hard-boiled eggs, flaked tuna (salmon if we were lucky) and garnished with green peas. I thought this was a very special lunch dish that GmaContinue Reading
So this is kind of a tough recipe to do unless you’re able to get fresh mackerel or fishing yourself like Gpa was on a daily basis in Maine, but I have been told that you can buy the right kind of mackerel (shime saba) already marinated in the frozenContinue Reading
Originally I thought I’d be posting a recipe for Gma’s barbecue chicken, but when I went flipping through traditional recipes, I could see her teriyaki-like recipe was a hybrid of yakitori and marinate-and-or-simmer-at-will. Using the typical ingredients listed below, Gma created grilled chicken thighs and simmered, then chilled “candied” drumsticksContinue Reading
Yay!! Our first recipe request comes from Junko. She is sharing Gma’s creamed salmon croquette or “korokke.” Like it’s French ancestor, this is a thick, bechamel-based filling that goes well with seafood. She made this version with canned salmon for special occasions and once in a while, with tuna. WhileContinue Reading
A favorite recipe of hers year round, I included it as it’s actually a Food and Wine recipe designed for a Hanukkah dinner. If you can’t abide by the Lipton’s onion soup part you can create your own “organic” or MSG-free version like the one listed at the end ofContinue Reading