Apartment Therapy Tagged: Japanese

Cooking Japanese: Oden

Oden is a hearty Japanese stew that is cooked over several days and commonly served during cold winter months. It's pretty easy to make and most ingredients can be found online or in Japanese superma...

Recipe Recommendation: Japanese Style Simmered Sweet Kabocha

We love this dish of kabocha squash simmered in dashi, sugar, and soy sauce. It's very easy to make, uses minimal ingredients, and packs well in lunches....

Ingredient Spotlight: Kabocha Squash

Kabocha is a Japanese pumpkin that is extremely sweet and is used in many Japanese dishes such as oden and tempura. It's also used in cakes and other sweets....

Seasonal Spotlight: Shiso

One of our favorite herbs is shiso, which is also known as Japanese basil, perilla and beefsteak. It's been showing up in big, healthy bunches at the Alemany Farmer's Market recently - this bunch in ...

Recipe Review: Green Beans with Walnut-Miso Sauce

It's wonderful when recipes we've forgotten suddenly reappear. This side dish of fresh green beans tossed with a rich and flavorful paste was one of our dinner party staples several years ago, but it ...

Thursday Giveaway: Win a Copy of Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking

Giveaway: Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking, by Masaharu Morimoto Shop: Available from Amazon for $26.40 Our giveaway today is in honor of the Beard Book Award nominees that we posted below. ...

What is Kewpie Mayonnaise?

Kewpie mayonnaise was prominently mentioned in Wednesday's Times Dining section article on MSG and its ubiquitous presence in processed foods. We only knew Kewpies as those eerily big-eyed dolls - w...