I love making stir fries for dinner, since they are so quick to whip up when I’m coming home, hungry, from work. The combination of king oyster mushrooms with green beans is one of my favourites, as the king oyster mushrooms turn buttery and sweet while the green beans are crunchy and refreshing. Ever since reading […]
Month: May 2015
Oden – Japanese Stew
Back in 2010, Tomiko and I spent all of April visiting our high school friend in Tokyo. Her mom had just left a day before we arrived, and she had prepared oden, a Japanese stew, for our first dinner. Oden is a stew that consists of a dashi-based broth and contains a variety of ingredients, such […]
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The Year in Books: May with At Home by Bill Bryson
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson Bill Bryson’s At Home: A Short History of Private Life was a fascinating read about the history of the author’s own rural house, a former rectory built in 1851. Using each room (and even hallways and staircases), Bryson explores the history of such seemingly […]