Here is a photo essay of what happens when you mix Japanese and American cultures during a Christian holiday.
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Mama's dinner on 12/23 (that's a slab of sake marinated black cod in the left corner, a rich, buttery item I could eat every night). |
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| A behind-the-scenes view of the assembling of dinner. Japanese meals include so many little dishes. |
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| Dumplings steaming. |
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| Random photo. Just a cat who loves my mother, and seems to know when dinner is being served. |
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Christmas present from coffee-aficionado-brother - drip coffee equipment including a bean grinder for one serving. Yay!...except, I am too lazy for this method... |
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| Kabocha. Eventually gets soft around the edges and carmelizes... |
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| Christmas Day - mom's roast turkey dinner. |
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Cookies from Japanese cousins. A masterful Japanese adaptation of Russian tea cakes/Mexican wedding cakes (I call them Butter Bombs). These came in three varieties: Earl Gray flavor, sesame and one more that I can't recall. They look bland, but they are sophisticated and terribly addictive. |
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| "Simply Delicious Cabbage" really is. |
On Christmas Day, I made a warm cornmeal custard which was also successful, but I didn't take a photo of it. All were recipes from Food52, that disgustingly gorgeous website.
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More treats from Japanese friends. This is mizu-yokan, a red bean dessert that is subtly sweet and has the consistency of a firm custard. Delicious with green tea.
Gochisoh-sama-deshita!
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