Cornish Pastie: A whole meal wrapped in pastry

I fell in love with the pastie (pronounced past-e, not paste-e) while wandering down a back street in Newquay, and letting my nose lead me to this little pastie shop that sold these large baked pies shaped like gigantic pot stickers. Over the 2 months I was in town, I had my fair share of [...]

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Easy Kabocha Nimono Recipe: Simmered happiness with a Beta-carotene punch!

It’s finally autumn here in Yamanashi, and there are plenty of bright green kabocha pumpkins in the supermarkets. Kabocha is a little different than a normal pumpkin, it’s like a sweeter butternut squash, with a smooth texture like sweet potatoes. While kabocha can be prepared many ways, my favorite is simmering. It is super easy, [...]

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Three Colors of Kakigori: How can you choose just one?

Three yummy summer kakigori かき氷　shaved ice specials at Kihachi Ice Cream. In addition to the required shaved ice, these chilly desserts also come with a serving of Kihachi’s famous vanilla bean soft serve.
Yellow:Mango pieces, a citrus syrup, tipped with a grapefruit gelee.
This was my favorite of the 3, the sweet fresh mango goes really well [...]

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Easy Carrot Lettuce Krab Salad recipe

Even though the summer heat is gone, and autumn is finally here in Yamanashi, I’m still hooked on salads. This is an easy and quick salad to make, and goes great as a sandwich filling or on it’s own.
Ingredients:

2 carrots, peeled and shredded
7-8 large leaves of lettuce, shredded
240g of imitation krab sticks, pulled apart
4tbsp mayonnaise [...]

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