As part of my Osechi Ryori Recipe Series (traditional Japanese New Year Food), I am bringing you a popular dish called Kuri Kinton or Candied Chestnuts with Sweet Potatoes. This auspicious item is smooth, creamy, slightly nutty with a bright, golden yellow color. It certainly adds a touch of elegance to the New Year’s feast. What is Kuri Kinton Kurikinton (栗金団), literary “chestnut gold mash,” symbolizes economic fortune and wealth....

Salmon is always a quick and easy dinner win! If you’re looking for more baked salmon recipes, be sure to check out our favorite cilantro lime salmon, Cajun honey mustard salmon in foil, baked panko garlic butter salmon, baked teriyaki salmon, baked Greek salmon, and baked fajita salmon. PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER HOW TO MAKE BAKED lemon pepper SALMON VIDEO Can I Use Other Types of Fish?...

I rarely make sandwiches with seafood, but I always have a special spot for lobster rolls ever since I had the best one in Boston. There is something magical about the sweet and succulent lobster meat mixed with mayonnaise on a buttery roll. Hmm, just the thought of it is already making my mouth water. What is Classic Lobster Roll? The lobster roll is a sandwich that originated in New England....

Burfi/ Peda’s are khoya/khoa (milk solids) based Indian fudge. Besides the plain ones, they come in varieties of flavors. It’s the season of the king of fruits in India, yes none other than the sweet and addictive mangoes, so fitting for that title! So today’s burfi is flavored with mango, and we have Mango burfi or Mango barfi! So what happens when you add the delicious flavor of mango to a rich, scrumptious and addictive sweet?...

We like to make this when the garden is going crazy, or when our neighbors’ gardens are going crazy. Seriously, we had to stop growing cucumbers because everyone else in the neighborhood is growing them, and everyone wants to give them away! Why does the world need so many cucumbers? It’s hard to complain since they are so delicious, especially when tossed with some chili powder and lime juice. This is a great mini appetizer or snack with a spicy Mexican flair, depending on your choice of chili powder....

Watermelons are such an excellent fruit to gorge on during the summers, they cool you down instantly, and also fill you up sans the extra calories. I was inspired by this concept of watermelon pizza on stylish eve’s facebook page, and made my version of these mini pizzas. I feel silly to even write down the recipe, as the pictures itself are self-explanatory, but will still pen it down anyway....

The mirasol pepper is a popular chili pepper in the Mexican culture widely known for making traditional Mexican mole sauces. The name translates to “looking at the sun” in Spanish, taken from how the peppers grow upright on the plant, literally “looking” at the sun as they grow on the plant. Y ou may know mirasol peppers by their dried variety, the guajillo pepper, which is much more common and hugely popular in Mexican cuisine....

Mochi Mugi (もち麦), or Japanese pearl barley, is a healthy mix-in to regular rice. It contains four times the amount of fiber in brown rice and 25 times that of white rice. What Is Mochi Mugi Mochi mugi is a type of barley grain. Barley contains significant soluble fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals. The Japanese cook it with rice for their daily meal. What Does It Taste Like It has a mild and slightly nutty flavor....

What is Molaga Podi For those of you wondering what this hoopla is all about, allow me to explain. Molagapudi is made up of 2 words. Molaga means red chillies and podi means powder in Tamil (a native South Indian language). This spice powder is extensively used in South Indian cooking. It’s freshly prepared at home and stocked up for months. When we need to use it as an accompaniment with idli/dosa/adai, we simply mixed the spice powder with sesame oil and serve it....

Regardless, there is a lot of potential to extract oodles of flavor and deliciousness from the likes of peppers and chilis. Spice is one of the most important aspects of the flavor profile of Asian cuisine. Thai cuisine, in particular, utilizes the aroma and delicious fruity flavor of chilis to the max. One of the chili products that is a prime feature of Thai cooking is Nam Prik Pao....

The festive season has begun with a bang in India! I’m sure you know what that means. Since Indian festivities and food are synonymous with each other, you can expect quite a lot of festive treats in the coming weeks. The festival of lights, Diwali, is just a few weeks away, so I’m starting my series of festive treats with these classic Indian buttery cookies also known as nankhatai cookies....

Where is Kasuga Taisha 春日大社 Kasuga Taisha is located on the eastern end of Nara Park not far from Todai-ji and Nara National Museum. You can get to Kasuga Taisha easily on 3 bus routes, the loop bus, bus 77/78, and bus 97/98. Deer at Kasuga Taisha As the shrine is located near Nara Park there are many wild deer roaming around nearby. Be respectful (and careful) if you interact with the deer since the Shinto religion considers them messengers to the gods....

That’s it, my friends. I hope you enjoy your Nasi Goreng. It’s hard to go wrong with a good bowl of satisfying fried rice. Let me know if you make it. I’d love to hear how it turned out for you. Keep it spicy! Just about every country has their own version of fried rice made with local ingredients and preferred flavors. What sets Nasi Goreng apart from other fried rice recipes is the combination of umami, salty and sweet, achieved by incorporating Kecap Manis, a sweet soy sauce, and shrimp paste, though some recipes leave it out....

The Orange Thai pepper is a thin chili pepper that is very similar to the typical red Thai pepper, though unique for its orange ripening pods. The chili peppers grow a few inches long overall and have very bright, colorful orange skin. I place them in the medium-hot category along with other Thai peppers, though the fruity flavor may make them seem slightly milder. The plants are very productive and can yield up to 200 chili peppers....

Adventures in Canada We recently took the Rocky Mountaineer, a passenger-only train that travels from coastal British Columbia deep into the cloud-scraping Rocky Mountains of Alberta. And what a journey it was! The trip takes several days to complete, and we even added a few extra days to explore the mountains by rental car. Our entire trip would be too extensive to write up in one post, so I’ve divided it into two parts: Vancouver to Banff (part one) and Lake Louise to Jasper (part two)....

How are your holiday preps coming along guys? I’ve yet to start preparing my Christmas goodies! And I’m so excited this Holiday season, as I will be spending it with my family here in Mumbai after 5 long years! Also, I’ve been yearning to enjoy my Mom’s Christmas goodies for the longest time, so I’m really looking forward to Christmas! I’m excited to share this oven-baked brussels sprouts recipe with you today!...

Chicken is such a convenient weeknight staple isn’t it? It cooks quickly and with a little variation in technique and spices you can make so many flavorful Pakistani Chicken Recipes from the Palak Chicken here to the ever popular Chicken Ginger and One Pot Chicken Pulao. Why you should make this Murgh Palak This recipe for homemade Pakistani palak chicken(or chicken and spinach curry) is a winner because it is:-...

One of the most memorable food scenes from the Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House for me was the Pan Pudding (パンプディング) that Kiyo made for Tsurukoma. It seriously leaves us drooling, especially when Kiyo swirls the nicely brown caramel sauce into the bread custard. Since the release of this popular Netflix series, I have received quite a lot of requests for the recipe from JOC readers. So I took it up as a fun project to replicate the pan pudding at home, with the aim of achieving a comparable texture and look shown in the act....

This post is sponsored by Sugar In The Raw®. All opinions are my own. PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER Pear Pie recipe I am SO excited to bring you this Pear Pie recipe! If you already love Pear Pie, you will love this version and if you’ve never had the pleasure of sinking your teeth into Pear Pie, I am ecstatic to introduce you! I had never tasted the indulgent sweet, creamy pleasure that is Pear Pie until I joined the Sattley family....

Hey, man! You do you, OK? I’ll bet you have a bottle languishing in your fridge right now, hanging out on the side door, cozying right up next to the bottle of yellow mustard because if anything goes with ketchup, surely it’s mustard. The thing is, ketchup is a little bit boring. It’s mostly mashed and cooked down tomatoes with loads of sugar. I say let’s do it! And guess what?...