Takoyaki. Grab your favorite craft beer and sit down with a generous serving of these!

Quintessential Japanese comfort food consisting of daikon radish, konnyaku, and fish cakes stewed in a light soy flavored dashi broth.

It goes great with rice! Perfect for bento or onigiri (rice balls), too!!!

Japanese clam chowder – made with canned clams, bacon, potatoes, dashi, white wine and whipped cream.

easy Japanese rice dish of tofu, chicken, shitake cooked in a dashi broth – one pot wonder.

Sushi rice egg drop soup with nori, chives, scallions and cilantro.

Quick and savory homemade dashi with kombu (seaweed) and bonito flakes.

Enjoy the delicate fragrance and flavor of these plum flavored noodles, not to mention the lovely color.

Homemade Udon and Vegetarian Dipping Sauce

Healthy soba noodle soup that will surprise you with Umami sort of sensation.

A quick dashi made with shiitakes loaded with udon noodles and veggies

The quickest, simplest, most flavorful stock with just two ingredients. An absolute must for building any great miso soup.

Zaru Soba (Japanese Buckwheat Noodles) with tsuyu dipping Sauce

A post about why I love cooking Japanese food, especially something like this Temple Garden Chowder.

My favorite Japanese appetizer: agedashi tofu – crisp outside, tender inside, heady broth.

A beautiful, rich Japanese Dashi that makes use of Copper River Salmon.

You’d never think that this would be a one pan dish and so incredibly tasty especially when out from the fridge.

A classic risotto made with matsutake mushrooms and kombu dashi.

Eggplant with miso sauce and edamame in a dashi broth

A light but satisfying meal of Japanese somen noodles and dashi stock. Fast, easy, and very Zen during a busy week!