Crispy Chili Straws

This recipe was created as a part of a Duel between Andrew and I. We were looking for something that would top a burger nicely, but these can be used on a multitude of dishes. They have a fantastic amount of crunch and just the right heat to not overwhelm your mouth and the rest […]

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Aged Egg Yolk Bottarga Two Ways

This idea was brought to my attention by my Brother-in-Law, who had heard Alton Brown bragging about it on a pod cast. Incredibly easy to make, cured egg yolks can be very useful for a large number of cuisines and dishes. All the rage right now, they are a great way to bring some sophistication […]

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Yasai Fumi Furikake Recipe

Yasai Fumi Furikake is also known as veggie furikake. As yasai fumi means ‘vegetable flavor,’ it’s a wonderful way to take those otherwise nearly indistinguishable ‘healthfood’ vegetable chips, and turn them into something tasty. Now there are two common varieties of these vegetable snacks. For this recipe I used the vegetable chips, but one could […]

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Homemade Nori Tomi Furikake

One of the things I love about cooking new Asian foods is learning how to translate their names. Nori Komi took me a while to figure out. Not the nori part. That’s really easy; ‘seaweed.’ To be specific it’s a type of seaweed, nori. But the komi part took me a while to track down. […]

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