Hawaiian Butter Mochi

Craving a crowd-pleasing dessert this holiday season that's easy on the effort yet big on flavor? Look no further than this baked Hawaiian mochi! It's a yummy treat – bouncy, not overly sweet, and simply divine.

Thai-style Raw Fish Sashimi Salad with Spicy Fish Sauce Dressing

This flavor-packed sashimi salad is a delightful departure from the traditional sashimi and soy sauce pairing. This recipe features a Thai-style fish sauce dressing that is a symphony of sweet, sour, savory, and spicy flavors. Enjoy the sashimi alone or transform it into a hearty salad by adding your favorite vegetables and toppings. This elegant yet effortless appetizer is ready in just 15 minutes.

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Easy Poke Bowl Recipe

Once you have quality sushi-grade fish, the rest is easy. Poke bowls are simply an assembly of ingredients. There’s no need to cook. Plus, it’s totally customizable. Choose and add whatever protein and topping you like and you’re set.

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Vegetarian Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles)

A classic Japanese stir-fried noodle dish in a sweet and savory sauce. This is a vegetarian version with plenty of fresh vegetables. A quick and delicious vegetarian one-skillet meal that comes together in under 30 minutes.

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Japanese Cucumber Salad (Sunomono)

Lightly dressed in a combination of soy, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, sesame oil and roasted sesame seeds, this sweet and tangy cucumber salad comes together in five minutes. Enjoy it as a healthy side dish to grilled meats.

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Easy Pan-Fried Teriyaki Salmon Recipe

Here is a 15- minute quick recipe for flaky and juicy pan-fried teriyaki salmon. It’s pan-fried to crispy perfection and basted with a delicious homemade teriyaki sauce, made right there in the same pan. This is a great recipe for a busy or lazy weeknight.

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How to Make Sushi Rice in a Rice Cooker

One of the first recipes that I posted on this blog was how to make one of my favorite sushi rolls, the Lion King . The other night I followed my haphazardly-produced recipe for sushi rice from many years ago and noticed that the recipe was off. So I had to update it. This is the update for perfectly moist sushi rice.

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Miso Ramen Recipe

My husband loves ramen so when we get a chance to go to San Francisco, we head to the Westfield mall food court and have lunch at Ajisen Ramen. Their spicy miso ramen is one of my favorites. Whenever I have their ramen, I try really hard to perfect the ramen and broth ratio for each bite so that no liquid-gold-miso-broth would ever be left behind.

Unfortunately, San Francisco is quite a ways out. If we don't head to San Francisco, we get no ramen and that doesn't sit well with me. I figured it was about time to make my own ramen.

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Stir-Fried Udon with Shrimp

Udon is thick Japanese noodles made from wheat flour. It's great in both soups and stir-frys. I would occasionally swap out my regular Banh Canh noodles, made from mostly tapioca flour, with Udon noodles because it's heartier with better texture. Udon in stir-fry is also great because the thick udon noodles absorb stir fry sauce nicely.

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