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Category Archives: Japanese
Vacation sushi. 10/18/25
Every Fall we take a week’s vacation with our son, Jonathan, to St. George, Utah where we used to have a vacation home. We sold it a few years ago and although we miss it a lot we don’t miss … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Japanese, rice, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
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Two, too hot days. 9/21/25 and 9/22/25
Ah, it is Autumn and the leaves are changing color and the temperature hovers around 100F. I have explained in the past how September is really hot in Northern California. On Tuesday we experienced the hottest day of the year … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, Japanese, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, rice, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged hummus, Salad, tilapia
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Tuna tataki with Asian rice salad 8/16/23
John and I bought a “previously frozen” tuna steak today. It was about 13 oz. and enough for us to split three ways. John used this recipe from Food Network as a basis for making the lightly seared tuna. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tuna-tataki-recipe-1940352. … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Fish, Hot weather meals, Japanese, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Salad, Vegetables
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Shrimp street tacos and salmon summer rolls. 1/22/23
I am always trying to find items which will not blow my food budget when we are on a road trip. Although these tacos came with chips (which I gave away to my dining partners), shrimp and corn tortillas are … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Easy, Fish, Japanese, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vacation cuisine, Vegetables
Tagged Sushi, Tacos
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Sushi. 6/11/22
Since it has been so hot here we decided to pitch our previous plan of salmon with roasted cauliflower and keep the kitchen cool by buying take-out sushi. We get sushi from one of our local grocery stores and it … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Hot weather meals, Japanese, pescatarian, rice, take-out
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Sesame shrimp bowl. 6/9/22
This is a good dinner if you do not want to heat up the kitchen too much. I used cauliflower rice that can be heated up in a microwave and the sautéed shrimp cook in minutes. There are so many … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Hot weather meals, Japanese, Legumes, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Tuna tataki with soy roasted potatoes and snow peas 5/27/22
Tuna tataki is basically just quick seared tuna. It is warm on the outside and cool in the center, somewhere between a cooked and a raw dish. In any case John did a great job cooking it after marinating it … Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Easy, Fish, Japanese, pescatarian, Recipes, Sheet pan, Vegetables
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Sesame salmon bowl. 3/23/22
We were supposed to go out for a special birthday lunch for our daughter on Wednesday but she has caught a cold (rapid COVID home test was negative) and we have postponed our lunch until next week. As a consolation … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Fish, Japanese, Kitchen tips, Legumes, pescatarian, Recipes, rice, Vegetables
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Sesame shrimp bowl 3/10/22
Sesame shrimp or salmon bowls are fast becoming the number one choice for dinner at our house. There is really very little cooking involved, make some rice or heat up some leftover rice and quickly cook the shrimp. Everything else … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Japanese, Methods, pescatarian, rice, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Steelhead trout sesame bowl. 2/11/22
If you are thinking that the steelhead trout looks a lot like yesterday’s salmon, you would be right because we had Trout Niçoise yesterday and I misnamed it. Anyway, because we bought a large piece of this trout at Costco … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Japanese, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, rice, Salad, Vegetables
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