On a rainy afternoon, my husband and I decided to have afternoon tea at Samovar Tea Lounge in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens. We have walked by the Lounge a few times and it has always been brimming with people. But on this day, Samovar Tea Lounge was noticeably empty, due to the rain. We [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Japanese Food'
Samovar Tea Lounge
November 1st, 2008 2 Comments
Tags: Afternoon Tea · Brunch · Chai · Japanese Food · San Francisco Restaurants · Snacks · Tea
Miso Soup Recipe
July 4th, 2008 No Comments
Miso soup is one of my favorite soups and it’s even healthier when you make it yourself. Okinawans, the people who are known for living long, healthy lives, even past 100 years old, drink miso soup every morning. Miso, which is made of fermented soybean paste, contains living enzymes that help you digest. So it [...]
Tags: Japanese Food
Mr. Bento Box
January 16th, 2007 No Comments
I was shopping for Christmas gifts online at Amazon.com when I came across this amazing little lunchbox, called Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless-Steel lined Lunch Jar. It is a thermos that holds 4 stackable containers of different sizes. One container is for soup, another for rice, and the other two are for side dishes. It is [...]
Tags: bento box · Japanese Food
Sushi Bake Recipe
January 13th, 2007 10 Comments
Sushi Bake with a portion scooped out For potlucks and get togethers, I always make Sushi Bake. It is the no-fail, crowd pleaser. This Sushi Bake recipe came from a friend but I modified some of the directions. You can use imitation crab or real crab meat. The advantage with using real crab meat is [...]
Tags: Japanese Food · Sushi
