Recipes for Tom

We started 2020 with a quiet New Year's Day meal. As with other years, we had ozoni soup with rice cakes, kuromame black soybean...

Once again this year, a smallish, basic lineup of osechi perfect for a breakfast for two. Finding good fish is always a challenge in...

Our New Year's Day meal was smaller than in other years, yet consisted of all of our favorites. People say that holiday seasons ar...

Finally, I was able to make a tasty reduced-sodium version of ozoni soup, ganmodoki to warabi no nimono tofu patties and bracken simmered i...

Every year, while taking care of final prep for the big breakfast on January 1st, I harvest several camellia leaves in our garden. I plat...

Once again this year, we had our typical ozoni soup with rice cakes and osechi special dishes for New Year's Day. When we have guests,...

A classic chicken and root vegetable dish. The softly sweet and salty taste makes it a great companion for plain rice and drinks. It is als...

We were grateful to be at the table to enjoy the osechi New Year's meal this year, although the number of items was fewer than in previo...

Japanese-style marron glacé. The autumn harvest is first colored by kuchinashi gardenia fruit, then sweetened with sugar and mirin for gloss...

Koyadofu freeze-dried tofu releases the broth in your mouth as you bite in. The softly flavored little squares may seem bland, but this dish...

A slightly strongly flavored comforting food of salt-preserved bracken and juicy tofu patties. It tastes good as is and also as part of a ta...

Sweetened broth brings out the distinctive deep taste of dried shiitake .

A crunchy addition to everyday meals. The combination of relatively strong soy sauce flavor, rich sesame taste and mild sourness of rice vin...

The first meal of the year is big. Along with ozoni , the New Year’s special soup with rice cakes, we had our usual dishes but with slig...

Black cod with a sweet and pleasant citrusy taste from yuan marinade (soy sauce, mirin and sake with yuzu citrus). A good alternative to gri...

A lotus root pickle that can be eaten as is or used as a garnish for grilled fish.

Lotus root rounds are transformed into flowers. A simple and popular decorative cut.

A part of takiawase -- assorted vegetables and tofu separately cooked in broth -- for New Year's osechi food. The slightly sweet ginger...

For celebrations such as New Year’s, carrots often appear in the shape of a plum blossom. Plum blossoms symbolize early spring, and red blos...

A fruity affair with sweet persimmon. The sweetness of persimmon, the saltiness from daikon radish and the mild sourness of rice vinegar and...