In talking about Japanese food culture, we cannot just simply reduce everything to the discussion of food. Placement, harmony within the home and the entire experience surrounding the meal all play an important role. In Japanese culture, orchids represent refinement. In the past, they were considered to be rare and generally reserved for the wealthy [...]
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Japanese Food Culture cont’d
Posted in Dinners, Food Culture, General, Pasta, Salads, Side Dishes, tagged celiac, Food Culture, Gluten Free, Japan, washoku on April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Fillet of sole, Mixed Green Salad and Rainbow German Potato Salad!
Posted in Dinners, Recipes, Salads, tagged fish, Gluten Free, organic, salads, sustainable fishing on June 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A few days ago, we had purchased some frozen fillets of sole, that were wild-caught, using sustainable fishing practices. In general, we don’t consume a lot of fish, out of concern for not wanting to expose ourselves to mercury, or other toxic heavy metals, or pesticides, but the fact that this type of fish, at [...]
Meatfree Monday! Celebrate Salad!
Posted in History of Food, Meatless Monday, Recipes, Salads, tagged blood orange, Gluten Free, mango, Meatfree Monday, oak leaf lettuce, salad, Vegetarian on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We didn’t have time to post over the past few days, due to technical difficulties and weather related extenuating circumstances (hence Meatfree Monday entries posted on a Friday, LoL) but just had to share our two beautiful salad creations with you. Winter has been challenging, to say the least, with never ending cold and waaaaay too much snow, and [...]










