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Cook foods into your memoir

Today the daughter is home from school with nausea so I fixed her okayu, the Japanese soup for sick people. The Chinese have a similar rice soup, and Americans have their chicken noodle soup. I like passing my heritage on … Continue reading

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Soba noodles for new year

I guess I’m getting carried away with the good luck foods to start the new year off right. Last night I had soba noodles while the rest of the crew asked for udon. But udon is kind of a fat … Continue reading

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New Year good luck foods

New Year’s Day is waning and we’ve eaten almost all of the traditional good luck foods I planned to serve. Only the herring left. Do you have good luck traditions to celebrate the new year? My family is of mixed … Continue reading

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