Guest Post: Healthy Persimmon Crêpes
Sunday, November 29th, 2009 Posted in guest posts | 3 Comments »I'm very happy to present the first guest post, from the talented photographer, blogger, and nutritionist Emiko Taki, while I tend to the fulltime job of feeding and caring for Delia and Daphne. I'm delighted that Emiko is part of ...
Happy Thanksgiving, Breakaway Cooks!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas, Miscellaneous | 5 Comments ». I think everyone can guess what we're most thankful for this year . . . . It's incredible how important food has become, even more so than before -- eating well means Delia's happier and healthier, which in turn means Daphne ...
Daphne Camille Gower — Irasshai!
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous | 29 Comments ». We interrupt this regularly scheduled broadcast to bring you the breaking news of the arrival of Ms. Daphne Camille Gower, who parachuted into the world on November 18, all 3.3 delicious kilograms of her. Her father, a certain breakaway cook, ...
The Coolest Umeboshi Poem in the World
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments ». .All the Difficult Hours and Minutesby Jane Hirshfield.All the difficult hours and minutesare like salted plums in a jar.Wrinkled, turned steeply into themselves,they mutter something the color of sharkfins to the glass.Just so, calamity turns toward calmness.First the ...
Persimmons and Chicken Broth? Oh Yes!
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas | 13 Comments »Who knew that hachiya persimmon goop and chicken broth went so well together? I got a huge box of on-the-edge hachiyas at the farmers' market for just a few dollars, and spent about an hour dealing with them: separating the ...
How to Make “Japanese” Bacon
Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in videos | 8 Comments »httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thRH9FxqGrMHere's a clip from the new Vook. I'll have a lot more video to upload in the coming months, so I'm hoping everyone likes this direction. Feedback is hugely appreciated! Btw, there's nothing inherently Japanese about this dish, other than ...
The New Cookvook! The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen on the Iphone and the Web
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 Posted in Media related | 8 Comments »It's finally up! Late last spring I inked a deal with the Vook people to produce a breakaway "cookvook" -- a redo of the Breakaway Japanese Kitchen with video. Vook has garnered lots of press of late, so I'm really ...
Superkraut — More Fermenting Action
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas | 5 Comments »It had been far too long since my hardcore German Harsch fermenting crock had seen any action, so I thought it might be fun to make some "superkraut" -- in addition to the classic cabbage and salt, I added carrots, ...
Making Automatic Chicken Broth: Star Anise Vegetable Soup with Green Tea Soba
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 Posted in Dishes | 9 Comments »I've lately developed a little habit that I'd like to share with you. Everytime we have chicken, there are always bones left at the end, either the whole carcass if I've roasted a whole bird or if I've purchased an ...
