My Japanese Table: A Lifetime of Cooking with Friends and Family Book

Foreword by Roy Yamaguchi A Lifetime of Cooking with Family and Friends My Love Affair with Japanese Cuisine A Simple Guide to Japanese Ingredients Useful Equipment

Basic Recipes

• Soy Ginger Vinaigrette
• Spicy Mayonnaise
• Wasabi Soy Sauce Dressing
• Tofu Dressing
• Akiko's Sesame Seed Dressing
• Odagiri Sensei's Sanbaizu Vinegar Dressing
• Crunchy Cucumbers
• Simple Mixed Pickles
• Preparing Japanese Rice
• Homemade Rice Seasoning Sprinkles
• Teriyaki Sauce
• Tempura Dipping Sauce
• Sweet Miso Sauce
• Quick Tonkatsu Sauce
• Debra's Shiso Pesto
• Black Sesame Seed Salt
• Kyoko's All Purpose Dashi Shoyu Concentrate
• Seasoned Rolled Omelet
• Seasoned Egg Shreds
• Seasoned Egg Wedges
• Sweet Simmered Mushrooms
• Bonito Fish Stock

Chapter 1 Sushi

• How to Make Perfect Sushi Rice
• Brown Sushi Rice
• Classic Sushi Roll
• Crab and Avocado Inside Out Rolls
• Tuna and Cucumber Rolls
• Hayashi Sensei's Mini Sushi Balls
• Sushi Hand Roll Party
• Lobster Rolls with Wasabi Mayonnaise
• Spicy Tuna Tartar
• Tuna Tartar Shiso Wraps
• Scattered Sushi Rice Salad
• Smoked Salmon Pressed Sushi

Chapter 2 Snacks and Appetizers

• Chicken Balls in Sweet Soy Glaze
• Soy Glazed Chicken Wings
• Salted Edamame in the Pod
• Eriko's Onion, Clam, and Potato Fritters
• Stuffed Savory Pancake
• Beef and Asparagus Spirals
• Mixed Yakitori Skewers
• Japanese Pot Stickers
• Yakitori Party
• Yakitori Rice Bowl
• Salmon Roe with Grated Daikon in a Lemon Cup
• Tofu, Seafood, and Avocado Appetizer

Chapter 3 Soups and Salads

• Cherry Tomato Salad with Shiso and Basil
• Refreshing Tofu Salad
• Spinach, Tofu, and Bean Sprout Salad
• Sweet and Spicy Celery Salad
• Crabmeat and Seaweed Salad
• Carrot and Daikon Salad
• Carrot and Celery Salad with Hijiki Seaweed
• Delicate Seaweed Consomme
• Eriko's Chunky Miso Chowder
• Classic Miso Soup

Chapter 4 Rice and Noodles

• Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl
• Yoshie's Delicious Crab Fried Rice
• Fresh Tuna Rice Bowl with Cucumber, Avocado and Spicy Mayonnaise
• Stuffed Rice Balls
• Rice Bowl with Three Toppings
• Sweet Soy Beef and Onion Rice Bowl
• Udon Noodles with Everything
• Mushroom and Soba Noodle Soup
• Fried Cabbage and Pork Noodles
• Spring Rain Summer Noodle Salad

Chapter 5 Meat and Poultry

• Teriyaki Steak Tips
• Japanese Style Fillet of Beef
• Sukiyaki Hot Pot
• Sweet Soy Beef and Vegetables
• Japanese Style Korean BBQ
• Yoshie's Gyoza Hot Pot
• Fried Pork Cutlets
• Sliced Pork with Ginger
• Classic Chicken Teriyaki
• Japanese Fried Chicken
• Shoko's Summer Sesame Chicken
• Red Miso Chicken and Vegetables

Chapter 6 Fish and Seafood

• Fresh Tuna with Herbs and Crunchies
• Fried Oysters
• Jumbo Shrimp Tempura_
• Soy Simmered Bluefish Fillets
• Scallops with Citrus Miso Sauce
• Salmon Rice Cooker Casserole
• Succulent Salmon Teriyaki
• Mixed Seafood Hot Pot
• Whole Red Snapper Steamed in Parchment

Chapter 7 Vegetable and Tofu Dishes

• String Beans with Crunchy Toasted Peanuts
• Simmered Daikon with Citrus Miso
• Shoko's Simmered Vegetables with Chicken
• Grilled Eggplant with Sweet Miso Sauce
• Eriko's Simmered Eggplant
• Tofu and Vegetable Scramble
• Steamed Fresh Asparagus with Soy Mustard Dressing
• Sweet Potato Tempura Fritters
• Japanese Mushroom Melange with Butter and Soy
• Pumpkin Rounds
• Okra with Umeboshi and Katsuo Shreds
• Sliced Okra with Wasabi Joyu
• Tofu Hot Pot with All the Trimmings

Chapter 8 Bento

• Bento Equipment
• Bento Tips
• Elementary School Sampler
• Office Lunch Bento
• Travel Bento
• Picnic Bento
• Bento Teen
• Vegetarian Bento

Chapter 9 Desserts and Drinks

• Fruit Cup with Mochi and Sweet Bean Topping
• Mochi Balls
• Mochi Dumplings with Strawberries and Red Bean Paste
• Mochi Dough Made From Sweet Rice Flour
• Black Sesame Seed Pudding
• Matcha Chocolate Coffee Cake
• Matcha Mochi Cupcakes
• Steamed Ginger Lemon Walnut Cake
• Crepes Stuffed with Red Bean Jam
• Black Sesame Chiffon Cake
• Sweet Shiso Ice Dessert
• Matcha Ice Cream
• Black Sesame Ice Cream
• Sencha Green Tea
• Hot Matcha Milk
• Matcha

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