Domburi bowl

Chicken Katsudon

I have fond memories of a great little Japanese restaurant that I frequented during my high school days. I would often pick up one of their Donburi bowls. For years I thought all Donburi bowls were made with the same ingredients, but since have learned that Donburi is a general term and that there are different types.…

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Bowl of homemade Easy Vanilla Ice Cream.

Easy Vanilla Ice Cream

This is an easy recipe for vanilla ice cream, which I make in our Cuisinart icecream maker. My favorite ice cream storage containers are the SUMO ice cream containers on Amazon.

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Pork tacos with kimchi

Kimchi

We like kimchi with many dishes, including Asian pork street tacos. So I often make a homemade batch.

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homemade lemonade.

Lemonade

My kids love homemade lemonade and it’s so easy to make. I also take the opportunity to peel the lemons before I juice to make a small batch of Limoncello.

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Homemade limoncello.

Limoncello

Limoncello is a popular Italian drink, which is served after a meal to help digestion. It’s so easy to make and a nice after dinner treat. I produce in small batches when making either lemonade or lemon sorbet so that the lemon rinds don’t go to waste. 

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Pink salmon cakes cooking in frying pan.

Fresh Salmon Cakes

This recipe makes a lot of salmon cakes. We love fishing in the Puget Sound and every other year salmon is in season, with pink salmon being plentiful. Pink salmon fillets don’t freeze as well as coho or king so we make pink salmon cakes instead. The frozen salmon cakes freeze great once we vacuum…

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