For years, I have put so much pressure on myself to create a feast on Shabbat. In my Intro to Judaism class, I learned that it is the most important holiday of the year.
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My Mom used to bring this rice porridge (okayu お粥) to my bed when I had a cold 😷🤒. Try making this okayu when you aren't feeling well.
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After returning from Japan, I've been feeling especially inspired to pull out all the stops for a nourishing Japanese New Year (January 1st) in San Francisco.
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January 1st is the most important holiday on the Japanese calendar. New Year's Day in Japan is spent with family celebrating traditions, many of which are centuries old and deeply rooted in Japanese culture.
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Every year, for as long as I can remember, my Japanese mother would make us a warming bowl of soba noodles in hot broth a few hours after a light New Year's Eve dinner.
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Every year, I spend months brainstorming a new kind of latke only to end up making classic potato latkes for Hanukkah. Made well, they are always a clear winner for me over potato alternatives like beet, parsnip, zucchini, sweet potato, etc....
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For someone who lives to celebrate holidays at home with friends and family, one yearly holiday tradition we have may seem a bit out of character...
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We returned from Japan in the middle of the week, so it's been a short and jet-lagged few days. Though the weekend is looking full and full of inspiration, I'm looking forward to spending a few moments cuddled up by the fire.
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Besides the occasional pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, I didn’t grow up eating a lot of pumpkin-flavored dishes. Instead, the women in my Japanese-American family made stewed kabocha at this time of year.
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Lisbon might just be my favorite city in the entire world. We traveled to Portugal for our honeymoon and completely fell in love with the country.
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On March 22nd, 2016, I completed a journey many years in the making when I sat before a beit din, immersed myself in the waters of a mikveh, and officially became Jewish...
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You wouldn't realize it right away, but my Japanese mother is a steak and potatoes, mid-western, American girl through and through.
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