Comments for Kanako's Kitchen

Comment on Gyoza: Meaty Potstickers by Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:13:29 +0000

You know, I could have used this information as a young teen. I was (and still am) an amianl NUT. When I was a young teen the circus came to town at the county stables where I spent my days. They brought troupes of amianls and I began spending a lot of time with the circus amianls. Back in the day they didn’t pay too much attention to a scrawny girl and I parked myself by the large cat cages every waking moment. Pretty soon I had my hands in the cages and was petting the pretty cats and scratching their chins and in my naivete I thought we were friends . then the circus moved on and my parents didn’t let me out of their sight knowing that I wanted to go with them (the circus wouldn’t have objected). I never did see the inside of the Lion.Fast forward to when my children were very small and my husband worked in motion pictures. We went on an off day of a very long film project to see a group of Leopards that were being used in the film. There were lines on the floors marking out the do not cross zone but it wasn’t really emphasized until my 2 year old crossed just over the line, still holding her dad’s hand and the ONLY de-clawed cat had gone from sleeping to having her in its paws so quickly we never saw it move. The amianl keepers were ashen. The film was Passion in the Desert and large segments were filmed in Utah. I also have another good story from those days but that will have to wait for the right prompt.So if you are ever planning on using the uvula squeeze, you’d better move very fast or you’re down the hatch! I will now return this pastry blog to its rightful author who seems to have gone wandering from the kitchen

Comment on Fight the Sushi Monoculture by Tina

Tina — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:16:00 +0000

Don’t think about it so seriously.They are doing it baucese they think it’s cool . That’s it.They do not think about Churchill, Vietnam War or peace thing.I’m pretty sure many of those women don’t even know the name of Winston Churchill.It’s like short skirts of high school girls. Those girls are wearing it baucese they think it’s cool.

Comment on Shoga-yaki: Stir-fried pork with ginger by Froukje

Froukje — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:15:33 +0000

Thank you Manjula! I never ate asparagus befroe I met my girlfriend and when she requested them as a side for dinner I looked up recipes and found yours. It is amazing, I now love asparagus, thank you!!!

Comment on The Challenge by love food

love food — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:32:43 +0000

This is my first time here and I love it!!! Thank you so much for all that you put up on your blog and lay out there for others. I know I’m behind in your journey and I look forward to catching up:)
As for the whole KFC thing some days I love KFC and other days I hate it ( because I know what it is nutritionally:( ) I think I eat it about as often as you do!! Its a love hate thing!!

Comment on Hiyashi Somen: Chilled Noodles with Sauce by Megy

Megy — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:30:55 +0000

Merci beaucoup pour ces coeslins tre8s judicieux.Quand j’aurai e0 nouveau un peu de temps devant moi j’essayerai toutes ces astuces pour e9pater mes convives !

Comment on Sanma-no kabayaki: Braised Pacific Saury Fillets by Cha

Cha — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:14:26 +0000

And watch out for lurking cocrkoach in the food. And then having the ignominy of being looked at as if you planted it there. Happened some three years ago, and I have not set foot back into this restaurant. Not even if they paid me to eat here.Aside from this. I have enjoyed your other posts.

Comment on Chijimi: Korean Vegetable Pancakes by Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:16:16 +0000

find that hard to believe mate. I lived in Seoul for 10 years. After a while you tend not to look but eaeyrdvy i saw hot fit birds everywhere If you are saying that only 5% are hot and the rest ugly, your standards must be VERY VERY high!!! Otherwise you have a huge grudge hate the Koreans, or you were in your hotel room all the time. But good luck to you mate. All the best Each to thier own .

Comment on We had a baby! by Pandora

Pandora — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:36:03 +0000

Enjoy Kimi! Now, with the LOTTT, you are both entitled to several months of parenthood leave you might be able to claim in Montreal ).

Comment on Gohan: Standard White Rice by w40nsk1

w40nsk1 — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:37:17 +0000

I’ve just cooked your gohan recipe today for my mom (it’s mother’s day), to go with a red-cooked pork belly (I wanted to do the Japanese counterpart to this Chinese recipe; but couldn’t find mirin in time). It worked great! Thanks for that.

Here in Brazil we use a longer-grained rice; and traditionally well-prepared rice is defined largely by its non-stickness (the secrets thereof having spawned quite a mythology). The rice is stir-fried with chopped or grated onions & garlic, and eaten with cooked beans.

Comment on Onigiri: Rice balls by Onigiri recipe

Onigiri recipe — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:03:34 +0000

This is one of the most simple and easy Ongiri recipe that I can find! Thanks for sharing this recipe!