Posted on 28 February 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY KRISTY WELLS Being stationed overseas has its challenges. One challenge is produce selection at the commissaries. Let’s face it – everyone eats some sort of fresh produce at some point. Everyone! I close my eyes and I return to our last stateside base (and when we leave here it will have been 5+ [...]
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Posted on 02 January 2012.
CONTRIBUTED BY CALYN PAQUIN Minami Exterior Buying fruits and vegetables makes me feel good because I don’t seem to feed my family enough of it. Since I went to this farmer’s market, I’ve been back every time I need to get fresh produce. Minami Veg 1 The sign says Nakagusuku Farm. Choku baijo which means [...]
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Posted on 21 December 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY SARRA MCMILLAN Green Papaya Even though I have been living in Okinawa for 2 years, there are still moments where I am struck with fear in Japanese grocery stores, standing in front of vegetables that I couldn’t name, let alone know how to cook. OkinawaHai offers a great wealth of knowledge for deciphering [...]
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Posted on 27 October 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY ZENKEWICH Last week, Kelly started her list of seven great ways to use up those millions of little shikwasa that can be found in every corner market on Okinawa. To read the first four ideas, click HERE. And now back to Kelly… 5: Shikwasa & watermelon mint daquiri shikwasa06 This recipe was [...]
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Posted on 20 October 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY ZENKEWICH shikwasa01 In September at the supermarket I noticed shikwasas available in large amounts, for very low prices. Their harvest season is normally late summer but you can find them at lower prices into the fall. When looking at the large bags for sale I was confounded; how are they used in [...]
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Posted on 21 August 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FILLMAN Spicy Sauce Ingredients Inexpensive, delicious and fun! My husband and I tried some of the local sushi the other night at Sushi Zen, along the Sunabe Sea Wall. It was good, but sushi can get so expensive! SO, I decided to take a trip to small Japanese grocery and find some [...]
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Posted on 13 June 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY JULIE WOOLERY One of the greatest things about living in Japan is that you don’t have to go to an expensive restaurant to eat good sushi… you can easily eat it at home! Years ago some Japanese friends introduced us to temaki-zushi or hand-rolled sushi. I could never remember the name; I [...]
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Posted on 13 April 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY MEGAN PARKER One of my very favorite Japanese foods is yakisoba. For one, it’s just a fun word to say. Yakisoba, yakisoba, yakisoba! Two, what’s not to love about it? It’s quick, easy, and tasty. Choose your favorite meat, some yummy, fresh veggies, add some noodles and you’re good to go! It’s also [...]
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Posted on 13 March 2011.
CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH MAGID At the ripe old age of 40, I finally started carrying a purse. My previous reasoning for just jamming a wallet in my pocket (causing a need to carefully plan clothing assembly each day) was that I would just lose a purse. It had happened before, back in my early twenties, [...]
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Posted on 20 August 2010.
CONTRIBUTED BY PENNY VAN HEERDEN My two-year-old daughter loves miso soup and even enjoys the seaweed. As she can sometimes be full of nonsense about food this is a great discovery for me. Another healthy food that she actually enjoys, to add to her repertoire. The great thing about miso soup is that once you [...]
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