Mashed Yams with Coconut 4
Here’s the recipe for my Mashed Yams with Coconut that was featured for October’s #twittersweetpotatoparty.
Here’s the recipe for my Mashed Yams with Coconut that was featured for October’s #twittersweetpotatoparty.
Today is the last Monday of the month which means it’s more than a Meatless Monday occasion.
It’s #twitterfoodparty day and this month’s theme is corn!
I know, right? So many options. Corn is in everything! Including this butter-mochi!
Today was our May #twitterfoodparty and the theme was tofu! A perfect pick for Meatless Monday too!
Yes, these are as crispy and delicious as they appear and they take no time at all to prepare.

Okay first off, Saba Man says these look like sausages. This was not my intention. I wanted them to look like medallions.
What do you say?
I am having so much fun being a part of Kitchen-Play‘s “National Onion Association” Progressive Party. This Progressive Party will feature six different courses created by six different bloggers using Fresh Dry Bulb Onions . There are many varieties of this onion and for this recipe I selected, because I live in Washington State, the Walla Walla Sweets®! A very large one.
Ah…mahi mahi. It’s one of those fishes that can be fixed up to order! Cooked and served up in almost any style.
Grilled, baked, breaded…whatever! Have you ever had a mahi taco? Mmm… a fish taco bento sounds divine.
But for now Saba Man is stuck with this mayo grilled mahi mahi filet. Darn.
Okay, as promised a bento post along with a recipe. It’s not a fancy recipe as with most of my concoctions. So if you like tuna salad say “uh-huh!”
Here’s a meat-lover’s recipe that I adapted for Meatless Monday!
But first, a little background…
I don’t usually like to cook or eat fried foods but for Salt and Pepper Tofu… I make a delicious exception.
When I was a little girl we didn’t eat potatoes at home unless my dad cooked them. He was exclusively responsible for breakfast home-fries or holiday mashed. My mother generally avoided them and I don’t recall her liking potatoes at all. She occasionally fixed sweet potatoes for us as treats, but that was about it.
Many years ago, I asked her why she didn’t like potatoes.
Her answer was unexpected.
I love sweet potatoes! And it doesn’t matter how they’re fixed. Baked, mashed or french-fried… they’re oh so yummy. But whenever I have extra time I like to eat them like this…caramelized.
The core to Japanese food and cooking is “dashi.” It is the heart and soul of almost all basic recipes including miso soup, stews like nimono, and even some sushi.
Without dashi, there is no Japanese food. And in most cases katsuobushi or dried tuna flakes is a required ingredient. Luckily for vegetarians and vegans there’s another dashi recipe using konbu (kelp) and shiitake mushrooms!