Introducing K's Kitchen: Good food for good times

Yup, she loves to travel too!

As a start to a beautiful new week I would like to introduce a new section to Todd’s Wanderings, K’s Kitchen, and my lovely wife Kay who will be doing the writing. People don’t usually get married because of their future mother-in-laws, but in my case Kay’s mom was a fantastic part of the deal. She is one of the sweetest women I know and a fantastic cook to boot. Besides cooking excellent Japanese food (she’s a Japanese mom after all), she is also an expert Chinese cook! Luckily, all this talent and homemade recipes, were transferred to Kay. Yes, I am a lucky man.

In K’s Kitchen, Kay will introduce a variety of international recipes that she loves. She’ll begin with some of our favorite Japanese and Chinese food and will move on to homemade recipes from the places we live and travel to. Kay’s mom has graciously allowed us to use her recipes as well! We know that cooking Asian food can be difficult at times and ingredients are not always available, or when they are they bear incomprehensible names and directions. Kay will do her best to work around these issues and suggest alternatives when ingredients aren’t available in your local Asian market.

To prove we are not full of empty promises here is Kay’s first recipe for Nishoku Gohan, “two colored rice.” A completely unsophisticated Japanese dish that is one of my favorite foods of all time. Bold statement? You bet, but try it out for yourself and I guarantee you’ll love it too.