LIFE OF LINUZ

So, while making dinner tonight I got the idea of making "food bases" and freeze them for easier and faster cooking without using ...

My lovely Heritage is flowering for the 2nd time, even more fragant and pink than the first time. Good times in the garden!

This weekend I decided to spoil Mr.Linuz with maki, as it is one of his favorite food. Maki really is very simple, once you got some decent ...

Yesterday I made some real Japanese summer food. It hardly requires a recipe, you just boil noodles, cool them off, mix some dipping soup an...

Vacation is over, and it's time to fill up the closet/fridge/freezer! From left: Rice snacks for kids, bottle of menmi, 2 types of miso,...

Yes, we do eat other stuff than Japanese food! Especially lately, I've been trying to mix it up a bit.. and being a "Russian housew...

I'm proud to present: Mr. Graham Thomas and Heritage. The lovely Austin roses currently growing in my garden. Planted in mid-May, they...

Growing daikon has proven to be quite interesting and quite tricky for a garden-virgin like me. But, this one I think will be a success, aft...

Japanese tea in my tetsubin (iron tea pot) and aka-shiso growing in the background....

I bought a mix for instant pickles in the Japanese market, so I thought I'd give it a go. Since the instructions on the packet is in Jap...