One of the most popular recipes on my blog is a miso marinade that I originally featured on my gindara misozuke | miso marinated black cod post. The miso marinade is based on a recipe by famed Nobu Matsuhisa and it’s so good that I decided it deserved a post all on it’s own simply because the marinade shouldn’t be limited to black cod, a favorite, or grilled salmon (read post here).  (Photo Credit: Hideki Ueha) Instead of...

  A few Saturday’s ago I had the privilege of celebrating my good friend’s bridal shower at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. As one of her bridesmaids, I can’t express in words how excited I was about celebrating my friend’s upcoming wedding nuptials. I happily handmade her bridal shower invites using her wedding colors (photo above). I’ll share with you our wonderful afternoon tea in just a moment, but first I...

Welcome to my new (blog) home! If you’re coming over from my old site – – – It’s nice to see you here! I’m glad you could make it! If you’re new to my blog – – – It’s very nice to meet you! (Photo Credit: Hideki Ueha) Aside from a little fresh paint and a little redecorating, my old friends will find that the content of my new home is very similar to the content of my old home....

I did it!!! After months of debating whether to self-host my blog and create a newly designed site, countless hours spent on laborious updates, here I am! My new home, Bebe Love Okazu DOT COM! What began with the simple fact that I was running out of free hosting gigabytes on WordPress (an excellent , free blogging site, I must add) I am happy to say that moving to a self-hosted site and redesigning my site, financially made the most sense when...

  I haven’t wanted to cook much, and I’d like to blame my cooking “slump” on our recent heat wave, but the fact that we have the A/C blasting practically all day long, doesn’t really give me an excuse not to cook in our ice-box-home. :) Last week, when I was putting Bebe E to sleep, we were lying down after I read her a few stories, and she said to me, “Mommy, will you make me tomato soup.” I said,...

  Whenever my husband and I enjoy a simple dinner of sashimi or temaki sushi (click for recipe) at home, I am always reminded of my Jiichan (grandpa), and my Baachan (grandma). (Photo: Halibut or Fluke, also known as hirame in Japanese.) Although my paternal grandparents moved to Japan before I completed elementary school, over the years, I was fortunate to spend a lot of time with them during my trips to the “land of the rising...

The 2012 Olympics in London have concluded. It was a GREAT two weeks! Congratulations to all the olympians. Bebe E likes to refer to the athletes as “the champions”. They most definitely are! Just as the Olympics have come and gone, so have most all of the Obon festivals in our area, much to Bebe E’s disappointment. This past week when we were visiting my parents she asked if we had Obon practice that night. Unfortunately, our...

It’s day three of the 2012 London Olympics and I’m slightly at a loss for words. Perhaps it’s exhaustion from our busy weekend (which I will happily share in a separate post), or because our DVR wasn’t working Sunday night when I couldn’t stay up to watch swimming, or perhaps I’m feeling a bit off because my left knee is having unusual joint issues. Instead of my weekly gym date with my BFF Monday night, I...