My Love Affair with Japanese Kabocha Squash Continues!

My unabashed love for Japanese kabocha squash continues this week on our Japanese food blog! One of my favorite Japanese tempura vegetable is kabocha tempura. Find out how easy it is to make this at home with a simple tempura batter recipe. Also new on the blog is an old favorite dessert of sweet red bean soup, but served with kabocha squash rather than traditional mochi (rice cakes)! It's absolutely delicious and perfect for fall and winter!

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us My Love Affair with Japanese Kabocha Squash Continues! My unabashed love for Japanese kabocha squash continues this week on our Japanese food blog! One of my favorite Japanese tempura vegetable is kabocha tempura. Find out how easy it is to make this at home with a simple tempura batter recipe. Also new on the blog is an old favorite dessert of sweet red bean soup, but served with kabocha squash rather than traditional mochi (rice cakes)! It's absolutely delicious and perfect for fall and winter! Judy Ung Japanese Food Expert Light Kabocha Squash Tempura Appetizer Kabocha tempura is thinly sliced sweet kabocha squash coated in a light tempura batter and deep fried to crisp perfection. It's served with a dipping sauce. READ NOW Rustic Japanse Dessert: Kabocha Shiruko (Red Bean Soup with Kabocha) Kabocha shiruko is a Japanese dessert soup made of crushed sweet red beans, sugar and water and garnished with tender kabocha squash. READ NOW Pumpkin Mochi (Rice Cake) Embrace fall with a delicious Japanese pumpkin mochi dessert. It can easily be made with canned pumpkin and mochiko (sweet rice flour) and baked in the oven until absolute perfection! READ NOW Roasted Kabocha Squash with Paprika Easy, delicious fall dish of roasted Japanese kabocha squash with sea salt, paprika, and a drizzle of olive oil. Also a great Thanksgiving side dish.   READ NOW Umami Packed Kabocha Kinpira (Sauteed Japanese Kabocha Squash) Kinpira kabocha is a Japanese dish of sauteed kabocha squash seasoned with savory and sweet flavors from soy sauce and mirin.   READ NOW Japanese-Style Beef Skewers Grilled to Perfection Sophisticated dish of Japanese skewered beef or kushiyaki with bold Asian flavors bursting with savory and sweet goodness. Perfect for grilling season. READ NOW Featured Articles • Creamy Slow Cooker Broccoli Chicken • How to Make Rich and Delicious Cheesecakes in Your Crock Pot • Turn Sweet Potatoes Into Marshmallows! • 3 Great Soups and Stews to Beat the Cold • Two-Ingredient Sweet Potato Brownie Fudge • 10 Traditional Christmas Cocktails to Keep the Season Bright • All-In-One Detox Juice Recipe for Your Thanksgiving Recovery • Simple and Easy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes are Quick to Make Advertisement About Japanese Food  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Japanese Food newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.

A warming, festive winter drink -- and do you STILL have leftover turkey?

Christmas markets are now opening in piazzas all over Italy, and all of them have at least one stand (but more likely, several) selling steaming mugs of hot, spiced mulled wine -- known as vin brûlé in Italy. Make a pot for your next holiday gathering or to warm up on a cold winter's night!
 
Some of you might also still be wondering what to do with all that leftover turkey in your fridge (I know I am -- granted, I had my Thanksgiving dinner on Friday, not Thursday) -- see below for a super quick and easy, Italian-style suggestion.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us A warming, festive winter drink -- and do you STILL have leftover turkey? Christmas markets are now opening in piazzas all over Italy, and all of them have at least one stand (but more likely, several) selling steaming mugs of hot, spiced mulled wine -- known as vin brûlé in Italy. Make a pot for your next holiday gathering or to warm up on a cold winter's night!   Some of you might also still be wondering what to do with all that leftover turkey in your fridge (I know I am -- granted, I had my Thanksgiving dinner on Friday, not Thursday) -- see below for a super quick and easy, Italian-style suggestion. Danette St. Onge Italian Food Expert Vin Brûlé   This Italian-style mulled wine can be made with any full-bodied red wine (use a cheap one), with oranges and aromatic spices.  READ NOW Sliced Roast Turkey Breast in Tuna-Caper Sauce (Tacchino Tonnato)   The only cooking required for this dish is hard-boiling some eggs! I'm sure that's a relief after all the cooking most of us have been doing in the past week.    READ NOW Featured Articles • Creamy Slow Cooker Broccoli Chicken • How to Make Rich and Delicious Cheesecakes in Your Crock Pot • Turn Sweet Potatoes Into Marshmallows! • 3 Great Soups and Stews to Beat the Cold • Two-Ingredient Sweet Potato Brownie Fudge • 10 Traditional Christmas Cocktails to Keep the Season Bright • All-In-One Detox Juice Recipe for Your Thanksgiving Recovery • Simple and Easy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes are Quick to Make Advertisement About Italian Food  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Italian Food newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.