I am one of the kui-otaku (food geeks)
Hi, I’m glad you found me out here on the internet. I’m Laurel. In the past, I’ve worked at a bakery, been a sushi chef, caterer’s assistant, and mechanical engineer. Now I’m living in Japan and teaching English at Maebashi Girls’ High School through the JET program. I have loved food and cooking for a long time, and I’m really excited about Japanese food now, since living in Japan is a great opportunity for it. I named this blog after one of my favorite Japanese foods, okonomiyaki, whose name “grilled as you like it” refers to the fact that you can make your okonomiyaki with pretty much whatever you please. It also refers to the fact that I like to play around with my recipes to make them as I like them (which usually means “not too spicy” for starters). I hope that you can use some of the recipes here to make things as you like it too.
I like to travel too so I’ll be posting photos and write-up of my trips. I’ll also be checking out some local restaurants and posting some reviews here. So I hope that this blog can be a resource for other foreigners living in Maebashi, Gunma, or Japan, people who are visiting Japan, as well as people who are interested in cooking and Japanese food. Of course, since I hope my friends and family are reading too, you may find an occasional tidbit about school life or my life in general too.
All work on this blog is my original writing, unless otherwise noted. Feel free to read and use my recipes. If you want to post one of my recipes on your blog, that’s great, but please attribute your source to me; it’s just common courtesy. Thanks a bundle.
copyright 2008 LMS
Your blog is really neat. I did the JET program for 3 years and I would love to continue to learn the language and some recipes.
It is your cousin in Sacramento, CA, and I just wanted to say “Hi.” Your grandfather Mac gave me your site info to pass around to the other relatives who are not internet savy. I will be sharing your recipes and photos with them. Keep having fun and maybe sometime in the future we can have a Kakudo reunion of course when you come back state side.
hello! i just stumbled upon your blog…its amazing! i’m teaching english in fuji & LOVE japanese food, but struggle cooking it. i look forward to exploring your recipes, thanks so much for sharing!
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Wow! I just stumbled upon this website and the pics of the food are just awesome! I used to teach in Maebashi with the JET program as well and I think I knew the guy that used to teach at the school you’re at, Andy, I believe. Anyway, enjoy your time in the Bash!
Hello! I just discovered your blog while searching for photos for my introduction class next week. I am a new JET this year in Aomori-ken! Your recipes and commentaries on food sound delicious. I am also keeping a blog, which has started to become a food blog – though no recipes yet. I’m not too good on keeping track of measurements. Anyway, I’ll be sure to keep reading about your culinary and otherwise adventures! Cheers.
Hello, my name Pedfro’m Spanish What price Myrica rubra seed? yamamomo.
xpagan@terra.es
Hello Japan , my name is Pedro, I’m Spanish, you know where I can get 10 seeds of Myrica rubra tree?, They sell in the markets of Japan, is called in Japanese (Yamamomo) is a red round fruit, small. Send an email, Thanks.
xpagan@terra.es
Hello Pedro, I am sorry, I’ve never seen yamamomo seeds. They seem to have the tree at One Green World Nursery (http://www.onegreenworld.com//index.php?cPath=7_247), so maybe they can help you out.