TERIYAKI SHRIMP
1 lb. medium size shrimp
1 tsp. grated ginger
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup soy sauce
sesame seeds

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Here we are—2010 is here, with our Winter Olympics right around the corner. Living in Richmond for over 53 years, we are proud to have the beautiful Speed Skating Oval. Excitement is mounting!
January 1st is a important day in Japan. My mother said they celebrated for the first three days. While she was living, she insisted on cleaning the house from top to bottom from a week before and started making yokan and anything else she could start preparing ahead of time.She made konnyyaku too with lye. …

BRRRR! It’s getting chilly outside. Hope it continues for the 2010 Olympics. Judy Nishi sent me her favourite recipe for Christmas and here it is. Thanks Judy.

Your recipe in the latest Bulletin brought back memories of going to the beach with my mother, She didn’t go just to enjoy the sunshine and the water but was always on the lookout for the perfect “daikon ishi” which I would have to carry home. During the war years she would pickle some strange stuff. Watermelon comes to mind. She would peel the rind, cut off any remaining flesh which left the rind about a quarter of an inch thick. She would slice these to about three inches long and layer them in a plate, salting each layer, cover with a saucer and top it with our “ishi”.

What wonderful summer weather we enjoyed this year and it seems like our Indian Summer is starting out very well. Just enjoy the crisp fall weather with all the autumn colors. My girlfriend Betty Nomiyama (Kitagawa), a grade five classmate from Bridge River days, came to visit her mom, who resides in Rosewood Manor (walking distance from my home). She’s living in Seattle and we have corresponded through all these years and finally met after 62 years at her mother’s 102 Birthday party. Since we kept in …

Blueberries were so good this summer that I finally tried this blueberry buckle recipe that I clipped a long time ago. It’s a blueberry cake with a buttery cinnamon topping.

We lost one of the greatest entertainers of our time in Michael Jackson. I have used this recipe from Katherine Jackson, mother of “Jackson Five” and Michael, clipped from a magazine a long time ago. Thought you might be interested to try this recipe and think of Michael when savouring this rice dessert.

The rhododendrums and the azaleas are in their blazing glory besides all the other colourful flowers. My favourite season of the year.
Father’s Day is coming and our family gets together for a barbecue. Been looking for a unique idea for the occasion and my friend Yukie said her son-in-law made this delicious chicken. Tom Girard sent this recipe and I’m certainly going to try it. He says it’s a keeper.
BEER CAN CHICKEN
1 whole chicken (about 4 pounds)
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 Tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons of your favourite dry …

This month I am submitting my two favourite desserts.

I thought perhaps this is a pretty Easter-like delicacy to serve around Easter. So colourful!