BLT, no witty title required

This, hands down, has the highest ratio of deliciousness to preparation difficulty that I have encountered in my time in Japan. There's nothing like a BLT. Especially with a ton of Japanese mayo.

Still no instagram. Don't judge. The light in my apartment makes everything look clammy. People too.

Martin

Halloween cookies

Happy Halloween (almost)!

Yesterday my dorm threw a Halloween party and I made cookies. Foot-, hand- and bat-shaped sugar cookies.

I also made regular and vegan pumpkin cookies, which aren't pictured. Wow they were so good. I'll make them again and post pictures <3

Recipe found here.

Xo, Kristin

Don't chicken out

I'm terrible at cooking meat. I can cook ground beef and make burgers, but when it comes to other forms of meat, I think I'm going to inadvertently poison myself...

That's why yesterday I prepared meat things for the first time ever. Under the tutelage of my housemate, I produced tonkatsu sauce marinated chicken. So tender, so juicy, so good. Haven't contracted salmonella yet.

xo Kristin

Things with Sauce: A Thematic Dinner

Wednesday nights tend to be my least busy. So, I often go to a friend's house, or a bar, or consider going for a run before I ultimately decide not to. The previous Wednesday I managed to do all those things and still cook dinner.

First up is hamburgers. They're comprised of beef, tofu, lazily-chopped carrots, and other things. The store didn't actually have buns, so the bread is some roll filled with mayo and corn. As suggested by the title of this post, I made sauce!

Part 2 was supposed to be on the same plate, but I accidentally ate the hamburgers while the eggplant was cooking. Anyway, this is roasted eggplant (with miso sauce!)

I wish I could get a real pumpkin here. I really want some pumpkin.

Martin

Pumpkin pancakes

Happy October! Here in Massachusetts the leaves have changed colors, there're a lot of gourds everywhere, and it's sort of getting cold.

In celebration of this most fab season, and fall break, my high school friend Allie and I made the pinnacle of all fall foods: pumpkin pancakes!!!

So tasty, so easy, so fall.

Recipe found here.

xo, Kristin

Meat me there.

Today I was having such a craving, and so for dinner I thawed some ground turkey and made turkey burgers!

Outfitted with oat bread, ketchup, and spinach, it was soooo good.

Finally, I paired it with a side of sweet dumpling squash: a teeny but colorful autumn squash I found at Stop and Shop last week :)

xo, Kristin