Aya’s Table

May 2022 be as bright as this dish! ❤️

手毬寿司は手間入り寿司🤣















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#謹賀新年2022
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Authentic Japanese meal. 🇯🇵 🍱

I was born and raised in Japan hence I must inject authentic Japanese food into my body frequently while my American husband says things like "Oh I'm craving chicken parm."

When people hire me to cook for them or teach them how to make Japanese food, I normally cook something "safe" but once in a while, I take a chance and make more authentic Japanese food like this. Part of me is always nervous to see people's reactions, but over the course, I learned that they do enjoy trying food that they never had before, especially when it's so healthy for you.

Anyway, I have a few more classes left for this year, and I love that people started booking in-person parties/cooking classes more and more. 🤗

As this year is nearing the end, I have to start thinking about Osechi now...stay tuned!

あぁ和食がやっぱり一番落ちつく。🥰🍚

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It's all BAO Thanksgiving leftovers.

Orange ginger glazed leftover turkey. This is creation. It was so delicious and I only used ingredients that I bought for Thanksgiving dinner.

P.S.

My is having online sales and free shipping for ordering 4 jars. A portion of online sales (until November 30) proceeds a charity that fights childhood hunger. Food is something that brings joy. Not having access to food when you are hungry is the worst feeling. If you could help me help those children, I would be so grateful. 🙏(link in bio)

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I am thankful for all of you who have shared the joy of cooking with me. 💗🙏

This was our Thanksgiving appetizer. Scallop crudo with yuzu zest, fresh yuzu juice, and black shichimi. What was your Thanksgiving appetizer?

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KATSU SANDO.

Classic Japanese food.

Fluffy shoku pan, thick pork cutlet with crispy breading, soaked in a yummy sauce, and finely shredded cabbage.

#カツサンド #料理写真

YUZU UDON

This simple noodle soup warms up your soul. Good broth, noodles, and tons of fresh green yuzu zest. That's all.

Tell me you are Japanese without telling me you are Japanese.

Shake Onigiri for "Onigiri Action".

It's that time of year again.

Every photo of onigiri posted on IG with the hashtag " helps provide five school meals to children in need around the world.

🍙🍙🍙🍙🍙

When it comes to Japanese food, probably the first thing you think of is either sushi or ramen. But to me, onigiri is the ultimate Japanese comfort food. Onigiri to Japanese is the same as PB & J sandwich to Americans. It's so simple, so good, and never gets old. While I often try to make something innovative and unique, I always go back to something simple, like onigiri.

P.S. Do you know who makes the best onigiri in the whole world? My mom.

#おにぎり #料理写真

About last weekend.

A scene from private cheffing for a birthday dinner party of 9 people. (There were only so many pictures I could take while I was serving everyone by myself)

I made 4 courses of gluten-free, dairy-free dishes with lots of seasonal, locally grown ingredients and seafood, and of course with a Japanese twist. My dishes are all original recipes and I always try to make something creative and unique that you can't find at any other restaurants, and I take pride in my work.

Benefits of private dining experiences:
1. No driving or ubers.
2. Fully customized meals.
3. No masks. (I am fully vaccinated and I do wear masks)
4. BYOB
5. No time limit.

I love what I do. I meet so many wonderful people and I love getting to know them through the food I make. 💗

久々に出張料理、とっても素敵なお家＆とってもラブリーな方達9人分の4コース。大変だけど、いつも喜ばれるからやり甲斐がある！そして日本食は世界中の皆に愛されてる、ってつくづく思う。

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RECIPE ALERT 🚨

Oven baked summer tomatoes.

Another summer tomato dish! have shared this recipe before but I’m sharing again because it’s very simple, and really, really, really good. Trust me, you will have foodgasm in your mouth.

Preheat oven at 475 F
1. In a baking dish, place cored tomatoes, peeled garlic, sprinkle sea salt, and drizzle olive oil.
2. Bake for about 1 hour. Let it cool down to room temp. Add basil.

Serve it with spaghetti and you will have no regretti. 😘

こうやって夏のトマトちゃん達をエンジョイできるのはもうあと2週間くらいかなぁ

T O M A T O S A L A D
🍅 🍅🍅
This year, I've been getting so many more tomatoes from my garden, and I can't complain. This is one of my favorite summer salads--tomatoes, zucchini ribbons, white peach, basil, red onion, Parmigiano Reggiano, salt, black pepper, white balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.

Two most important things when you want to make an awesome tomato salad.
1. super fresh juicy tomatoes. Tomatoes from supermarkets don't work. Please go to local farms to get good tomatoes.
2. sharp knife. Please don't smush beautiful tomatoes with your dull knife...

今年のうちの家庭菜園のトマトちゃん達、すごい頑張ってくれてます。

Happy summer!

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Mentaiko Supagetti. Pasta with cod roe. It's insanely good and oh how I wish I could feed a dish like this to all my fellow foodies!! By the way, it's not spaghetti, it's "supageti". 😘



明太子のパスタ、美味しくて死ぬ〜。日本に帰りたいのに帰れないから、最近こんなザ・ジャパニーズ的な物を作ってます。コネチカット州で明太子パスタ食べるのは、最高の贅沢。しかもお庭で採れる紫蘇モリモリのせて。し、あ、わ、せ 💗💗💗

＃明太子スパゲッティ #美味しい #料理写真 #海外生活

Y A K I S O B A

Ultimate Japanese street food. This is a staple dish for any summer fests in Japan and eating this brings me all the summer vibes. But unfortunately, I can never find it anywhere in Connecticut so the only way I get to eat it is to make my own. Sometimes I feed stuff like this to my friends in CT and they all love it.


アメリカではお寿司やラーメンはすごく愛されてるけど、こんなシンプルな焼きそばは全く浸透してなくて、（カリフォルニア辺りは違うだろうけど）コネチカット州に焼きそばが食べられる所と言えば、我が家のキッチンだけ。

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Y A K I S O B A

Ultimate Japanese street food. This is a staple dish for any summer fests in Japan and eating this brings me all the summer vibes. But unfortunately, I can never find it anywhere in Connecticut so the only way I get to eat it is to make my own. Sometimes I feed stuff like this to my friends in CT and they all love it.


アメリカではお寿司やラーメンはすごく愛されてるけど、シンプルで美味しい焼きそばは全く浸透してなくて、（カリフォルニア辺りは違うだろうけど）コネチカット州に焼きそばが食べられる所と言えば、我が家のキッチンだけ。でもアメリカ人にこういうの食べさせると超喜ぶのよね😉

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Suzuki crudo.

with red shiso (from my garden), champagne grapes, brunoise jalapeno, red onion, and ponzu. 白だしもちょっぴり。paddle boardやって思いっきり海の中にドボンと落ちた後にこの一品作ったよ✌️

Having this dish in my backyard after a long day at the beach was just perfect.

#創作料理 #海外生活 #お庭ごはん #おうちごはん #料理写真を撮ってる人と繋がりたい

Uni.

Raise your hand if you like uni! Uni & shiso are like a match made in heaven.

これを食べて、「雲丹と紫蘇は最強の組み合わせだよね。」とうちのアメリカ人一言。出会った頃は一気にマグロ10冠頼んだりして思いっきり間違ったお寿司の頼み方してたのに、まあなんとオツな事を言うんでしょう。正しいお寿司の食べ方を教えた成果ここにあり。ってこういう時だけ日本語でボソボソと上から目線な言い方。（インスタで翻訳機能ついてるけど毎回面白すぎるほどヘンテコ翻訳で笑えます。）


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Charred Octopus//green tomato & shiso salsa verde// tomatoes

Shiso and tomatoes are straight from my backyard. Eating shiso makes me feel like I am back in Japan just a little. 💗

洋風なタコの調理の仕方にお庭で採れた紫蘇とトマトを使ってちょっと和洋折衷な一品。普段だったらこの時期日本に里帰りしているはずなのに...でもアメリカにいてもオリンピックは断然日本チームを応援しています！！ #寝不足マックス #がんばれ日本 🇯🇵


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Southeast Asian style pork chops, with Aya's twist.

A new class menu idea. I'm biased but it’s is really good, and you definitely want to learn how to make this from me 😉 The sauce is the key! This dish is also great when you have people over for dinner. It looks gorgeous on the plate and very importantly, it’s tasty. 💗

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Poached Chilean sea bass // summer fruit dashi // whipped fennel, potato, and lemon // marinated green tomato slices, shiso, and white pepper

Green tomato and shiso from my garden and fennel from


プラムとか使って出汁を作ったら、あっさりとした日本の梅干しを思わせるような味になってすごい満足🤩

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Potatoes. [RECIPE ALERT]

Hi. I've been quiet here on Instagram, but I've been still cooking! My daughter and I just dug out some potatoes from our backyard and I made a super simple dish.

Here's the recipe:

-about 2 lbs potatoes
-1 clove garlic--sliced
-1 can anchovy fillet (drain oil)
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
-2 tbsp white wine
-chives
-Salt
-OO

1. Cook (boil) potatoes with a generous amount of salt (al dente)
2. While potatoes are cooking, in a medium frying pan, cook anchovy fillet and break them with a wooden spoon.
3. Add white wine, garlic, and butter and keep on stirring until it becomes saucy.
4. Add cooked potatoes and mix well. Drizzle olive oil (optional) and garnish with finely chopped chives.

＃お庭で育てたお芋は特別に美味しい

garden #203 #おうちごはん #料理写真

Blackened monkfish, cauliflower, and cherry tomatoes. Super simple family dinner.

日本ではアンコウと言えば鍋だけど、こうやって食べるのも美味しいです。そしてお庭で食べると更に美味しい💗

#203 #おうちごはん #お庭ごはん #料理写真 #魚料理

Ebishumai.

In honor of AAPI month, I am posting this photo. My mom and I made these in Japan about 3 years ago. I haven't been able to see my mom for 2 years now. I wonder when I can see her again.

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Turnips.

Dinner for my kids. Just kidding. A few years ago, I learned how to cook turnips in the most magical way and I am revisiting this dish. How I miss talking about food with other chefs. And I miss awesome staff meals.

シェフ達と一緒に働いていた日々が恋しい今日この頃。っていうか美味しい賄いが恋しい！

Cake au citron Meyer. Also known as "week-end au citron"

Feb 21 at 10 am EST. Family Class.
Please email [email protected] to sign up.

この季節にしか出回らないMeyer lemonが好きすぎてたまらない件。

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Pan-fried bun. 🥟 🥢

I have a bunch of corporate team-building classes coming up (many teams from Europe! woot.), and I had to tweak this recipe. If you are interested in this class, raise your hand 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏽🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏻🙋🏾‍♀️🙋 and please email me [email protected] or DM me here.

Everyone in the world loves dumplings, and we should have "International Dumplings Day." 🥟😉

最近、コーポレート相手のクラスでバタバタしています。嬉しい事にヨーロッパからの参加が多く、世界の繋がりを感じます。なかなかトンネルの先の光が見えないような状況でも。

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JFC (Japanese Fried Chicken) Bao.

I finally did it!! 🙋🏻‍♀️ I've been trying to figure out how to simplify a bao recipe so I can teach people how to make it at home. Trust me, this is easy and delish. Check out the menu schedule (link in bio). To sign up, email [email protected].

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RECIPE ALERT ✨

Revisiting this super simple dish. As some of you may remember, I was invited to be on TV, making this dish a few years ago. Being on TV sounds cool, but I had to be in the studio by 8am and only that day, my super reliable babysitter overslept and didn’t show up, my husband had left for work by 5 am so my day started off with a crazy emergency. 😂 and it was live, so no recording, no practice and I had to cook and talk to the hosts at the same time...it was super hard! But everyone loves this simple dish so those who haven’t tried, please do!

INGREDIENTS: (3-4 servings)

-About 1.5 lbs skinless & boneless chicken (I used thighs)
-1 lb cherry tomatoes
-1/2 onion
-1 clove garlic
-6 oz of baby spinach leaves
-1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
-3 tablespoons white wine
-4 tablespoons EVOO
-Salt & Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Cut chicken into bite size pieces and marinate with salt, pepper and smoked paprika
2. While chicken is getting marinated, cut cherry tomatoes into halves, slice onion thinly, and mince garlic finely.
3. Heat a large skillet at high heat and add 3 tablespoons EVOO. Cook cherry tomatoes until charred. Remove from the skillet.
4. In the same skillet, add 1 tablespoon EVOO and saute onion and garlic at medium heat until onion is brown. Add chicken and cook for 6-7 minutes. Add white wine and cook for another minute.
6. Add cherry tomatoes and baby spinach, cover for 2 min. Mix them lightly before serving.

Enjoy!

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数年前にテレビに出て作った超簡単一品料理。ずーっと作ってなくて最近久しぶりに作ったのでrepostします。

Chocolate Mille Crepe Cake.
20 layers.
Challenge accepted.

I’ve been wanting to make this for the last 5 years and I finally did it.🙌 Inspired by and the Great British Baking Show. It was extremely challenging but worth all the work.💗
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