Simple Japanese Cooking 3

Thursday, August 20, 3 pm

Another chance to engage in cooking with Azusa and learn to create delicious Japanese dishes.  Our last workshop, we were thrilled to have eleven home chefs cooking alongside. While a few commented that the Agedashi Doufu required some technique, all were pleased to create this delectable dish and get a lovely dinner on the table.  Some of us prefer to watch and learn, others learn by doing, and either way, we would love to have you join us.

See the latest review of the cookbook in the Nichi Bei Weekly.

 Sign up now and we will get the menu, recipes, and shopping list to you.  Please rsvp to jill@j-sei.org with “Simple Japanese Cooking” in the subject line, so we can send you the ZOOM link and the recipe in advance.

Simple Japanese Cooking 2

Thursday, May 28th

After an enthusiastic welcome and our hunger for creative intervention in the kitchen, we invited Azusa Oda to join us once again.  Don’t miss Simple Japanese Cooking 2 and get ready to prep & chop, and cook alongside Azusa for immediate delectable rewards.  What a joy to have dinner ready to enjoy right after the workshop, especially as we shelter in.  While some of us savor the dishes by watching the demo and reading the recipes, all participants, all ages, and all levels, for viewing or cooking are welcome. By request from participants, the workshop featured Age Dashi Tofu, Shioyake Salmon and Green Salad with Sesame Miso Dressing.

Simple Japanese Cooking 1

Thursday, April 30th – 3 pm

Preparing meals and cooking at home have become an essential part of our every day as we shelter-in-place.  Learn some tips and techniques to add Simple Japanese Cooking to your repertoire.  Azusa Oda, an avid home cook, brings her passion for Japanese cooking to your kitchen to teach classic and inventive dishes that are relatively easy to make.  Join us for a cooking demo, food talk, and let’s make a dish together.

Azusa Oda is an avid home cook, food blogger, and designer. She comes from a long line of professional and home cooks, and her abilities in the kitchen have been heavily influenced by growing up as her mother’s unofficial sous chef. Raised in both Tokyo and the Bay Area of California, she had a bicultural upbringing that shaped the way she views Japanese culinary traditions and techniques.

She created her blog, humblebeanblog.com, in 2008 to share her contemporary variations on Japanese dishes and to show that simple and delicious Japanese food can be made at home with relative ease. While cooking is one of her passions, she nurtures an equal interest in design and has an MFA from California College of the Arts. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

RSVP with “Simple Japanese Cooking” in subject line to jill@j-sei.org  An event link and more information on the workshop will be provided.

Donation is appreciated, but not required.  Suggested donation: $5 – $15.  The recently released “Japanese Cookbook for Beginners: Classic and Modern Recipes Made Easy” (Rockridge Press, 2020)  is now available.  Retail: $16.99; Kindle: $6.99  Purchase from the author Azusa Oda for $20 (includes shipping).