Rice with burdock (gobo)

So here's my first post, with photos taken with my new camera. After looking at these, my old iPhone photos are... a pain in the eye. I was wandering around downtown yesterday looking for...
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Finnish flatbread with oatmeal

What have I been up to? Taking pictures. With my new, first, "real" camera - a Nikon.  I know my iPhone pics, heavily filtered and edited with Hipstamatic and Camera+, were far from...
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Baby bok choy salad

Baby bok choy is common in Japan (but only the young leaves; we never see the sturdier ones in Japan) but they're usually eaten cooked. A nice green vegetable that I never paid much attention...
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Artichoke risotto

Ever since I had my first steamed artichoke with vinaigrette (I'm not talking about the canned stuff found in salad bars here!) I've been mildly obsessed with them. Artichokes aren't to be...
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Crunchy banana cake

I love the smell of bananas in baked goods, but there is one major drawback - banana breads and cakes tend to be stodgy. However, when I saw this recipe for "crackly banana bread"...
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