I don’t even know how many “boxes” of corn I consumed this summer. There is a farm stand called Country Farms up north on HWY 99, and their corn is a great find. Started at 2 for $1 about a month ago, and now it’s 4 for $1. I scored some super-sweet Yakima corn there and enjoyed cooking so many corn recipes.

My favorite corn recipes that I repeated a number of of times in the season include corn and rice, corn silk tea, chilled corn soup, and corn miso soup! I’ll update the recipe page on kozmokitchen.com soon, but you can access some of the recipes directly through the above links.

Thank you corn, for maing me and many customers so happy with your wonderful sweetness! Love, Kanako

My latest article for the North American post is Hiyashi Chuka recipe. Make your own and beat the heat!

Hiyashi Chuka – A Summer Classic in Japan

Japan Fair 2017 is a two-day interactive event that showcases Japanese cultural heritage through various seminars, workshops, demonstrations and many more.

This volunteer oppotunity came up recently to teach simple onigiri and sushi making workshops to those who are new to Japanese home cooking. I am honored to be part of this community event to share Japanese culture through my passion, cooking! Both workshops are free and fun to participate in for all ages. Come stop by and say hello to me 😀

Onigiri making workshop (for all ages): http://www.japanfairus.org/page/workshops#Onigiri

Sushi roll making workshop (for adults): http://www.japanfairus.org/page/workshops#SushiMaking