Friday, April 27, 2012

HacciMargarita

HacciMargarita by osiodhachan
HacciMargarita, a photo by osiodhachan on Flickr.

If you happen to be driving down to Tateyama over the Golden Week Holiday (hope you enjoy traffic), make the trip worth the effort and stop by Hacci Brick Oven Pizza near Yawata Shrine. Not just pizza either, they have great salads, ribs and sausage as well. Cold draft beer and wine are also available.
If you want company all you have to do is Tweet. (Sounds like Bogart!)

Via Flickr:
Margarita Pizza at "Hacci" in Tateyama March 2012

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Indoor grilling. Not always a good idea.

Warmer weather is finally here and it's almost time to do our cooking outdoors. Throwing caution to the wind and opening the windows we broke out our mini "yaki tori" grill. 
The instructions state plainly that it shouldn't be used indoors, but we are sure this is for those urban types who live in high rise hell. The smell would drive neighbors crazy and it lingers for a good 24 hours.



Iwatani tabletop gas grill.

Chicken balls and pork with Japanese basil.

Got to keep them moving or call the fire warden.

Put veggies along the side or they'll burn..

Genmai mochi rice cakes just starting to grill.

The mochi cakes will gradually puff up.

Much better than white rice mochi in my opinion.

This was really a great way to start outdoor cooking season even though it was indoors. We hope to share more pictures of BBQ and other delights this summer.