by Ko Akasaka | Dec 4, 2022
Chocolate Season has arrived. Pristin blue sky for a week after Thanksgiving, warm nice days were continuing in the SF Bay Area, but all of a sudden a strong wind for a day and rain all day next, though most of the brown, red and yellow leaves have fallen to the...
by Ko Akasaka | Jul 19, 2022
SUMMER IS EVERYWHERE AND PEACHES ARE FULL IN THE SEASON. THEIR FRAGRANCE, AROMA IS IRRESISTIBLY SWEET BUT ELEGANT and their texture, flesh is soft and luscious. They look beautiful too. Peaches are real things in summer treat. Perfectly ripe peaches are special but...
by Ko Akasaka | Jun 20, 2022
The Craze of Gluten-Free fashion may have gone now, or at least it seems that is not a hot topic anymore. It was once blueberries are also the same which had a very strong popularity, but they are pretty much gone today. However, the real blueberries season is here....
by Ko Akasaka | Jun 10, 2022
Hot and Dry season has arrived in California. All stone fruits are available; plums, peaches, nectarin, cherries. Yet strawberries are still abundant and very delicious. This mousse is very simple to make with as little as only 3 ingredients (fresh strawberries, sugar...
by Ko Akasaka | May 26, 2022
Strawberries are so pretty and taste great right now. Local strawberries are all over the supermarkets and farmers market. It’s the best season of the year for California strawberries because the spring is very warm but not too hot and dry, yet we get a pretty cool...