Hi, I'm Diane Li

Hi, I'm a mom, educator and professional chef. I can speak 4 languages freely, and I have more than one decade of live experience in Japan. I have a deep understanding of Japanese food culture. I would like to share my Bento (Japanese style lunch box) cuisine experience with you through my blog, and choose what ever language(s) among 4 that you feel comfortable to read my blog!

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Super simple homemade spicy sauce

Super simple homemade spicy sauce Material: Mayonnaise: 1 tablespoon, Sriracha Sauce: 1 tablespoon, Citrus-based Sauce Ponzu 1 teaspoon, Japanese seven-flavor chili pepper powder: small amount...

Tofu Hamburger Steak with Citrus-based Sauce Ponzu

Tofu Hamburger Steak with Citrus-based Sauce Ponzu Material: tofu, potato starch, Otsuyufu (Japanese dry baked wheat gluten), white sesame, green onion, salt, pepper Recipe: 1. Completely drain...

Dinner Menu of My Family (16)

Dinner Menu of My Family (16) March 3 is Japan’s traditional girls’ festival. We invited an American family who have taken good care of us...

Feature Bento in February: asparagus

Feature Bento in February: asparagus 1. Stir-fried tri-color paprika, tofu and sausage with salt pepper seasoning, rice seasoned with maitake mushrooms and canned tuna, fried...

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Korean sticky rice cake (Tteok)

Tteok (Korean sticky rice cake) made with short rib soup Since the beef I bought for BBQ has lots of bones, I made Korean lunar...

Feature Bento in January 2018

Feature Bento in January 2018 Theme Lotus Root 1. Soy sauce stir-fried beef and green pepper, sweet and spicy boiled lotus root and gobo, rice...

Long-stamen chive recipe

Mom’s Long-Forgotten Allium Macrostemon (also called long-stamen chive) recipe Recently when I was wandering around a Korean supermarket, I happened to see allium macrostemon, so...

Kale salad

Introduction to a kale salad learned from one of my friends Material: kale, quinoa and brown rice, apple, dry cherry, almond Recipe: 1. Tear the kale into...

Cheese and Kimchi Fried Rice

Cheese and Kimchi Fried Rice Material: ground pork, kimchi, Chinese chive, white rice, sesame oil, chicken bone soup powder, mozzarella cheese, pizza cheese, preheated stone...

California Roll

California Roll You may not find a sushi restaurant without sushi roll in the US, and they have various kinds of sushi rolls in the...

Dinner Menu of My Family (13)

Dinner Menu of My Family (13) Salted salmon, Japanese mustard spinach, miso soup, Natto, Kimchi Natto and kimchi are two classic foods in Japanese and Korean...

Stake Recipe

Stake Recipe Easy to make satisfying beef steak using oven even without experience 1. First preheat the oven to 230 Celsius (446 Fahrenheit) degree. 2. Spray some...