Join the Japan-America Society of North Carolina (JASNC) for this family-friendly online Japanese home cooking class series, おうちごはん OUCHIGOHAN, and cook along or just watch from your own kitchen!
This month’s theme is Onigiri Action, an annual global campaign that provides school meals to children in need. When participants post an onigiri (rice-ball) photo to social media with the hashtag #OnigiriAction, Table for Two’s partners will donate to deliver 5 school meals to children in need around the world.
We will be putting a modern twist on the classic onigiri with two onigirazu —a sandwich-style version of onigiri that is easy to make, fun to customize, and perfect for lunch or a light meal. First, we’ll make a ham, cucumber, and egg onigirazu, followed by a savory shiitake mushroom and spinach onigirazu. To round out our menu, we will also prepare kabocha no nimono, a Japanese home-style dish featuring tender kabocha squash simmered in a savory-sweet soy-based broth.
Whether you're looking for a new dish for family meals or to impress your guests, this month's recipes are sure to become seasonal favorites.
Join us as we cook, taste, and celebrate the flavors of fall—right from the comfort of your own kitchen.
The recipe card with ingredients list and Zoom link will be provided a week before the event.
Advance ticket purchase required. One registration per family.
$10 JASH Members / $15 Non-members. JASH members use code "houston" to register.
About the Instructor:
Debra Samuels leads the program content and curriculum development of TABLE FOR TWO USA’s Japanese inspired food education program, “Wa- Shokuiku -Learn. Cook. Eat Japanese!”.
She was a food writer and contributor to the Food Section of The Boston Globe and has authored two cookbooks: “My Japanese Table,” and “The Korean Table.” She curated the exhibit, “Obento and Built Space: Japanese Boxed Lunch and Architecture,” at the Boston Architectural College (2015) and co-curated “Objects of Use and Beauty: Design and Craft in Japanese Culinary Tools,” at the Fuller Craft Museum (2018). Debra also worked as a program coordinator and an exhibition developer at the Japanese department of the Boston Children's Museum (1992-2000).
Debra has lived in Japan, all together, for 12 years and specializes in Japanese cuisine. She travels around the country and abroad teaching hands on workshops on obento, the Japanese lunchbox. During Covid 19 she is teaching live online cooking programs to youth and adults.
This program is made possible by:
Program Note: Photographs may be taken during the event for the records of the program host and for use in public media outlets. Registering for the event generally signifies acknowledgment that your likeness may be used in these ways.