Hi, I’m Yukari! My husband, Aric, a talented chef, and I are on a mission to bring people together through the magic of cooking. We want to build a virtual cooking community where we share budget-friendly meal prep tips, host fun challenges, and teach classes beyond recipes—we tell stories of love, life, and even the lessons we learn from our fur babies. Yes, our Bernese Mountain Dog, Senna, the Dish Pit Pup, and our Ginger cat, Ka-En, the Sous Chef Kitten, are part of the journey too! We believe food is more than just fuel—it’s about connection, culture, and creativity. If you enjoy heartwarming stories, engaging Q&As, and cooking made simple, we’d love to have you in our community.🔪🍲 Join us to cook, laugh, and share the love—one meal at a time.
Feeling stuck in the kitchen? Let’s change that in 3 days! 🤩
🛒 Why I Avoided Cooking After Moving to the U.S.Hello Reader,, It's Yukari! If you’ve been following our last couple of emails, you’ve met Terumi, the woman who showed me that cooking could be joyful, imperfect, and full of heart. 🧡 When Aric and I got married, Terumi brought over some of my favorite dishes, including that unforgettable potato salad, and filled our kitchen with love. 🛒 American Grocery Store (and My New Struggle 😫) I’d write about my new life here… and she’d send back warm encouragements, plus recipes scribbled in her casual, loving way: “Chicken about 250g. Soy sauce, maybe 1 tbsp? Sugar, a little. 1/4 tsp-ish.” No exact measurements. No steps. Just vibes. Which was fine… until I actually tried to cook her recipes on my own. 😅 I had no clue how to “go by feel.” I started to avoid going to the grocery store. But that’s not where this story ends. That part’s coming in our next newsletter. 🧡 🧑🍳 But for Now… Want to Try Something Simple?We recently wrapped a mini challenge that uses the same ingredients over 3 days, without making the same boring meals on repeat. We made: 🦃 A Ground Turkey Bowl 🌮 Tacos 🍝 Pasta “ragu” We recorded a quick video for each dish so you can follow along (or customize your own with the Mix & Match Meal Planner!).
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Yukari Bianchi
Hi, I’m Yukari! My husband, Aric, a talented chef, and I are on a mission to bring people together through the magic of cooking. We want to build a virtual cooking community where we share budget-friendly meal prep tips, host fun challenges, and teach classes beyond recipes—we tell stories of love, life, and even the lessons we learn from our fur babies. Yes, our Bernese Mountain Dog, Senna, the Dish Pit Pup, and our Ginger cat, Ka-En, the Sous Chef Kitten, are part of the journey too! We believe food is more than just fuel—it’s about connection, culture, and creativity. If you enjoy heartwarming stories, engaging Q&As, and cooking made simple, we’d love to have you in our community.🔪🍲 Join us to cook, laugh, and share the love—one meal at a time.
🦐 Back from New Orleans and Full of Flavor (and Ideas!) Hello Reader, It's Yukari! We just got back from our anniversary trip to New Orleans, and wow, our hearts (and bellies) are still full. 💛 This isn’t our usual Saturday Kitchen Table newsletter. It's just a quick hello to share some tasty highlights from the trip, and a little sneak peek at what’s cooking next... 🎷New Orleans: Creole Cuisine, Culture & Community Honestly? I wasn’t sure I’d love New Orleans. My first impression was that it...
✈️ Before We Head to NOLA… Got a Sec? Hello Reader, It's Yukari! Have you grabbed your copy of our $100 grocery challenge shopping list yet? If not, you can still get it here: 👉 [Download $100 Grocery Challenge Shopping List!] 💬 I'd Love Your Input! We’ve been sharing our journey, meal by meal, showing how we stretched $100 into a week’s worth of real, flexible dinners. So far, we’ve posted the first two videos, with more to come. But before I send the rest…Would you like to keep watching the...
Salt, Hands, and a Japanese Potato Salad Hello Reader, It's Yukari! Salt and your hands can change everything you cook.(Stick around for Aric’s 1-minute chef’s tip!👨🏻🍳) But first, I want to take you back to a little Japanese kitchen, where I learned the real magic of cooking… “The Potato Salad That Changed My Perspective” I visited Terumi and enjoyed her warm "Omotenashi" until I moved to the US. I still call it "Terumi's Potato Salad" 💖 One evening, she made classic Japanese potato salad. I...