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Welcome! I’m Marc Matsumoto, creator of No Recipes and host of television’s Bento Expo. Below, you'll find a free preview of some of the 200+ original recipes in my Secret Stash, and I add a new one every week! This is also the home for my archive of old recipes which are all available for free. Unlike my other site, these recipes are member-supported, so you won’t find any banner ads here. If you enjoy these, please consider becoming a member to access the rest of my private cookbook and get updates with my latest recipes.

  • A towering mound of Japanese Sweet Potato Salad.
    Japanese Sweet Potato Salad
  • Crispy fritters of tender sweet corn in a tempura batter.
    Corn Tempura (Tōmorokoshi No Gansekiage)
  • Juicy chicken chashu slices ready for a bowl of ramen.
    Chicken Breast Chashu
  • Sticky, shiny glazed beef rib fingers.
    Gochujang Braised Rib Fingers
  • A bowl of stir fried bean sprouts with sesame seeds.
    Stir-Fried Soybean Sprouts
  • Dipping crusty bread in Piperade.
    Piperade
  • Easy and delicious, these baked Tebasaki wings are a crispy, satisfying snack or appetizer.
    Tebasaki (Baked Japanese Wings)
  • Delicious cinnamon toast gets a topping of sautéed apples.
    Apple Cinnamon Toast
  • Japanese sweet potatoes get the hash treatment.
    Japanese Sweet Potato Hash
  • Tangy and savory, shrimp and pineapples are a perfect pair.
    Pineapple Shrimp
  • Cucumber salad from above
    Ume Shiso Cucumbers
  • Ume Dressing
  • Cilantro Lime Potato Salad ready to serve.
    Cilantro Lime Potato Salad
  • These maitake chips make a deeply satisfying snack.
    Crispy Roasted Maitake Mushrooms
  • Somen chanpuru topped with katsuobushi.
    Somen Chanpuru
  • Burijiru is a classic Japanese winter stew with buri (fatty hamachi) and loads of veggies and mushrooms in miso broth.
    Fish Miso Soup (Burijiru)
  • Spicy pan-fried konnyaku glazed in a savory sweet sauce with toasted sesame seeds and chili flakes.
    Pirikara Konnyaku
  • Medley of Japanese mushrooms, including shiitake, maitake, and shimeji glazed with honey garlic sauce.
    Honey Garlic Glazed Mushrooms
  • White mug with sweet and buttery Japanese rusk.
    Cultured Butter Rusk Crusts
  • Summer miso soup with sun ripened tomatoes and fresh shiso leaves.
    Tomato Miso Soup
  • Minced kimchi makes this easy 4 ingredient salsa pop.
    Kimchi Salsa
  • Fresh homemade Strawberry Preserves, ready to eat.
    Strawberry Preserves
  • Soy Sauce Roasted Walnuts in a bowl.
    Soy Sauce Roasted Walnuts
  • Maple Mustard Glazed Pork Chops from above.
    Maple Mustard Pork Chops
  • White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce ready to serve.
    White Eggplant Steaks with Soy Sauce Butter
  • Cacio e Pepe ready to serve
    Foolproof Cacio e Pepe
  • Soy Sauce Braised Black Cod (Gindara Nitsuke) on a plate
    Soy Sauce Braised Black Cod (Gindara Nitsuke)
  • A comforting bowl of Napa Cabbage & Chicken Soup
    Napa Cabbage & Chicken Soup
  • A bowl of Mashed Kabocha
    Mashed Kabocha
  • Ema Datshi, one of Marc's favorite Bhutanese dishes
    Ema Datshi
  • Sautéed Romaine Lettuce with Garlic and Lemon
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I started No Recipes back in 2007 as a place to share original dishes I'd created with friends. It's since evolved into something much bigger than I could have imagined, but as it grew, the focus shifted from inventing dishes to improving classics. In the spirit of how No Recipes began, I'm bringing back my weekly original recipes for all of my supporters and friends!

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  • Firecracker chicken with wilted greens and dried chilies.
    Firecracker Chicken
  • Japanese Seafood Curry from above.
    Seafood Curry
  • Sliced and marinated tuna in a bowl with rice.
    Hyugadon (Sesame Marinated Tuna Bowl)
  • Closeup of Cucumber Dill Salad with Dijon Mustard, quick pickled cucumbers and turnips crowned with feathery dill on a white plate.
    Cucumber Dill Salad with Dijon Mustard
  • Chicken and persimmons cooked in a miso ginger glaze.
    Miso Glazed Chicken with Persimmons
  • Batons of potato cooked with pancetta and coated in a silky egg sauce.
    Patate Alla Carbonara

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