Rie McClenny grew up in southwestern Japan with family members who not only loved to cook but, as the owners of a tearoom and cafe in their small seaside city, were pretty darn good at it. The simple, ...

Dear Lynne: When I was growing up, my mother made gyoza, the pork- and cabbage-filled Japanese dumplings. My wife is a vegetarian, so I'd like to find something to replace the pork, yet keep the rich ...