I tend to season Chicken with Soy Sauce. The other day, I wanted to try a totally new flavour. Since my husband travelled to Barbados, a Caribbean island, I have been interested in Caribbean cuisine. Then I discovered a Chicken dish called ‘Jamaican Jerk Chicken’. I read about it and…
There are some particular food that I wish to eat when I am unwell. ‘Okayu’ Japanese Rice Porridge and ‘Ojiya’ Egg Rice Porridge are the ones. The other day, I caught a cold and stayed in bed wishing someone to cook this ‘Egg Udon Soup’ for me. Only my husband…
Frozen Butter Puff Pastry if very handy to stock in the freezer. I often wrap sweetened Fruit, Azuki Paste OR Chocolate with the Puff Pastry, and bake them in the oven. Today I used Cherries. However, Cherries are not in season now and I couldn’t find Frozen Cherries either. So…
Sushi Rice is seasoned with Vinegar, Sugar and Salt. The sweet and sour Sushi Rice goes well with so many different ingredients and flavours. These days we can find many creative fusion style Sushi Rolls, can’t we? Today I added Smoked Salmon & Avocado Salad on Sushi Rice. Dressing is…
I have a great recipe for ‘Oats & Banana Cookies’. They can be made with No Egg, No Flour, No Dairy. The binding ingredient is Ripe Banana, so they taste Banana. The other day, I wanted to make Cocoa flavoured Oats Cookies, but I didn’t have Banana. So I made…
Hash Browns are not healthy food. But they are yummy and I love them. I have shared my ‘Hash Brown Potatoes & Chickpeas’ recipe, that is my attempt to make the ‘not healthy’ food into ‘less unhealthy’ food. Today I used Broccoli instead of Potatoes. I believe these ‘Hash Brown…
Flammkuchen (OR Flammekueche), sometimes called ‘German Pizza’, is not well known. I am a huge fan of Flammkuchen and make it very often. Topping can be anything if it goes well with Sour Cream. Today I made a sweet one with Persimmon that is in season now. My favourite way…
I have been trying to use up Molasses, that I bought to make Gingerbread many months ago. Today I made a Pound Cake using the ingredients that I use to make Gingerbread. To make ‘Basic Pound Cake’, I use 125g of each Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Flour. I altered the…
If you have some leftover Condensed Milk and you need to use it up, you can add it to cake batter. Today I added it to Pound Cake batter. As I also added Lemon Juice, the amount of Flour needed to be increased. The cake turned out a lot larger…
At Christmas time every year, my husband’s Auntie Joan kindly gives us her homemade Marmalade. We don’t eat it much, but her Marmalade is perfect for this cake. This cake is only for grown-ups because it is alcoholic as I added Whisky to the batter and brushed with extra Whisky…
The other day when I cooked ‘Oven-Baked Cajun Style Dirty Rice’, I ended up having some leftover Chicken Livers. I decided to make Chicken Liver Pâté using the leftover. I found lots of recipes on the internet and I was discouraged to try those recipes. First of all, many of…
If your rice cooker has ‘Cake’ setting, it cooks not only cakes but also crust-less Quiche and Frittata. My ‘Rice Cooker Zucchini Frittata’ is super easy. Today I made ‘Spinach and Ham Frittata’ using a 120g bag of Baby Spinach. I LOVE Baby Spinach because it is easy to use.…
I often make this simple salad with ‘Ponzu’. Today I used leftover Boiled Soy Beans, but sometimes I use Edamame Beans. The other day I added Crispy Chilli Oil that I have been crazy about, and I was totally impressed with the improvement in the flavour. Crispy Chilli Oil makes…
I have a very precious Gingerbread recipe. I often made Gingerbread Men with my children when they were young. But I don’t remember when was the last time. Today I made the proper Gingerbread for the first time in many years, but I couldn’t bother cutting it out into shapes.…
I needed to use some leftover Mixed Dried Fruit, so I decided to add them to Scones. All my Scone recipes are based on Auntie Loran’s recipe that doesn’t require Egg. The amount of the leftover Mixed Dried Fruit was not enough, I added extra Sultanas and Black Currants. I…
‘Mapo Tofu’, a popular Chinese dish has been adapted to Japanese tastes and it is called ‘Mābō Dōfu’ in Japan. My family’s Japanese style recipe is quite different from the authentic recipes, but it is very easy to prepare and tasty. ‘Mābō Dōfu’ is commonly made with Pork Mince. If…
Why waste time lining up or looking for a restaurant just to get a hot bowl of shoyu ramen when you can do it easily at the comforts of your home? Learn how you can easily recreate your own shoyu ramen recipe as you read further. How To Make Shoyu…
As a substitute for Milk, Coconut Milk is popularly used when make cakes, but you cannot avoid the smell of Coconut. Another popular substitute is Silken Tofu, that is more concentrated than Soy Milk. Please use good quality fresh Silken Tofu for good result. Makes 12 Muffins Ingredients 300g Silken…
