Today I realised that I had a lot of Spring Onions, a bunch I had bought and another bunch my daughter had bought, and some of them were VERY thick. As I had leftover ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) to use up, I just stir-fried the VERY thick Spring Onions and…
When I make Chicken Nuggets, I most likely use Chicken Mince mixed with crumbled Firm Tofu. My ‘Chicken & Tofu Nuggets’ is easy and healthy. But, today I didn’t have Firm Tofu. I added grated Potatoes instead. I added 1/4 teaspoon ground Chilli to make the Nuggets spicy, but they…
I wanted to make Apple Upside-down Cake using a frying pan. I have tried several recipes and methods that I had found on the internet, and all failed. Apple didn’t get soft, OR the batter took too long to get cooked and the Apple was burnt, OR something went wrong…
A quick and easy way to use up a leftover Egg White is adding it to a soup. The flavour of the soup can be anything, but this is my favourite. I use Salt, White Pepper, Sesame Oil and Soy Sauce to season it. At least one vegetable should be…
This is a very popular dish of Chicken in Japan where I grew up. Please use Tenderloins OR Breast fillets as they can be cooked fairly quickly. Nori sheets that you bought to make Sushi Rolls might be sitting in your pantry. They can be used for a variety of…
I first made Custard Stuffed Cupcakes using my ‘Basic Plain Cupcakes’ batter that was made with Butter instead of Oil. The texture was not right with the soft Custard. The cake needed to be softer, so I used my ‘Basic Plain Muffins’ batter, that is quite similar to pancake batter.…
I bought fresh Tuna fillets that were on special at a supermarket and later I realised they were not very fresh at all. They smelled fishy. If you cook not-so-fresh Tuna that smells fishy, I recommend to blanch it first, then simmer in a sauce. I would rather season it…
To make Basic Custard, I use 2 to 3 Egg Yolks for 1 cup Milk, and that makes lovely yellow custard. However, that means I will have 2 to 3 Egg Whites to use up later. That’s bothersome sometimes. Here is a recipe for Whole Egg Custard. The colour of…
The other day, I stir-fried Wombok and Shimeji. As I expected, a lot of water came out from Wombok. I planned to thicken the liquid with Potato Starch, but I added ‘Abura-age’ (Thin Fried Tofu) instead. ‘Abura-age’ instantly sucked up all the yummy liquid, and it turned delicious. This is…
I first tried to make ‘Kombu’ Namul, a Korean inspired dish. I boiled Kombu and mixed it with other ingredients, but now I know stir-frying is much easier. This is such a simple dish, and so delicious to eat with freshly cooked rice. Makes 4 Serving Ingredients 50g Dried Shredded…
In my kitchen, the easiest way to make a Sponge Cake is Rice Cooker, that has ‘Cake’ setting. I added Matcha Powder to my ‘Rice Cooker Sponge Cake’ mixture, poured it in the rice cooker’s inner pot, and pressed the switch to start cooking. While it is cooking, I made…
This is quick and easy Matcha flavoured Whipped Cream, that can be used for cake decoration, Japanese sweets such as parfait, OR whatever you wish to use. Some people mix Matcha Powder with water before mix it with Cream, but you really don’t need to do it. You don’t need…
Dorayaki, a popular Japanese sweet, is delicious as it is, but you can add extra filling such as Whipped Cream, Butter Cream, OR Peanut Butter if you like it. Matcha Cream is my favourite at the moment. Because Dorayaki’s pancakes and ‘Tsubu-an’ (Sweet Azuki Paste) are very sweet, Matcha Cream…
‘Kimpira’ is a Japanese stir-fry of vegetables, commonly root vegetables, and Gobō (Burdock Root) is most popular. The combination of Gobō and Beef is lovely, but I often add Carrot and Green Capsicum as well. With the extra vegetables, the dish is tastier and looks pretty, too. Gobō is often…
This is my absolute favourite food that my mother cooks. This is one of the recipes that I must have, but I have never had until today. I have never seen the written recipe as it’s been in my mother’s head. She is 91 years old now, and I finally…
My ‘Butter Soy Sauce Chicken Rice’ is what I invented when I was a very busy mother with two young children and on the day I was extremely tired. I put all ingredients in the rice cooker and press the button. I even didn’t cut the Chicken Fillets. The flavour…
The other day, I tasted a store-bought Crepe, and it was absolutely awful. Crepes are basically very thin pancakes, and it is easy to make. You don’t need a specific crepe pan, use a frying pan. The awful store-bought Crepe inspired me to make this treat today. I wrapped Banana…
Everyone loves the simple stir-fry of Egg and Garlic Chives (‘Nira’ in Japanese). The combination of Garlic Chives and Egg is delicious in soup as well, and so is it in fried rice. This fried rice is very garlicky. Remind yourself the smell of your breath if you meet someone…
