I first made this salad with ‘Goma-ae’ sauce that is made with Toasted Sesame Seeds, Sugar and Soy Sauce. It was delicious as it was, but I added extra stuff as we often do. It turned a really nice salad. I am now writing down how I made it. Makes…
If the above video doesn’t load for you, click here to see it on TikTok! I have a problem, and it’s called buying in bulk. It’s sooo much cheaper to buy a bunch all at once… and now I have five bags of wheat bran AND WHAT THE HECK AM…
If the above video doesn’t load for you, click here to see it on TikTok! The first time I went to Vietnam with Son, was a decade ago, and I was still terribly picky. I hated cilantro, which was in EVERYTHING, and so I spent the majority of the trip…
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‘Azuki’ are small red beans and most commonly used to make sweets in Japan. However, they can be used for savoury dishes as well. I often cook them with Rice. Because Azuki are small and cook fairly quickly like Lentils, it’s easy to add to salads. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients…
Everyone would love this simple dish. It’s a ‘Kimpira’ dish, a stir-fried vegetables seasoned with Soy Sauce and Mirin (Sugar). When you need just one more side dish for dinner or something to fill a space in your Bento Box, this dish is perfect. You only need Potato and Carrot.…
This is one fo the traditionally popular ‘Takikomigohan’ dishes in Japan, but I didn’t cooked it for a long time. Because it was too hard to find Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu) in Australia. Not any more! If you like traditional Japanese cuisine’s delicate flavour, you will enjoy this dish. Makes…
When I cooked Italian ‘Osso Bucco’ on the other day, I realised that the Osso Bucco cuts from beef are the meat I used to use for ‘Oden’, a popular Nabe (Hot Pot) dish in Japan. The cuts are very flavourful and meltingly tender when braised. At the moment, I…
This cake is not very sweet. Because I stared making this cake for my then very young children and I didn’t want it very sweet. You can add extra Sugar to make it properly sweet cake, but I like to eat it with jam, honey, peanut butter, or etc. If…
‘Kimpira’ is a Japanese dish of vegetables, commonly root vegetables, that is stir-fried and seasoned with Mirin (Sugar) & Soy Sauce. My mother always used Gobo (burdock root) for the dish, but it is almost impossible to find Gobo in Melbourne where I live. The most commonly available root vegetable…
I didn’t enjoy this type of dish when I was a little girl. But now I am older, and I enjoy it a lot. It is gentle to stomach, nutritious and lower in calories. I would enjoy this dish with freshly cooked rice, tofu miso soup, and grilled fish or…
On the other day when I was trying to cook ‘Simmered Daikon’ for dinner, I found there was not enough Daikon. I needed more something, so I added Carrots and also Pork for my meat-loving husband. The result was amazingly great, and my family liked it better than Daikon only…
Parsnip is a vegetable that I first tasted in Australia more than 20 years ago and instantly became one of my favourite vegetables. And for a long time I have believed that the best way of cooking parsnip is roasting. But… I have recently discovered that Tempura is also good.…
Many years ago, when I was teaching at a primary school in Japan, mother of a student in my class gave me a recipe of ‘Steamed Carrot Buns’. The recipe was lost but I am still making the steamed carrot buns. As the batter is soft, you need cupcake cases.…
Namasu is crunchy and fresh with a delightful flavor. It makes a nice side dish to accompany other salads or vegetables. Whilst its not a “salad” in the European context, you could think of it as a Japanese condiment. Ingredients 300 grams daikon, julienned30 grams carrot, julienned1 tsp salt Optional: 1…
Loading… Tender marinated beef meets crunchy carrot sticks and chewy enoki mushrooms. These bite-sized morsels that are guaranteed to be a hit on the dinner table. If there isn’t a better way to encourage kids to eat their vegetables, it’ll have to be wrapped in flavourful meat! Cooking Time:…
Konnichiwa. Have you noticed that I often use carrot flowers for decorations?It is actually very popular way to decotate especially Japanese lunch boxes like below 🙂 Actually,when I brought my lunch box to the uni, many people thought I spent so long time to cut it by myself. Well. I’m…
Loading… Crunchy, refreshing and tangy, this simple cold salad is usually served during Japanese New Year, symbolising happiness and celebration. Total time: 30mins – 60mins Ingredients ⅓ large daikon½ medium carrot (thick part)1 tsp saltDressing5 tbsp rice vinegar½ tbsp mirin4 tsp sugar¼ tsp salt Instructions Cut the daikon and…
