Probably you won’t taste Coconut in this bread. This bread tastes like ordinary bread, but it smells good. Today I used 1/2 cup Coconut Milk and 1/2 cup Water. For stronger Coconut flavour, you can increase the amount of Coconut Milk. You might prefer using Coconut Milk only. Loaf Tin Standard Loaf Tin Ingredients 2 …
The other day, I baked Orange Upside Down Cake. The top of the cake was nicely browned but the most important bottom was not browned. I was very disappointed, but I instantly thought about cooking it in the rice cooker. All my Upside-down Cakes can be superbly cooked in the rice cooker, because the bottom …
‘Kara-age’ (kah-rah-ah-ge) is a Japanese cooking technique, commonly used to cook meat and fish. The other day, I cooked Broccoli into ‘Kara-age’ and it was really yummy. Today I cooked Okra into ‘Kara-age’. You know what? This ‘Kara-age’ Fried Okra made me wish if I had chilled Beer. If you like this ‘Kaki-age’ Fried Okra, …
Auntie Lorna’s Boiled Chocolate Cake is delicious, but it cracks badly every time I bake it. I don’t know what I am doing wrong. Then I started to modify the recipe. I first reduced Flour. Then replaced Butter with Oil. The cake turned very soft and moist, but too fragile. So I reduced Oil. The …
My favourite frosting to coat a Chocolate Cake is Sour Cream Cocoa Frosting. It can be made with Butter, Sour Cream, Sugar and Cocoa Powder. However, I don’t have Sour Cream always. This Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is easy to make using 4 ingredients that I always have. Makes Enough to cover a 20cm Cake Ingredients …
I received a message from a person who saw my ‘Kara-age’ Fried Chicken Gizzards recipe. She and her dog love Chicken Gizzards but she has never cooked Chicken Gizzards like I do. I asked her how she normally cooks Chicken Gizzards. She says she washes them first, then coat with seasoned flour and fry them. …
This is a very simple Custard Powder Cake. This cake is much softer than my ‘Custard Powder Butter Cake’. You don’t use Butter. You only need 1/4 cup Oil. I recommend Sunflower Oil. If you use plant-based Milk, it can be dairy-free. The batter of this cake is very thin. You need to be careful …
When I am too tired to cook anything, a rice bowl is the go-to dish as I almost always have some Cooked Rice. Canned Fish is a life-saver, and it allows me to make a rice bowl quickly and easily. I have shared many easy rice bowl recipes on this website. Here is another one …
Thanks to Pokemon, ‘Potato Mochi’ has become better known outside Japan. My ‘Easy Potato Mochi’ is very versatile and you can add extra ingredients. Today I added Bacon and Cheese. The cake of Mashed Potato, Bacon and Cheese can’t go wrong, can it? Actually it can. You must season it carefully because Bacon is salty. …
This is actually the same thing as Onion ‘Kakiage’ Tempura. ‘Kakiage’ is a type of Tempura made with a variety of thinly sliced or chopped Vegetables and Seafood. The most popular ingredient is probably Onion. I pan-fried the mixture instead of deep-frying it. This humble Onion Pancake is very tasty. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 1 …
Soy Bean Salad is very versatile and you can season it with any sauce you like. ‘Crispy Chilli Oil’ and ‘Gochujang Mayo Dressing’ are really delicious. Today I used Japanese seasonings, that are Miso and Wasabi. I know many people don’t enjoy the spiciness of Wasabi. Add only a small amount, so that you will …
Last week, when I was very unwell with a bad cold, my husband bought me a half cut of Watermelon. It was very kind of him. I wished if he could cut it into small cubes, so that I could eat some. Anyway, the Watermelon was sitting in the fridge for several days. When I …
