• Chicken Sushi

    Crispy Chicken ‘Katsu’ Sushi Rolls

    Many supermarket stores in the area I live started to sell Sushi Rolls. They actually have sushi making kitchen in the stores. Those Sushi Rolls are very tempting. The other day I saw Crispy Chicken Sushi Rolls. Believe it or not, I have never bought such Sushi Rolls as I always prefer Seafood ones. The …

  • Sweets

    Super Easy No-Bake Lemon Slice

    I had some Lemons and wanted to make Lemon flavoured cake or something, but I didn’t want to use the oven because the weather was too hot. Luckily I had a packet of Marie Biscuits and I made this Australian classic Lemon Slice. You don’t need to bake anything. It’s super easy to make. Makes …

  • Cold Sweets

    Strawberry Sorbet

    Strawberries are in season and I bought a few punnets the other day. As it’s been very hot in Melbourne lately, I wanted to make a cold dessert, and I made this Sorbet today. There are many different recipes for Strawberry Sorbet, but my recipe is very simple. Make a soft Strawberry Jelly adding some …

  • Baked & Fried Rice

    Scallops & Spinach Doria

    The other day I bought a bag of Frozen Scallops that was on special. Fresh Scallops are quite expensive where I live and I rarely buy them, but I tend to jump at Frozen Scallops on special. Using those rather small Frozen Scallops, I made this delicious Doria today. White Sauce (Béchamel Sauce) is super …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Melting Moments with Passionfruit Cream

    My ‘Melting Moment’ cookies are custard shortbread, that is made with Custard Powder. Since I discovered that good quality Custard Powder contains only Corn Starch, Salt, Flavour from Milk, natural Yellow Colour from the Achiote tree seeds and nothing artificial, I have been using it to replace Corn Starch, and also to add yellow colour …

  • Donburi (Rice Bowl) Egg Pork

    ‘Tanin’ Don (Pork & Egg Rice Bowl)

    Do you know ‘Oyako’ Don’? It’s a very popular Japanese rice bowl dish. ‘Oyako’ means ‘Parent and Child’ and the dish is cooked with Chicken and Eggs. This dish is called ‘Tanin’ Don, and ‘Tanin’ means ‘stranger’ OR ‘unrelated person’. ‘Tanin’ Don is cooked with Pork and Eggs, sometimes Beef and Eggs, and those ingredients …

  • Cold Sweets

    Mango Panna Cotta

    Today I wanted to use a Mango that had been sitting in the fridge for several days. As I needed to use up leftover Cream as well, I decided to make this Panna Cotta based on my ‘Pumpkin Panna Cotta’ recipe. Basically I just replaced Pumpkin with Mango. I added Lemon Juice because the Mango …

  • Vegetables

    Grilled Vegetable Salad

    I make this salad very often because it is very popular among my family members. It can be a great side dish for a variety of main dishes. I always season simply with Salt and Black Pepper, and add Fetta which is essential for this salad. It’s a very versatile salad. You might wish to …

  • Vegetables

    Zucchini with Garlic, Chilli and Sesame

    This is a dish of Zucchini that is quickly stir-fried and seasoned with Soy Sauce. Absolutely quick and easy dish. I strongly recommend to use Sesame Oil made from Roasted Sesame Seeds to stir-fry Zucchini. Enjoy with chilled Beer OR freshly cooked Rice, etc. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 1 Zucchini *thinly sliced about 2-3mm thin1 …

  • Pork

    Golden Crispy Oven Baked ‘Tonkatsu’ (Pork Cutlets)

    The deep-fried crumbed Pork Cutlets are called ‘Tonkatsu’ in Japanese. It is hugely popular internationally, but many people avoid cooking them at home, because they don’t want to deep-fry. ‘Tonkatsu’ can be baked in the oven and I like oven-baking method, but they never turn out golden and crispy like deep-fried ones. The other day, …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    One Choco Chip Cookie

    When you crave something sweet just for yourself but have nothing, a mug cake is a good option if you have a microwave. Most mug cakes can be made in five minutes. I have shared a variety of mug cake recipes on this website. Here is another recipe for you to try, but it’s not …

  • Spaghetti & Pasta

    Avocado & Prosciutto Spaghetti

    I still remember the day when I tasted this dish at a small cafe in Okayama, Japan. It was nearly 30 years ago. I went to the Okayama Police Headquarter to obtain a certificate that I needed to apply for an Australian visa. I was tired and hungry, and stopped at the cafe for late …

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