I have been craving sour food lately. Today I wanted to eat pasta for lunch, then I thought about a pasta dish that is sour. Then I cooked this Lemon Pasta. There are many recipes for different versions. I decided to use Butter and Garlic. I nearly added Soy Sauce to it, but I didn’t. …
When I need to cook Broccoli for a Spaghetti dish, I usually cook Broccoli in the same salty water that is cooking Spaghetti. I add Broccoli to the water when Spaghetti are half-cooked, and this method works fine. However, for this dish, there is an alternative way and Broccoli tastes much better. It’s my favourite …
My family’s favourite Cauliflower dish is ‘Cauliflower Cheese Gratin’. Cauliflower is so tasty with creamy cheesy sauce. Today I combined Cauliflower and Macaroni with the cheesy sauce. You can reduce the amount of Macaroni and add more Cauliflower. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 400g Cauliflower *cut into bite-size florets2 cups (about 260g) Dry Macaroni*Note: You can …
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 …
In Japan, there is a super quick & easy dish called ‘Tamago Gohan’, that means ‘Egg Rice’. You just add a raw Egg and a little bit of Soy Sauce to hot Rice in a rice bowl, then mix it. The Egg would be slightly cooked by the heat. Nothing can be easier than this, …
Carrot, Onion and Garlic. That’s all I used for this dish. And you need fresh Parmesan Cheese. A generous amount recommended. This dish is super simple, quick easy, and very cheap to make. Yet, nutritious, quite filling, and delicious. What do you want more? Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 1 serving Spaghetti *smaller serving than normalSalt …
I always stock cans of Fish such as Tuna, Mackerel and Salmon, but NOT Kippers. Kippers are unfamiliar food to me and I have never used Kippers for cooking in my life. I decided to cook something with Kippers and this is the first attempt. Well… this is identical recipe to ‘Spaghetti Puttanesca with Canned …
This ‘Spaghetti Monster’ can be a popular dish on your Halloween dinner table. I am certain young children would love it. Basically you can use your favourite Pasta Sauce OR Pesto. To make the dish look like a monster, create eyes (you may prefer one large eye) using Bocconcini (Mozzarella Balls), boiled Egg, OR whatever …
Are you planning a family Halloween cooking? Here is one suggestion. It’s ‘Halloween Gnocchi’. Gnocchi dough is very similar to Play Dough, and children are geniuses with Play Dough. They can create all sorts of scary characters. The dough was a little sticky and I needed plenty of Flour for dusting. I ended up making …
Canned Fish are essential items for me. I always stock some Canned Tuna, Mackerel, Salmon and Sardines. It seems Canned Sardines are the least popular, but you can make many delicious dishes with them. I most often make Rice Bowl dishes such as ‘Canned Sardines Rice Bowl’. This dish is very similar, but it’s a …
I don’t make Gnocchi very often, but homemade Gnocchi are delicious. Potato Gnocchi are most popular, but Sweet Potato, Pumpkin and other vegetables are often used. Have you ever tried Chickpeas? Using a can of Chickpeas, these Gnocchi are easy to make. The hardest part is blending the Chickpeas into paste. If you have a …
My lates craze is Sweet Miso Sauce. I have been cooking many things in the sweet Miso flavour. Fish, Chicken, Pork, Tofu, Vegetables, Mushrooms, and so many things go very well with this flavour. And Sweet Miso Sauce is easy to make. You only need Miso, Sugar and a little bit of Soy Sauce depending …