On the other day, when I shared my ‘Kimchi Potato’ recipe on my Facebook page, a Canadian man posted his comment that he loved Kimchi & Sweet Potato. He also posted a photo of a dish of Kimchi & Sweet Potato that he cooked. That photo inspired me to make this recipe. Kimchi & Sweet …
Pickled vegetables are essential for Japanese style meal, and there are many regional specialities and national iconic products. I can’t have them where I live. If I want to eat them, I have to make something similar using the locally available ingredients. This ‘Soy Sauce Pickled Cucumber’, which is not very salty, tastes like a …
Do you like Kimchi? Have you ever mixed it with boiled Potato? If you haven’t, try it next time when you have both. It is absolutely simple to make and really tasty. Kimchi is very sour, but the sourness is not overwhelming when mixed with Potato. Japanese Mayonnaise can be added. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients …
This is the Pumpkin version of ‘My Family’s Potato Salad’. Japanese Pumpkin, which texture is similar to dry type Potato, should be used. However, it is impossible to find where I live. Today I used Kent Pumpkin. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1/6 to 1/4 Pumpkin *about 600 to 700g100g Bacon *cut into small pieces1 Cucumber …
My favourite Cabbage is Savoy Cabbage. It is soft and juicy, almost like Lettuce, when it is in season in Spring. Simple Coleslaw is a good way to eat it. Here is my recipe of the very basic Coleslaw. Makes 4 to 6 Servings Ingredients 500g Cabbage *choose soft & juicy Cabbage1/2 Carrot *slice into …
Steam-frying in a frying pan is the easiest method to cook Broccoli. I have shared some recipes on this website. Today I added Shimeji, but other Asian Mushrooms can be used. If you haven’t tried this super easy frying pan method, you should try it once. You will love it. Makes 2 to 4 Servings …
‘Tamago Toji’ is a Japanese cooking method to bind the ingredients cooked in sauce or soup with ‘Tamago’ (Eggs). This method is popularly used. ‘Oyako’ Don is an example. My mother used to cook this dish when Snow Peas were in season. I sat at a little table in her kitchen and helped her remove …
My Family’s Potato Salad is a special salad for us. Everyone loves it and it always reminds us my mother’s kitchen. It is not hard to make but it is time consuming. This ‘Broccoli Potato Salad’ is almost identical but much easier to prepare as I don’t mash the Potatoes. A whole head of Broccoli …
When I was planning a vegan Christmas lunch last year, I bought Dry Soy Meat at a local Asian grocery store. On the other day, I finally used it to make ‘Vegan Soy Meat Soboro Don’ and it was delicious. Today I tried another minced meat dish. It’s ‘Chilli Con Carne’. I knew it would …
I saw a lovely looking dish of roasted Broccoli and Potatoes that were mixed with Garlic and Anchovy. Sounds really good, doesn’t it? But, I didn’t want to use the oven. If it is just Broccoli, I would cook it in a frying pan. But I needed to cook Potatoes as well. So, I boiled …
When I was a uni student many decades ago, some of my good friends were living in the apartment called ‘Mimosa House’, and they introduced me the ‘Mimosa Salad’. The base salad could be Potato Salad or Green Salad, but we called any salads ‘Mimosa Salad’ if they were covered with crumbled Egg White and …
Mustard Pickled Vegetables are called ‘Karashi-zuke’ in Japan. Eggplant, Daikon, Turnip, and many other vegetables can be pickled. They are quite sweet and have a sharp flavour of Mustard. I didn’t like it at all when I was a child. Today, I made it for the first time in many years. My daughter tasted it …