I had been making ‘Super Easy Canned Sardines Rice Bowl’ for many years before I realised that I had never made it with canned Mackerel, even though Mackerel is my favourite fish. So, I tried to make it with canned Mackerel, and I absolutely loved it. Much better than Sardine version. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients …
This is a quick and easy dish that is perfect to enjoy on a hot day. You probably don’t want to cook anything, but just be patient and cook Spaghetti, OR other thin long Pasta. Other than that, you don’t need to cook anything. It’s cool and refreshing, and nutritious. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 1 …
I haven’t bought any chocolate spreads since I concerned the ingredients of them. A delicious chocolate flavoured spread can be made using Canned Butter Beans and you can find the recipe here, but you need to add Sugar to make it. This spread doesn’t require Sugar at all, because it is made of Dates. You …
One of my family’s favourite dishes is ‘Stir-fried Tomato & Egg’. Today I added Prawns to it and made this rice bowl for my lunch. I wanted to eat something spicy, so I added Chilli Flakes. I was afraid I added too much but it was quite enjoyable. As I use Chilli for cooking a …
I stock a bag of thinly sliced and seasoned Kombu (Kelp), that is called ‘Shio Kombu’ (塩昆布) in Japanese, and I use it for cooking as a seasoning. It creates a lovely flavour to vegetable dishes. Today I made this dish of Choy Sum. Easy and delicious. Makes 3 to 4 Servings Ingredients 1 bunch …
I wanted to make Apple Upside-down Cake using a frying pan. I have tried several recipes and methods that I had found on the internet, and all failed. Apple didn’t get soft, OR the batter took too long to get cooked and the Apple was burnt, OR something went wrong always. To cook it on …
When I make Chicken Nuggets, I most likely use Chicken Mince mixed with crumbled Firm Tofu. My ‘Chicken & Tofu Nuggets’ is easy and healthy. But, today I didn’t have Firm Tofu. I added grated Potatoes instead. I added 1/4 teaspoon ground Chilli to make the Nuggets spicy, but they were NOT spicy at all. …
I first made Custard Stuffed Cupcakes using my ‘Basic Plain Cupcakes’ batter that was made with Butter instead of Oil. The texture was not right with the soft Custard. The cake needed to be softer, so I used my ‘Basic Plain Muffins’ batter, that is quite similar to pancake batter. The result was very lovely. …
This is a very popular dish of Chicken in Japan where I grew up. Please use Tenderloins OR Breast fillets as they can be cooked fairly quickly. Nori sheets that you bought to make Sushi Rolls might be sitting in your pantry. They can be used for a variety of dishes. This is one of …
A quick and easy way to use up a leftover Egg White is adding it to a soup. The flavour of the soup can be anything, but this is my favourite. I use Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Salt and White Pepper to season it. At least one vegetable should be added, and today I added …
Today I realised that I had a lot of Spring Onions, a bunch I had bought and another bunch my daughter had bought, and some of them were VERY thick. As I had leftover ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) to use up, I just stir-fried the VERY thick Spring Onions and ‘Abura-age’. It was a quick …
There is a Japanese rubbery sweet called ‘Kuzu Mochi’, which is made with starch of a plant called ‘Kuzu’. You may know a similar sweet called ‘Warabi Mochi’, that is traditionally made with starch of a plant called ‘Warabi’. As those starches are difficult to produce, substitutes are used these days. Tapioca starch might be …
