When I prepare a Japanese style dinner, I always serve a dish of pickled vegetable OR something refreshing and salty. This Wombok dish is Chinese inspired pickled salad. I added a generous amount of Sesame Oil to it. Simple and delicious! Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1/4 Wombok *about 450g1 teaspoon Salt *reduce the amount if …
My Parsley in a plant pot has grown so well. Each leaf is very large and thick, and I have been trying to use the Parsley for cooking. Today I made this simple pancake. The batter is the same savoury Tempura batter that I use for other vegetable pancakes. I am so glad that I …
Blueberries are in season now, and fresh Blueberries are inexpensive. Today I added a generous amount of fresh Blueberries to my ‘Basic Butter Cake’. I added Lemon Icing on top. You may prefer dusting the cake with Icing Sugar instead, but Lemon Icing is highly recommended. Cake Tin 20cm Round Springform Cake Tin Ingredients 125g …
You may have seen this dish at Chinese take-aways. It is actually a very simple stir-fry. However, because I always use Japanese Soy Sauce, the same dish I cook always looks different and tastes different. Then, I have learned that Dark Soy Sauce is commonly used to season this dish. I bought a small bottle …
I don’t like store-bought Sausage Rolls. My husband’s mother taught me how to make Sausage Rolls using the store-bought Sausage Mince, but I don’t like the Sausage Mince. I use good quality thick Gourmet Sausages for a shortcut. Using store-bough Frozen Butter Puff Pastry, these Sausage Rolls are super easy to make, and they taste …
Here is another simple Harusame Soup for you to try. It’s super quick and easy to prepare. First you make the soup. You can season it as spicy as you want. Today I added 1 & 1/2 teaspoons Toban Djan (Chilli Bean Sauce) and some Rāyu (Chilli Oil), and it was hot enough and still …
When you cook a cake in rice cooker, top side of the cake can’t be browned. But, that is fine for upside-down cakes. Rice cooker is the quickest and easiest method to cook upside-down cakes. I often use Apples OR Pears, and I have never used Bananas before. Today I tried Bananas, and used Brown …
With 1 small can of Sardines, you can create a variety of dishes. I tend to use Soy Sauce to season canned Sardines, but I didn’t use Soy Sauce for this one. It’s a Tomato flavoured Spaghetti dish, almost identical to my Puttanesca dishes. Please use a can of Sardines in Olive Oil, so you …
When I use Arnott’s Choc Ripple Biscuits for a Cheesecake’s base, I always have many leftovers. The other day, I decided to add the leftover Biscuits to the Cheesecake filling, and it turned a yummy Choc Ripple Cheesecake. Today I added Biscuits on top as well, so I used 1 whole packet. As I expected, …
It is hard to believe that I used to hate this leafy vegetable that is called ‘Shungiku’ (春菊) in Japanese, and it is also known as Edible Chrysanthemum. I absolutely hated it when I was a child, and never tried to eat it until I was in my forties. I love it now. This is …
‘Buta’ means ‘Pig’ OR ‘Pork’ in Japanese. This is a Udon Noodle version of the popular ‘Buta Don’ (Pork Rice Bowl). It is extremely simple to make, yet it is delicious, and better than take away stir-fried noodles. The Egg Yolk is optional but highly recommended. The Egg Yolk would be slightly cooked by the …
‘Yukari (ゆかり)’ is a Furikake (Rice Seasoning) made from Red Shiso Leaves. It can be used as a seasoning for a variety of dishes. My family members don’t like its flavour, but I love it and it is very popular in Japan. Just combine Yukari and Vegetable, such as Daikon OR Cucumber, and you can …
