Archive for February 11th, 2023

  • Chicken

    Chicken Nuggets

    Today I tried to cook ‘Ukrainian Pork Meatballs’ replacing Pork Mince with Chicken. I deep-fried them because the mixture was very soft and deep-frying was easier. The meatballs turned out like Chicken Nuggets, so I decided to call them Chicken Nuggets. I strongly recommend to use coarsely minced Chicken Breast Fillets. It is easy to …

  • Mushrooms Tofu & Soy Protein

    Cold Tofu with ‘Nametake’ Enoki & Egg

    ‘Hiyayakko’, a Japanese dish of chilled Tofu, can be enjoyed with a variety of toppings. One of the popular toppings is ‘Nametake’. You don’t need to purchase a jar of ‘Nametake’ from stores as it is easy to cook if you have fresh Enoki Mushrooms. This recipe includes how to cook 1 serving of ‘Nametake’, …

  • Fish Vegetables

    Celery & Tuna Mayo Salad

    I want to encourage all people who hate Celery to try this salad. The mixture of Tuna and Japanese Mayonnaise with a little bit of Soy Sauce is absolutely delicious with many vegetables, and certainly it is with Celery. You can add Lettuce, Cucumber OR other salad vegetables to this salad to make the flavour …

  • Beans & Peas Other Soup Pork

    Ham Hock Soup

    It takes time to cook Ham Hock until soft and that’s the down side of this soup. However, Ham Hock makes an excellent stock. Cook Vegetables and Beans in the stock until soft. That’s basically how to cook Ham Hock Soup. You can cook Dried Split Peas in the stock to make the popular Pea …

  • Vegetables

    Sweet & Sour Celery

    This is basically pickled Celery. I used my family’s Sushi Vinegar as marinade. This sweet and sour flavour is something I crave when I am physically tired. I often add a small Dried Japanese Chilli called ‘Takanotsume’ (Hawk Claw) to the marinade. Today I sliced it, believing it would give the marinade more heat, but …