Archive for June 6th, 2023

  • Mushrooms

    Savoury Clafoutis with Mushrooms

    ‘Clafoutis’ is one of the desserts that I often make. It is absolutely easy and delicious. I use a variety of Fruit, but often use Cherries OR Ripe Pears. The other day, I came across a ‘Savoury Clafoutis’ that looked like a quiche. That inspired me to make this ‘Savoury Clafoutis with Mushrooms’. Same as …

  • Chicken

    ‘Kara-age’ Fried Chicken Gizzards

    Chicken Gizzards (Giblets) are very cheap, but not many people cook them. You can find recipes on the internet, and many of them require to remove silver coloured parts from Gizzards because they are very tough. I don’t want to do that with my aching hands. I pre-boil them, so that all parts can be …

  • Egg

    Miso Marinated Eggs

    ‘Soy Sauce Egg’, Boiled Egg marinated in Soy Sauce, has become popular in Melbourne where I live as ‘Ramen’ (Japanese style noodles in soup) has become popular and ‘Soy Sauce Egg’ is a common topping for ‘Ramen’. You can marinate Boiled Eggs in Miso as well. I recommend to add extra ingredients for flavours. These …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Custard Powder Butter Cake

    When I was given my husband’s family’s old recipes, I came across quite a few recipes that require Custard Powder. Theo’s Sponge (Custard Powder Sponge) is one of them. I never knew about Custard Powder until I first saw my husband’s mother making Custard with it. It seemed Custard Powder used to be an essential …

  • Chicken

    ‘Char Siu’ Baked Chicken

    This dish is absolutely easy to make and DELICIOUS!!! As the ‘Char Siu Sauce’ that I created to make ‘Char Siu’ Baked Pork is very popular, I tried to marinate Chicken Fillets in the sauce, and baked them. I used Chicken Thigh Fillets on my husband request, and a lot of oil came out. I …

  • Beans & Peas Vegetables

    Simmered Soy Beans & Vegetables

    This is another very popular and traditional Japanese dish that you would never come across at Japanese restaurants. I do crave this type of dish occasionally. It’s a very simple dish and I enjoy it with freshly cooked Rice. The most tricky part of cooking this dish is cooking Soy Beans. The Dried Soy Beans …