• Baked & Fried Sweets Nuts

    Dates & Walnuts Cookies

    Today I made these cookies to use up leftover Dates and Walnuts, which had been sitting in my pantry for a long time. I used my Basic Cookie Dough, but I reduced the amount of Flour as I wanted to add a lot of Walnuts and Dates. The cookies were really delicious and very sweet …

  • Beef Other Soup Vegetables

    Simple Beef & Vegetable Soup

    This is a very simple soup that is actually super easy to cook. No special technic is required. You cut the ingredients and cook them in a pot until soft, then season with Salt and Pepper. Today I used Beef that was already cut for stir-fry, so I didn’t need to cut it. This recipe …

  • Nuts Udon

    Quick & Easy Peanut Butter Udon

    Anyone can heat Cooked Udon Noodles. Unwrap the package of Cooked Udon, frozen OR shrink-packed, and heat them in boiling water in a saucepan until soft. While you are heating Udon, mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Drain the heated Udon and add them to the sauce. Yummy Peanut Butter Udon is ready …

  • Takikomigohan

    Soy Sauce Rice

    I like ‘Takikomigohan’, a dish of Rice that is cooked with other ingredients and all seasoning. I particularly love ‘Takikomigohan’ that is seasoned with Soy Sauce, and I sometimes crave it. When I don’t want to bother preparing other ingredients, I cook this ‘Soy Sauce Rice’. It’s just Rice, but cooked in Dashi Stock seasoned …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Dairy-free Canned Apple Cake

    This is Dairy-free version of my ‘Whatever Fruit You Have’ Cake. I used Sunflower Oil instead of Butter. I like the fluffy and soft texture of the cake that is made with Oil, but the flavour can be bland. Spice, Citrus Juice, Vanilla, Brandy can improve the flavour. I added all of them. Cake Tin …

  • Ramen

    Quick & Easy Ramen Noodles

    I bought Cooked Ramen Noodles from supermarket and I was totally disappointed with it. The same brand’s Cooked Udon Noodles are a great product and I like its texture, but the Ramen Noodles are too thick and the texture is not suitable for Ramen Soup. Probably it is OK for stir-fry. However, for this Quick …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding

    Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding is a very popular dessert in Australia. This is an old classic recipe I wrote down in my recipe book decades ago. It requires a scary amount of Sugar. You can reduce the amount slightly. I have once halved the amount, but the pudding was not very tasty. You need a reasonable …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Apple Fritters

    I use a same volume of ‘Flour’ and ‘Egg & Water mixture’ to make Tempura batter. For Fritter batter, I do the same. It’s easy to remember. Today I used Milk instead of Water and added a little Sugar. You can use the same batter for other fruit fritters, however, you need to coat the …

  • Potato

    Scrumptious Baby Potatoes

    My family recently moved house. We couldn’t take everything to our new house, especially plants in the garden. My daughter was growing some Potatoes. She didn’t want to waste them. She was afraid Potatoes were not ready for harvest, but she dug up anyway, and found a lot of Baby Potatoes. I cooked them with …

  • Sweets

    Livingston’s Family Xmas Pudding

    Duncan Livingston is my husband’s beloved grandfather Theo’s father. Duncan was born in 1891. He was the third son of George Archibald Livingston and his wife Joann Livingston (nee McCalman). This Xmas Pudding recipe is Duncan’s mother Joann’s recipe. It’s been handed down from generation to generation, and Theo’s eldest daughter Joan, who is Joann’s …

  • Sweets

    Brandy Custard Sauce

    This is the essentail sauce for traditional Christmas Pudding, but for grown-ups only. I don’t make this Custard Sauce very sweet as I always serve it with sweet dessert, but you may wish to add extra Sugar. The sauce becomes thicker as it cools. You can make it thinner by adding a little extra Milk. …

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