• Curry Fish Potato

    Curry Flavoured Mackerel & Potato Salad

    ‘Curry Flavoured Smoked Sausage & Potato Salad’ is one of my family’s favourite potato salads and I sometimes crave it. Today I wanted to cook it, but I didn’t have Sausages. As I had some Canned Fish, I decided to use Canned Mackerel instead of Sausages, and the result was great. It was delicious! The …

  • Chicken Nuts

    Scrumptious Cashew & Chicken

    Today I cooked this ‘Scrumptious Cashew & Chicken’ using a very similar sauce that I used for ‘Spicy Tofu & Cashew Rice Bowl’. I didn’t make this dish into a rice bowl, but it is certainly delicious with freshly cooked Rice. But it is also really good for drinking. Chilled beer would be perfect! Makes …

  • Steamed & Microwaved Sweets

    Rhubarb Mug Cake

    I had just 1 stalk of Rhubarb and wondered what I could make with it. I thought it would be enough for a mug cake. Then I sliced it and added to my ‘Instant Mug Cake’ with 1 pinch Salt. It was a bit sour. I could have added more Sugar, but I enjoyed it …

  • Gyoza

    Fried Wonton Wrappers

    You can fry leftover Wonton Wrappers and make yummy snacks such as ‘Wonton Wrapper Chips’. If you cut them into thinner strips, the crispy and crunchy Fried Wonton Wrappers can be added to salad, soup, congee, etc. A boring green salad could be instantly transformed into an attractive yummy salad, that even fussy eaters would …

  • Gyoza

    Wonton Wrapper Chips

    It seems many people who don’t know this yummy snack. These chips are fried Wonton Wrappers. You can season them like potato chips (crisps), OR you can enjoy with your favourite dipping sauce. Today I enjoyed with Sweet Chilli Sauce. If you ever have leftover Wonton Wrappers, you may wish to try this. Ingredients Wonton …

  • Pork Ramen

    Instant Ramen with Pork & Wonton Wrappers

    Currently I have a lot of Wonton Wrappers that my daughter gave me. I don’t want to waste them, so I have been trying to use them. The easiest way is adding them to soup, so I decided to add some Wrappers to Instant Ramen soup that was my lunch. I was very impressed with …

  • Mazegohan Pork

    Ginger Pork Mazegohan

    I had a pack of 350g thinly sliced Pork. I wanted to cook a dish for 4 servings. I could have stir-fried the Pork with vegetables, but I didn’t have suitable vegetables. I only had salad vegetables. Then, I decided to cook this ‘Mazegohan’. ‘Mazegohan’ is a Japanese dish of Rice. Rice and other ingredients …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Rhubarb Crumble Cupcakes

    Rhubarb can be used for many desserts, but I believe this is the easiest way to use it. Just add thinly sliced Rhubarb to Cupcakes. I used my ‘Basic Plain Cupcakes’ recipe but I increased the amount of Sugar as Rhubarb is quite sour. You don’t need to precook Rhubarb. Crunchy crumble topping is optional. …

  • Fruit

    Rhubarb Sauce

    Rhubarb Sauce is very simple to make. This is the basic recipe and you can easily multiply it. To achieve the desired consistency of the sauce, please add extra Water after the Rhubarb is cooked and the mixture is thickened. Makes 125ml (1/2 cup) Ingredients 2 stalks (100g) Rhubarb *thinly sliced OR cut into small …

  • Donburi (Rice Bowl) Tofu & Soy Protein

    Spicy Tofu & Cashew Rice Bowl

    This recipe is almost identical to my ‘Teriyaki Tofu Don’. I used a different flavoured sauce that was quite spicy, and I added Cashew Nuts for extra nutrients. This is a vegetarian dish. If you omit the Egg, it can be vegan. Coating Tofu pieces with Potato Starch is the important part of this recipe. …

  • Uncategorised

    Sushi Rice Bowl

    This is my favourite hot day dish, that I often prepare for my family on a very hot day and I don’t want to cook anything. My kitchen has a large window that is facing west, and the kitchen can get extremely hot. While it is still not too hot, I prepare Sushi Rice and …

  • Fish

    ‘Furikake’ made with Leftover Bonito Flakes

    Yesterday, my son made a proper Dashi Stock using Bonito Flakes that is called ‘Hana Katsuo’ (花かつお). ‘Hana Katsuo’ makes a very nice dashi stock, but it was almost tasteless after being used. DO NOT discard the tasteless Bonito Flakes. I made this ‘Furikake’ using the tasteless Bonito Flakes. If you have a microwave, it …

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