I love ‘Melting Moments with Lemon Cream’. I bet you do, too. If you love Matcha, these ‘Matcha Melting Moments’ must be irresistible. I normally use Custard Powder to make regular Melting Moments, but, for these Matcha Melting Moments, I used Corn Starch because I didn’t want to add yellow colour to the cookies. You …
Kōya Dōfu is freeze-dried Tofu. They say it originated in the mid 16th century in Japan. It is still popular and a variety of Kōya Dōfu products are available. In Melbourne where I live, you can find it at Japanese grocery stores. Kōya Dōfu is like a hard dried sponge and it is very easy …
Before I freeze thinly sliced Pork to store, I cut it into bite-size pieces and divide into several portions making each portion is for 1 serving (about 80g). I have found it very convenient. Using 1 portion of the frozen Pork, I can cook a variety of nutritious dishes very quickly. This is a super …
A photo of old German Apple Cake inspired me to make this cake. The author of the blog wrote the cake could be made with Pound Cake batter covered with sliced Apples and Sour Cream. I used my ‘Basic Pound Cake’ batter. I covered the batter with Apple slices and sweetened Sour Cream. It didn’t …
I regularly purchase a nicely lean block of Pork Belly, cut into smaller blocks, half freeze and thinly slice, then cut into bite-size pieces before freezing to store. These already cut thin slices are so handy to have. They can be used straight away for stir-fry or soup or anything. It didn’t take long to …
I came across a blog story written about a fruit salad cake that was made with mixed fresh fruit such as Banana, Apple, Pineapple and Berries. When I read it, I hit on an idea that I could use the can of Fruit Salad, which had been sitting in the pantry for a long time. …
‘Dango’ Dumplings are often made with ‘Shiratamako’ (白玉粉), Japanese Glutinous Rice Flour, but it is not easy to find where I live. I make these very rubbery and chewy Mochi Dumplings for desserts and soups using the commonly available Glutinous Rice Flour, which is available from most supermarkets in Australia. Imported Mochi is expensive. These …
Canned Beans are very handy to stock in the pantry. Using them, a nice salad like this one can be made very easily. You may wish to cook Lentils by yourself as it doesn’t take long to cook them. I still enjoy using Canned Lentils. Today I used Cucumber, Grape Tomatoes, Carrot, Red Capsicum and …
You will never come across a dish like this at any Japanese restaurants in Australia, but this is what ordinary Japanese people often eat. Ingredients are simmered in Dashi Stock, and seasoned with Sugar, Soy Sauce and Mirin. Today I cooked ‘Kōya Dōfu’ (Freeze-dried Tofu), a Japanese food that originated in the mid 16th century …
My ‘Basic Pound Cake’ recipe requires 125g of each Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Self-Raising Flour (OR Plain Flour & Baking Powder). I replaced Butter with 1 Avocado, which was about 125g when mashed. I didn’t add any Oil at all. The cake is moist and the texture is almost the same but obviously not oily …
My ‘Coffee Panna Cotta with Kahlúa’ has become popular. Then I decided to make Tea Flavoured Panna Cotta. I used the fragrant Earl Grey Tea which I love, and 1/2 Milk and 1/2 Cream for lighter texture. The fragrance of Earl Grey in the Panna Cotta is quite subtle. You need Earl Grey Tea Syrup …
‘Chan-Chan-Yaki’ is originally a fishermen’s dish from Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island. Salmon is used for the dish, but it is delicious with Mackerel. I have shared my ‘Mackerel Chan-Chan-Yaki Rice Bowl’ on this website. This is Udon Noodle version of the dish. I used Canned Mackerel. It’s another quick & easy dish, very filling and …
