‘Pan-fried Cheese & Potato’ was my quick and easy cheese & potato snack when I was a financially challenged Uni student. After I purchased a microwave, this snack was added to my repertoire. You can’t make crispy chips, but you can fulfil your craving for chips! Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 1 handful Grated Tasty Cheese1 …
‘Nuta’ is a type of Japanese vinegared dish that is dressed with sweet miso sauce. Most commonly Japanese Green Onions are used, but I have no option here in Melbourne but to use Spring Onions. Seafood such as Octopus, Squid and Clams are popular addition to ‘Nuta’. Today I used Squid Tentacles, but my favourite …
‘Tazukuri’ is a Japanese dish of dried young whole sardines cooked in Sugar and Soy Sauce. It is a traditional dish prepared for New Year’s celebration. Young sardines called ‘Gomame’ are used but the ones called ‘Niboshi’ (OR ‘Iriko’) are also used, but those dried whole sardines are too hard to find where I live. …
I love the combination of Dates and Walnuts, that is excellent for cookies, cakes and anything. These slices don’t look sophisticated but they are absolutely delicious. You would need a cup of tea or coffee! Makes 25 Slices Cake Tin 20cm Square Tin Filling 1 cup chopped Dried Dates1/2 cup Hot Water1 tablespoon Lemon Juice1/2 …
If you have never tried soy sauce flavoured Potato Gnocchi yet, you got to try this. All pasta are good in soy sauce flavour, but the rubbery Potato Gnocchi are exceptionally delicious. Add plenty of meaty Asian Mushrooms such as Shiitake, Shimeji or King Oyster Mushrooms. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 2 servings Potato Gnocchi1 clove …
I love Gnocchi and I often use them for Japanese cooking. It is not hard to make Potato Gnocchi from scratch. My method might be different from traditional method, but you can make pretty delicious rubbery Gnocchi easily! Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 2 to 3 (*about 500g) Potatoes *peeled, cut into small piecesSalt & White …
This simple dessert is somehow underrated these days, but it always comes to my mind when I think about the berry dessert. It’s an English dessert. Traditionally, fruit fool is made by folding stewed fruit into custard, but I use Whipped Cream and Yoghurt. It’s so easy to make. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1 cup …
When I was a financially challenged Uni student, I often cooked this cheese & potato snack using a mini toaster oven. However, a non-stick frying pan works better. If you don’t have a non-stick frying pan, you can place a sheet of baking paper in a frying pan, so that the melted cheese won’t stick …
First of all, this is not my invention. Many years ago I read about transforming Spaghetti into ‘Ramen’ Noodles. The noodles commonly known as Chinese style noodles are made of wheat flour and an alkaline salt solution, that is called ‘Kansui’ in Japanese. Widely available dry Italian pasta noodles such as Spaghetti are basically made …
As I bake bread regularly, I don’t buy bread any more. But I was missing a particular bread that I used to buy. It was ‘Soya & Linseed Bread’ from Burgen. I don’t stock Soy Beans but I always have Edamame, young Soy Beans. I decided to make Edamame Bread. Because Edamame are green, I …
Mackerel is my absolute favourite fish and love it cooked in any ways. The best method of cooking is grill after season with salt. ‘Tatsuta-age’ is also a very nice. And the Number 3 is this ‘Miso-ni’, simmer in sweet miso sauce. You got to serve this dish with freshly cooked rice. Makes 4 Servings …
Butter Cream is often used for decorating cakes and pastries. This is the most basic Butter Cream recipe. Remember that Butter Cream will harden as it cools. *Note: This cake is made by my daughter Sachi. Ingredients 125g Butter *softened1 pinch Salt *if you use Unsalted Butter1 & 1/2 cups Icing Sugar1 to 2 tablespoons …