All posts by Hiroko

  • Donburi (Rice Bowl) Egg

    Ham & Egg Rice Bowl

    I like Ham & Egg on Toast. And I like Ham & Egg on Rice, too. Ham & Egg on Rice is a super easy dish and actually quite popular. The easiest and most popular version is probably Ham & Egg on Rice with Soy Sauce. With an extra small effort, you can bring this …

  • Vegetables

    Mashed Cauliflower Salad

    Japanese style Potato Salad is made with mashed Potato. This is a healthy version of the same salad made with mashed Cauliflower. It looks like Potato Salad but the texture and the flavour are of course very different, as Mashed Potato and Mashed Cauliflower are totally different. It is a healthier alternative for those who …

  • Healthy Sweets

    Diet Shake Jelly

    My husband is currently trying to lose weight with a medical reason and his doctor recommended to try Nestlé’s ‘OPTIFAST’ products (shakes, soups, etc.) to reduce calorie intake by replacing meals with the products. I was curious about what they taste like and I tried vanilla flavoured shake today. It tasted much better than I …

  • Vegetables

    Watermelon Rind & Cucumber Salad

    When I serve Watermelon to my family, I always cut the red parts into bite-size pieces, and the white parts (with some pink parts) go to the compost. You know the white parts are actually edible and have similar texture to Cucumber. Today I dressed the white parts and Cucumber with sweet and sour Sesame …

  • Chicken Soba

    Crispy Chilli Oil Chicken & Soba Noodles

    ‘Lao Gan Ma’ brand Crispy Chilli Oil is very popular among the Chinese food enthusiasts. It is available internationally. In Melbourne where I live, even ordinary supermarket stores sell it. This Crispy Chilli Oil is not very spicy and can be used as a seasoning. Today I mixed some leftover Roasted Chicken with the Crispy …

  • Chicken

    Crispy Chilli Oil Chicken

    A young woman, whose name is Lisa, introduced me ‘Lao Gan Ma’ Crispy Chilli Oil. She tried one of my recipes and posted a photo of what she cooked. She placed a reddish brownish yummy looking thing on top of the dish, which was not included in my recipe. I asked Lisa what it was. …

  • Cold Sweets

    Pistachio Ice Cream

    I wanted to make Pistachio Ice Cream for a long time and finally decided to make it. I needed Pistachio Paste and looked for it, then realised it is very expensive. That’s why I made ‘Pistachio Paste’ by myself. Once you have the Paste, what you have to do is mixing it with Vanilla Ice …

  • Takikomigohan

    Colourful Smoked Ham Takikomigohan

    Smoked Ham is often used for Fried Rice. Many people add Egg, Carrot and Peas, and the Fried Rice turns very colourful. I tried to make a similar rice dish using my rice cooker. Place everything in the rice cooker’s inner pot and press the start button. Super easy, energy efficient, delicious and nutritious. Makes …

  • Drink Fruit

    Instant Lychee Tea

    It was when I was making ‘Instant Iced Tea’, I realised that I could make Lychee Tea in the same way. I made ‘Jasmine Tea & Lychee Agar Jelly’ the other day and I saved the leftover syrup from the can of Lychees and froze it in an ice tray. Using the frozen Lychee Syrup, …

  • Pork Spaghetti & Pasta

    Garlic Chilli Pork & Broccoli Spaghetti

    When I need to cook Broccoli for a Spaghetti dish, I usually cook Broccoli in the same salty water that is cooking Spaghetti. I add Broccoli to the water when Spaghetti are half-cooked, and this method works fine. However, for this dish, there is an alternative way and Broccoli tastes much better. It’s my favourite …

  • Cold Sweets Fruit

    Jasmine Tea & Lychee Agar Jelly

    I used to use Gelatine Powder to make this jelly, but lately I prefer Agar Agar Powder. The texture of Gelatine is more suitable for some types of jellies, but Agar Agar is good for this jelly. Agar Agar Powder is so easy to use and it doesn’t have unpleasant smell like Gelatine. It is …

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