I had some rashers of Bacon siting in the fridge for a while, and I needed to use them up. Then I hit on a good idea! I cooked the Bacon with Rice in the rice cooker. It’s an attempt to make a new Takikomigohan dish. I seasoned it with the typical Japanese seasonings, Soy …
All my Scone recipes are based on Auntie Lorna’s Scone recipe. I needed to alter the amount of Milk for these scones because I added 1/2 cup pureed Pumpkin. It is a coincidence that these Pumpkin Scones have a strong resemblance to the famous coffee shops’ scones. I have never been to those coffee shops …
This dessert looks like custard but it contains No Egg. This is based on my Panna Cotta recipe and I added smoothly pureed Cooked Pumpkin. Enjoy with your favourite syrup or sauce. Today I enjoyed it with Maple Syrup. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 2 teaspoons Gelatine *about 8g2 to 3 tablespoons Water1 cup Milk1/4 cup …
This is a very versatile simple sauce that can be used for many dessert. I particularly like to pour this sauce over milky or creamy Jelly Dessert such as Pumpkin Panna Cotta and Custard Jelly. The darker the sauce’s colour is, the more bitter it tastes. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 4 tablespoons Caster Sugar2 tablespoons …
As my Pumpkin Doughnuts were so successful, I wanted to bake a Pumpkin Cake. I looked for the recipes. Many of them require a lot of Spices. I decided to use my own Pound Cake recipe. I didn’t add any spices, but I added Rum. I think I could have added Rum Steeped Sultanas. Maybe …
I still remember when I had the dish of Lamb Shank for the first time. It was a cultural shock as I had never had an animal’s large bone on the dinner plate before. As I know my husband has grown up on this type of food and he is very fond of Lamb, I …
Banana Prawns were on special and I bought 500g. When I was shelling and deveining them, my hand became very itchy. When I finished the preparation of Prawns, I couldn’t stand the itchiness. I washed my hands throughly and had a look at them. OMG!!! My hands were very red. It must have been an …
This is my family’s Tartar Sauce that I have been making for decades. Egg is essential for my Tartar Sauce. It is perfect with Fried Seafood, Teriyaki Chicken and Boiled (OR Steamed) Potato & Vegetables. It’s good as a dip. Ingredients 1 Boiled Egg2 tablespoons finely chopped Onion2 tablespoons finely chopped Pickled Gherkin OR Cucumber1 …
There are many recipes to cook this great combination of ingredients, Garlic Chives, Egg & Pork. My favourite flavour is always Soy Sauce and Oyster Sauce. This is one of the dishes I repeatedly cook for my lunch. It is so quick & easy, yet really delicious, comforting and filling. If you don’t have thinly …
I have shared my recipe ‘Monk’s Vegan Soup’ that is called ‘Kenchin-jiru’ in Japan. ‘Kenchin-jiru’ is 100% plant-based soup. It is full of flavours as a variety of ingredients are added. This is a ‘Kenchin-jiru’ inspired rice bowl dish. Please use many different Vegetables and Asian Mushrooms, and Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu) is essential for …
When I need to make one more dish for dinner, a simple salad is my first option. This Cucumber & Tuna Salad is quick & easy. I cut the Cucumber in a fancy way today, in the same way as Cucumber Snake. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1 large Continental Cucumber1/4 teaspoon Salt1 can (95g) Tuna …
The Sesame Dressing that I used for this salad is very versatile. It goes so well with many things. I wondered if the celery hater in my family would eat Celery if with this dressing. I don’t know if he enjoyed the salad, but he ate Celery, though he left a few slices on his …