All posts by Hiroko

  • Cold Sweets

    Butterfly Pea Tea Jelly

    ‘Butterfly Pea’ is a plant and its flowers look like Sweet Pea flowers but the colour is blue. Dried Butterfly Pea Flowers are often used to make a blue coloured tea. I was very curious and I purchase a bag of Dried Butterfly Pea Flowers. The tea was indeed very blue and I was impressed. …

  • Chicken Donburi (Rice Bowl)

    Gochujang Chicken Rice Bowl

    As my ‘Gochujang Chicken’ has been very popular among my family and friends, I made it into a rice bowl dish today. This is the recipe for 1 serving. It would be easy to multiply for larger number of servings. You need to add some vegetables. Sautéed leafy vegetable would be perfect, but it can …

  • Vegetables

    ‘Goma-ae’ Wombok Sesame Salad

    ‘Goma-ae’ is a Japanese dish of vegetables dressed with sweet sesame seed sauce. A variety of vegetables are suitable for the dish, but I have found Wombok is tricky. It tend to turn bland. For Wombok, an extra Salt is needed. And I believe Ginger and Sesame Oil improve the flavour. This ‘Goma-ae’ Wombok is …

  • Fruit Steamed & Microwaved Sweets

    Apple Mug Cake

    Mug Cakes are easy to make if you have a microwave. Based on my ‘Instant Mug Cake’ recipe, I made Apple Mug Cake the other day. The result was not satisfactory. I should have peeled the Apple. I used only 1/2 Apple but it was not enough. And the cake was drier than I expected. …

  • Baked & Fried Rice Fish

    Corn Rice & Salmon Doria

    ‘Doria’ is a very popular Japanese rice dish. Butter Rice or Pilaf is covered with White Sauce (Béchamel Sauce) and grated Cheese, then baked in the oven. Today I added Corn Kernels to the Butter Rice. Then I decided to add some Soy Sauce to it, as I love ‘Butter & Soy Sauce Corn Rice’. …

  • Udon

    Wakame & Nori Udon Soup

    I occasionally crave this Udon Soup with Wakame & Nori. It can be just the soup, but I often add Cooked Udon Noodles and make it into a meal. It is probably not very nutritious, but it’s OK as my diet is generally well balanced. You probably have some particular foods you occasionally crave. This …

  • Udon

    Gochujang Tomato Udon

    This is a super simple and refreshing dish of Udon Noodles. The main ingredient is a Tomato. If it is sweet enough, you don’t need to add Sugar, but I added 1 pinch today. Cooked Udon Noodles can be warmed in boiling water. Except for that, you don’t need to cook anything. It’s a perfect …

  • Cold Sweets

    Coconut Milk Jelly

    If you have some leftover Coconut Milk, it’s perfect for this dessert. You would need 200ml Coconut Milk, but you can add other Milk and make 200ml in total. Today I had 100ml Coconut Milk, so I added 100ml ordinary Milk. This dessert is super easy to make if you have microwave. Jelly can be …

  • Donburi (Rice Bowl) Fish

    Super Easy Canned Sardines Rice Bowl

    I was a big fan of a Japanese author who wrote many books on his travels, often in the places totally secluded from the world. One day, he cooked Rice, put canned Sardines and Nori on top of the Rice, then drizzled with some very precious Soy Sauce that he was carrying around. The description …

  • Prawn & Shrimp Tempura Udon

    Pan-fried ‘Kakiage’ Udon

    ‘Kakiage’ is a type of Tempura made with a variety of chopped OR thinly sliced Vegetables and Seafood. My favourite is Onion and Prawn ‘Kakiage’. The other day, I had a Kitchen accident and I had my face badly burned with hot oil. As I am still a little scared to use a lot of …

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