All posts by Hiroko

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Sour Cream Pound Cake

    To use up some leftover Sour Cream, I added it to my Pound Cake, and I ended up adding a lot of Flour to get the Pound Cake texture. I needed to reduce the amount of Butter. Today I added Blueberries. It is optional, but Berries and Cherries are a nice addition for this cake. …

  • Dough Spaghetti & Pasta

    Pumpkin Gnocchi

    To make good Pumpkin Gnocchi, you need to use a drier variety Pumpkin. When mashed Pumpkin contains more water, you would need to add more Flour, and the texture of Gnocchi changes, often turns tough. Dry and powdery Japanese Pumpkin (Kuri Kabocha) is ideal for Pumpkin Gnocchi, but I can’t have it here in Melbourne. …

  • Beef Mazegohan

    Beef & Gobō Mazegohan

    I have repeatedly written about Gobō (Burdock Root) that is a very popular vegetable but it is IMPOSSIBLE to find where I live. A few days ago, I went to a local Korean grocery store as they sell some Japanese food as well, and found Frozen Sliced Gobō. I bought a bag and cooked this …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Rice Cooker Cheesecake with Biscuit Base

    My ‘Rice Cooker Cheesecake’ is delicious but it doesn’t look good as Rice Cooker Cakes are supposed to be flipped over. Today I tried to make it look good and I added Biscuit Base as well. I was quite thrilled with the result. No one would think this was cooked in rice cooker. Makes I …

  • Beef Curry Pork Vegetables

    Mince & Cabbage Curry Stew

    This is a quick & easy Mince dish that is similar to my ‘Stir-fried Pork Mince & Cabbage with Spicy Miso Sauce’, but it is much easier. Today I used Pork Mince, but Beef Mince is also nice. Basically I stewed Mince, Cabbage and Onion in curry flavoured soup. Enjoy it with freshly cooked Rice. …

  • Fish

    Fried White Fish with Grated Daikon & Ponzu

    ‘大根おろし’ (Daikon Oroshi) is the Japanese name for finely grated Daikon (White Radish). It is often used as a sauce with ‘Ponzu’ OR Soy Sauce. ‘Beef Steak With Grated Daikon & Ponzu’ is just an example. This dish is very similar to ‘Fried White Fish with Spicy Ponzu Sauce’, but today I added grated Daikon. …

  • Baked & Fried Rice Chicken

    Lasagna Inspired Chicken Doria

    This Doria tastes like Lasagna. It is super easy to cook if you have Cooked Rice. White Sauce (Béchamel Sauce) is also easy if you have microwave. Doria is my family’s favourite rice dish. Find more Doria recipes. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 500g Chicken Thigh Fillets *cut into bite-size pieces1 Onion *finely chopped1 clove Garlic …

  • Beef Pork

    Meatballs with Sour Cream Gravy

    The other day I came across a photo of IKEA Meatball dish, that looked so good and I wanted to taste it. It is much quicker and easier for me to make it from scratch than driving to the closest IKEA store. I don’t know if my dish tastes similar to the one I saw …

  • Okonomiyaki

    Bean Sprout Okonomiyaki

    ‘Okonomiyaki’ is commonly made with Cabbage, but you can use other vegetables and I have shared some recipes on this website. Today I used leftover Bean Sprouts. I was afraid the pancake would become soggy because of water that would come out from Bean Sprouts, but it didn’t. I don’t recommend to use Bean Sprouts …

  • Chicken

    Lemon Teriyaki Chicken

    Teriyaki Sauce can be made with Soy Sauce, Sugar and Mirin. The sauce is very versatile and you can add extra ingredients such as Garlic, Ginger, Chilli, Vinegar, etc. Today I added Lemon. Serve this sweet and sour Teriyaki Chicken with a refreshing salad. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 400g Chicken Fillets *Thigh OR BreastSalt & …

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