The other day, I baked Orange Upside Down Cake. The top of the cake was nicely browned but the most important bottom was not browned. I was very disappointed, but I instantly thought about cooking it in the rice cooker. All my Upside-down Cakes can be superbly cooked in the rice cooker, because the bottom …
Last week, when I was very unwell with a bad cold, my husband bought me a half cut of Watermelon. It was very kind of him. I wished if he could cut it into small cubes, so that I could eat some. Anyway, the Watermelon was sitting in the fridge for several days. When I …
I made ‘Strawberry Yoghurt Ice Cream’ based on my ‘Super Easy Mango Yoghurt Ice Cream’ recipe. I simply replaced pureed Mango with Strawberry Sauce. It’s very simple and easy to make. If Strawberries are not in season, you can use Frozen Sliced Strawberries. Microwave to thaw them, then cook into the sauce. Makes 4 Servings …
Frozen Butter Puff Pastry if very handy to stock in the freezer. I often make pies and snacks using Puff Pastry. Today I wrapped Cherry filling and baked in the oven. As Cherries are not in season now and I couldn’t find Frozen Cherries either, I used 1 can of Pitted Cherries. It was super …
‘Namasu’ is a Japanese dish of vegetables that are seasoned with Salt, Sugar and Vinegar. Most commonly Daikon and Carrot are used. This is a seasonal variation and it is quite popular. In autumn, when people harvest Persimmon fruit, they use it for a variety of salads. This is one of them. Turnip is popularly …
Baked Apple is a yummy dessert. This is a quick and easy microwave version. It is an energy efficient way to cook Apple. I cut Apple in half so it will be cooked even more quickIy. I believe Apple would taste better when cooked at medium power than high power, though it takes longer time. …
Cinnamon flavoured Apple Pie is of course lovely and I like it the best, but today I added Lemon Curd to the filling for a change. For Apple Pie, I prefer Shortcrust Pastry to Puff Pastry. Make slightly more pastry and use the same pastry for the crumble. This recipe is based on my ‘Cherry …
I had a small amount of leftover Mashed Sweet Potato, that was not enough to make anything with. So, I mixed it with some Pan-Stewed Apple and enjoyed it with Yoghurt and Honey. This was inspired by a Japanese dish called ‘Kinton’, which is a very sweet dish of Mashed Japanese Sweet Potato. Chestnuts are …
I recently discovered an American dessert called ‘Banana Foster’. There are variations and one of them is ‘Peach Foster’. Again, the American recipes scared me because of the amount of Butter and Sugar they use. This is my version. It is very similar to my family’s ‘Hot Fruit Salad’. This dessert is absolutely sweet enough …
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, …
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 …
Bananas turn spotty and black very quickly in hot summer. When I have very ripe Bananas, I usually bake Banana Cake but I don’t want to bake a cake on a hot day. Today I made this Yoghurt Ice Cream. I mashed the ripe Bananas and mixed with Yoghurt and whipped Cream. Even children can …