Someone gave my husband their homemade Honey. It was totally different quality from the Honey I buy from supermarkets and absolutely delicious. I have been enjoying the Honey with toast, but today I made this mug cake. I cooked it for 80 seconds in my 1000W microwave, and it seemed a little too long. The …
Today I craved a Matcha flavoured cake. If it is just for myself, the quickies and easiest option is a mug cake. I used Cream Cheese instead of Butter, but the flavour of the Cream Cheese was not strong. This cake is not very sweet, so enjoy it with Vanilla Ice Cream, Muscovado Syrup, Maple …
Sweet Azuki Paste, ‘Tsubu-an’ and ‘Koshi-an’, are often called ‘Anko’ in Japanese. Freshly made Mochi covered with ‘Anko’ was one of my favourite foods when I was a young child. For the new year’s celebration, my family used to make an enormous amount of Mochi by pounding steamed Glutinous Rice. To make ‘Anko Mochi’, my …
This Lemon Curd Sauce is quick and easy to make, and it is perfect for cold desserts such as Panna Cotta, Cheesecake, etc. This sauce is softer than common Lemon Curd. You can pour it over pancakes like honey. Makes 4 to 6 Servings Ingredients 1 Egg Yolk4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) Caster Sugar2 tablespoons Lemon …
‘Kinako’ is finely ground Roasted Soy Beans. It is a very popular food in many north Asian countries. As it is 100% Soy Beans, it is becoming popular as a healthy food in Melbourne where I live. This is my super quick and easy ‘Kinako’ Mug Cake recipe. I add 1 tablespoon ‘Kinako’ as I …
This is a Passionfruit version of my ‘Super Easy No-Bake Lemon Slice’, but I increased the amount of the biscuit base because I used a larger pan. If you use a smaller pan, slices will become thicker. You may wish to use ‘Super Easy No-Bake Lemon Slice’ recipe for the biscuit base. This is a …
If you have Christmas Candy Canes, use a few of them to make this popular treat. It is super easy to make. Break the Candy Canes into small pieces and scatter them over melted Chocolate. I used Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate. It can be a great Christmas gift. Tray 34cm x 20cm Brownie Pan …
Occasionally I make Custard using Custard Powder. It is the quickest and easiest way to make Custard to serve with cake and pudding, and it is Egg-free. I followed the instruction on the package and I found the Custard too runny. This is how I make Custard using Foster Clark’s Custard Powder. You might be …
Chocolate Syrup is easy to make. You can find so many recipes on the internet, but I believe my recipe is easiest. It is basically soft Chocolate Icing. You need Icing Sugar (Powdered Sugar) and Cocoa Powder. I add a very small pinch Salt and Vanilla as well. No preservative and anything else is it. …
I often make fried snack using leftover Gyoza Wrappers. Filling can be anything. My favourite is sweet Azuki Paste (‘Tsubu-an’), but you might prefer something savoury such as Cheese. Today I wrapped ‘Sweet Coconut Filling’. Coconut lovers would enjoy this snack. Makes 16 Pieces Ingredients 16 Gyoza WrappersOil for frying Filling1 cup (90g) Desiccated Coconut1/2 …
This paste can be used as filling for cakes, pancakes, buns, dumplings, etc. This recipe requires same weight of Desiccated Coconut and Sugar, and that’s easy to remember, but you can easily alter the amount of Sugar to suit your taste. The recipe is versatile, and you can use Brown Sugar OR add some finely …
I had leftover 1 Egg Yolk today. I wanted to eat something custardy, such as Creme Brûlée OR Creme Caramel. So, I decided to make this custard. I mixed all ingredients and microwaved it. It took less than 5 minutes to make it. Once it is cooled down, the custard was firm. I enjoyed it …