• Chicken Takikomigohan

    Butter Soy Sauce Chicken Rice

    When you are tired after a busy day, all you want is an easy dinner. If you have a rice cooker, this rice dish is super easy. You even don’t need to cut ingredients. Just put everything in the inner pot and press button to start cooking. While the ricer is cooking, have a rest, …

  • Drink

    Iced Coffee Syrup

    On a hot summer day, my husband and I enjoy Iced Coffee. If you have Iced Coffee Syrup, it’s quick and easy to make. Store-bought Coffee Syrup is too sweet for me. This is how I make my own Iced Coffee Syrup of my favourite sweetness. I keep it in the fridge, so it is …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Cream Cheese & Blueberry Scones

    I had leftover 125g Philadelphia Cream Cheese and I needed to use it up. Is it just me who found Philadelphia Cream Cheese is much softer than it used to be? I could cut it into cubes and add them to cakes and cupcakes, but it is too soft to do that lately. Today I …

  • Mazegohan Tofu & Soy Protein Vegetables

    Choy Sum & Fried Tofu Mazegohan

    This is a Japanese rice dish that I used to cook with a vegetable called ‘Komatsuna’ and ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu). Both of them are almost impossible to find where I live now. The best substitute for ‘Komatsuna’ is Choy Sum, and ‘Abura-age’ is almost same as Tofu Puffs. This substitute version of the dish …

  • Beef Donburi (Rice Bowl)

    Hoisin Sauce Beef Mince Rice Bowl

    If you are looking for a quick and easy meal that you can use Hoisin Sauce, why don’t you try this one? Beef Mince is inexpensive and it can be cooked very quickly. I used Spring Onion because I always have it, but you can use other green vegetable. Choy Sum OR Bok Choy can …

  • Beans & Peas Potato

    Cheesy Potato & Edamame Pancakes

    I often cook savoury ‘Cheesy Potato Pancakes’ with an extra ingredient, that can be canned fish such as Mackerel OR Salmon. Today I used Edamame Beans. Edamame Beans are young Soy Beans. In Melbourne where I live, frozen Edamame Beans already removed from the pods are available from most supermarkets. These pancakes are full of …

  • Beans & Peas Sweets

    Kinako Mug Cake

    ‘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 …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Basic Pound Cake (Cream Version)

    My recipe for ‘Basic Pound Cake’ requires 125g of each Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Flour, because 1 pound of each is too much for my family. Today I needed to use up some leftover Thickened Cream, so I tried to make the same cake using 125g Thickened Cream instead of Butter. I actually liked this …

  • Azuki (Red Beans) Pork

    Stewed Azuki (Red Beans) & Bacon

    This dish is very similar to my ‘Stewed Azuki (Red Beans)’, but I added Bacon and I cooked Azuki separately. If you use canned Azuki (Red Beans), it would be super quick and easy to cook. It can be served as a side dish OR you can eat it with Rice. Makes 3 to 4 …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Rice Cooker Condensed Milk Cake

    Based on my ‘Basic Plain Rice Cooker Cake’ recipe, this ‘Condensed Milk Cake’ is easy to make. Just mix all ingredients, place the mixture in the rice cooker’s inner pot, then start cooking at ‘Cake’ setting. Of course, this cake can be baked in the oven. Makes I used my 10 cup capacity rice cooker …

  • Udon

    Gluten-Free Udon Noodles

    The rubbery texture of Udon Noodles is created by gluten, that’s why high-gluten Flour is used to make Udon Noodles. If you are gluten intolerant, you can’t enjoy Udon Noodles, but you don’t have to give up. These Udon Noodles are made with store-bought Gluten-Free Plain Flour, that is a mix of Rice Flour and …

  • Sweets

    No-Bake Passionfruit Slice

    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 …

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