• Nuts Vegetables

    Carrot, Dill & Walnuts Salad

    When I want to make one more dish for dinner, I often make ‘Carrot & Walnut Salad’ because I always have Carrots and Walnuts. Today I added Dill and dressed the salad with Sour Cream, Mayonnaise and Lemon Juice for a change. It was delicious. If you prefer Mustard Dressing, the recipe is also included …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Chocolate Biscuits

    If you searched for Chocolate Biscuits (OR Cookies) recipes, you would find very many. This recipe is based on my ‘Basic Cookie Dough’. These Biscuits are very simple ones. You can add Chocolate Chips, Nuts OR Dried Fruit, etc. Makes 24 Biscuits Ingredients 125g Butter *softened1/4 cup Brown Sugar1/4 cup Caster Sugar*Note: You can use …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Easy Rice Cooker Apple Cake

    My ‘Rice Cooker Apple Upside-down Cake’ is easy and delicious, but today I was in hurry. I tried even easier method. I added a can of Apple Slices and Cinnamon to my ‘Basic Plain Rice Cooker Cake’. I was happy with the result, though it took longer time to cook. This is probably the easiest …

  • Spaghetti & Pasta

    Anchovy Garlic Spaghetti

    I am a big fan of ‘Spaghetti Aglio Olio Peperoncino’ (Garlic Chilli Olive Oil Spagetthi). This is another Spaghetti dish that I love so much. Absolutely quick & easy to cook, it fills me up, and as delicious as it can get. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 1 serving Spaghetti *about 100gSalt for cooking Spaghetti2 tablespoons …

  • Bread

    Coffee Cinnamon Rolls

    I make ‘Cinnamon Rolls’ using my ‘Basic Sweet Bread Dough’, that is easy to make and right amount for baking in 20cm OR 22cm square tin. Today I added Coffee to the dough. And also I made Icing with Coffee instead of Milk. If you like stronger Coffee flavour, you can use finely ground Coffee …

  • Baked & Fried Rice Prawn & Shrimp

    ‘Ebimeshi’ Prawn Fried Rice

    I am from Okayama, Japan. One of the popular local foods in Okayama is ‘Ebimeshi’ (えびめし), Prawn Fried Rice, that is in blackish dark colour. You need the special ‘Ebimeshi Sauce’ to cook it, but it is impossible to get it in Melbourne where I live. I have been trying to make my own sauce …

  • Gyoza Pork Vegetables

    Oven Baked Spring Rolls

    Since last year’s kitchen accident when I burnt my face with hot oil, I am still reluctant to fry food in hot oil. I baked these Spring Rolls in the oven. You may prefer frying them. I believe fried ones taste better, but these baked ones are healthier, and it is much easier to clean …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Rice Cooker Coconut Cake

    This is another variation of my ‘Basic Plain Rice Cooker Cake’. I used Coconut Milk and added Desiccated Coconut. As the cake batter became too thick, I added extra Egg. Same as other Rice Cooker Cakes, the top side of the Cake can’t be browned, but it looks fine when flipped over. Makes I used …

  • Other Soup Prawn & Shrimp

    Prawn, Potato & Corn Chowder

    To make this soup, I simply added Prawns and Potato to a basic corn soup. I used frozen shelled Prawns because it is the easiest for me to find. You can use other seafood such as White Fish OR Scallops. This thick soup is absolutely easy to make, and it is gluten free as it …

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