• Cold Sweets

    Lime Yoghurt Ice Cream

    I needed to clean up my fridge completely. I had a little bit of Yoghurt, Condensed Milk and Thickened Cream. I decided to mix them together and make Ice Cream. I didn’t have Lemon but I had 1 Lime. I added its juice and zest as well. Result was a unique flavoured Ice Cream. Makes …

  • Sea Vegetables Vegetables

    Kombu (Kelp), Wombok & Tuna Salad

    The product of thinly sliced Kombu (Kelp) that looks like coated with Salt is often called ‘Shio Kombu’ (塩昆布) in Japanese. As it is strongly seasoned, you can use it as a seasoning. Today I mixed it with salted Wombok. I enjoyed this dish with freshly cooked Rice. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1/4 Wombok *Today …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Rice Cooker Pineapple Upside-down Cake

    When you cook cakes in a rice cooker, only bottom side can get browned, but it is fine for Upside-down Cakes. I don’t bake Upside-down Cakes in the oven any more. Rice cooker is the easiest and most energy efficient method. Today I cooked this popular Pineapple Upside-down Cake. You wouldn’t believe that I just …

  • Lamb Mazegohan Takikomigohan

    Rice Cooker Lamb Pilaf

    Pilaf is usually cooked in a pan OR pot. This is my super easy rice cooker recipe. You don’t need to precook Onion and Garlic. Place them in the rice cooker’s inner pot first, then they will get slightly caramelised and make the dish delicious. Lamb is cooked in a frying pan separately and added …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Fruit

    Orange ‘Mlyntsi’

    Ukraine’s thin Pancakes are called ‘Mlyntsi’. Similar to France’s Crepes, ‘Mlyntsi’ can be sweet or savoury. I have my own ‘Mlyntsi’ recipe. Today I used Orange Juice instead of Milk, because I wanted to eat ‘Mlyntsi’ with ‘Orange Curd’ that I made a few days ago. The result was fantastic. I want to share how …

  • Beef Donburi (Rice Bowl)

    Quick & Easy Beef Rice Bowl

    There are three commonly used ingredients to season Japanese dishes, and they are Sugar, Soy Sauce and Mirin. They are the essentials in my kitchen. This is a very simply stir-fried Beef & Onion seasoned with Sugar, Soy Sauce and Mirin. This is the flavour I grew up with and I always love. I added …

  • Egg Vegetables

    Rice Cooker Eggplant & Mushrooms Frittata

    My Rice Cooker Frittata recipe is very versatile. You can add any ingredients of your choice to the Egg Mixture. Today I added Eggplant & Mushrooms. Red Capsicum OR Tomatoes can be a good addition to this Frittata. You need to precook Vegetables, but once you combined all ingredients and placed the mixture into the …

  • Bread Fruit

    Sweet Focaccia with Grapes

    This yummy bread has been inspired by Italian ‘Schiacciata con l’uva’. I heard that Wine Grapes are commonly used in Italy, but Wine Grapes are not available from stores in Melbourne where I live. I used my favourite Red Grapes today. I used my ‘Easy Focaccia’ recipe for the dough and added extra Sugar, and …

  • Curry Lamb

    Lamb Chops Curry

    I use Lamb Chops for this Curry, but you can use boneless Lamb meat that is easy to eat. If you love Curry, you probably have a collection of Spices. Please use your own blend of Spices, but I use Japanese S&B Curry Powder. I use 1 tablespoon only, and the flavour is mild and …

  • Cooking Rice

    Saffron Rice

    I don’t cook this Saffron Rice very often because Saffron is expensive. When I want to serve yellow coloured Rice with Curry, I usually cook ‘Turmeric Rice’. Today I needed to use up Saffron Threads that were getting old. This is a rice cooker recipe. It’s super easy to prepare. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1/4 …

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