• Cheese Spaghetti & Pasta

    Leftover Pumpkin Soup Macaroni Cheese

    When I make Pumpkin Soup, I always end up having some leftover that no one wants to eat. Today I used it to make this Macaroni Cheese. I simply replaced a part of Milk with Pumpkin Soup. This Macaroni Cheese is very yellow and looks yummy, and it is yummy and nutritious. You can bake …

  • Cheese Egg

    Quiche Lorraine (Egg & Bacon Quiche)

    The famous ‘Quiche Lorraine’ (Egg & Bacon Quiche) can be made easily if you use store-bought Frozen Flan/Pie Base. I use 22cm Case that is the common size in Australia. And this recipe is for that size case. As a lot of salty Bacon and Cheese are used for the filling, DO NOT add too …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets Bread

    Pull Apart Cinnamon Bread

    This is almost identical with my ‘Monkey Bread’. Using the same ingredients to make Cinnamon Rolls, you can make these yummy Cinnamon Bread bites easily. This is a perfect treat you can share with your quests. I guarantee your whole house will smell amazing while you are baking this Bread. Makes 4 to 6 Servings …

  • Donburi (Rice Bowl) Mushrooms

    Asian Mushrooms & Egg Rice Bowl

    In Melbourne where I live, more and more Asian Mushrooms are becoming available. A local green grocer near my home sells a huge variety of Asian Mushrooms and I am happy. Today I used those delicious Mushrooms to make this rice bowl. I used Sugar, Mirin and Soy Sauce to season it. It’s a typical …

  • Cold Sweets

    Custard Powder Jelly

    Custard Powder is a mixture of Starch, Sugar, Colours and Flavours. You mix Custard Powder and some Sugar with Milk in a saucepan, and heat it. That is the easiest way to make custard and it’s Egg-free. It can be Vegan if you use plant-based Milk. Custard Powder is basically Corn Starch. I made this …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Rice Cooker Cottage Cheese Cake

    Several weeks ago, my daughter came home with 4 bottles of 2 litre Milk, and all of them had past the use-by date. I made Cottage Cheese from the 8 litres of Milk and kept the Cottage Cheese in the freezer. I have been using it for cooking since then. Today I used the last …

  • Spaghetti & Pasta Vegetables

    Quick & Easy Broccoli Spaghetti

    Using my pan-steam-frying method, cooking Broccoli is quick and easy. If you coarsely chop up, it can be cooked in a few minutes. Just a few tablespoons Water does the magic. I add Bacon but it is optional as it can be vegetarian. This dish can be cooked with OR without Cream. You can add …

  • Mushrooms Vegetables

    Simmered Shiitake & Carrot

    When I cook ‘Simmered Shiitake’, I most likely add some vegetables such as Lotus Root, Bamboo Shoot OR Gobō, etc. Most them are hard to find where I live. The easiest option is Carrot. This is a typical Japanese dish, though you would never come across at Japanese restaurants. It is absolutely easy to cook. …

  • Baked & Fried Sweets

    Apple Sauce & Carrot Muffins

    I have just recovered from a nasty flu. While I was in bed struggling to eat, my husband made an attempt to cook Stewed Apple for me, but it ended up a mushy paste-like sauce. Today I used it to make these Muffins based on my ‘Morning Glory Muffins’. If you have leftover Apple Sauce, …

  • Takikomigohan

    Carrot & Chikuwa Takikomigohan

    ‘Chikuwa’ is a Japanese tubular-shape fish cake. The other day I wanted to cook my favourite ‘Abura-age & Carrot Takikomigohan’, which I crave sometimes, but I didn’t have Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu). I added Chikuwa instead, and it turned out really yummy. I added some Sesame Oil and I believe it was a good decision. …

  • Nuts

    Glazed Chestnuts

    My hands are too sore to peel Chestnuts these days, so I buy already peeled Chestnuts that are available frozen from many Asian grocery stores. That means I can cook this yummy snack not only in Autumn but any time I want to. Have you cooked Chestnuts like this? Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 400g Peeled …

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