Today I want to share a very simple stir-fry recipe. If you love Black Fungus, you would enjoy this dish. You can use Chicken instead of Pork for this dish. When I use Eggs for a stir-fry, I most likely cook it first separately with a generous amount of Oil, then return it at the …
Chicken ‘Tatsuta’ OR ‘Tatsuta-agé’ is a very popular Japanese style fried Chicken. Chicken is marinated, and coated with Potato Starch, then deep-fried. Today I shallow-fried as I am still a little scared to use a lot of oil since the kitchen accident when I burnt my face with hot oil. Shallow-frying method works fine if …
Based on my ‘Basic Bavarois’ recipe, you can make a variety of Bavarois in different flavours. Today I replaced Milk with Orange Juice and made this delicious dessert. Topping is optional, but I strongly recommend to add some fresh Orange segments. Today I mixed the Orange segments with a little Sugar and Grand Marnier, but …
You can use leftover Roasted Potatoes OR Chips to cook this Frittata. Today I boiled 2 Potatoes. I always add some Flour to the mixture, so that it cooks better in the rice cooker. If you are going to purchase a rice cooker, I recommend to invest a little more money and get one has …
When I want to use up leftover Egg White, I most likely bake ‘Langues de Chat’ Biscuits, but not in the proper way any more. I thinly spread the mixture on a baking tray and make one large biscuit. It’s easy to break it into smaller pieces as the biscuit becomes crispy when cools down. …
One day about 20 years ago, I was walking on a street in Melbourne with Liana, my sister in law, and my daughter who was very young then. In front of a greengrocer, a vegetable caught my eyes. ‘Hairy Melon? That’s a unique name for a vegetable. Is it hairy?’ Liana touched it and said, …
Today I added Black Fungus to my ‘Simple Egg Soup’ and seasoned it with Oyster Sauce instead of Soy Sauce. This soup was so comforting and I enjoyed the crunchy Black Fungus. It’s getting cold in Melbourne where I live. This is a perfect soup to enjoy with freshly cooked Rice. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients …
Rice cooker is easy and energy efficient method to make cakes. All my rice cooker cakes can be baked in the oven, but not all oven-baked cake recipes work well in rice cooker. Here is my ‘Rice Cooker Yoghurt Cake’. I mixed all ingredients, poured the mixture into rice cooker’s inner pot, then pressed ‘Start’ …
‘Tsukudani’ is a Japanese dish. Ingredients are cooked with Mirin (OR Sake), Sugar and Soy Sauce. Commonly Seafood and Sea Vegetables are used. Today I cooked Black Fungus and Shiitake. This dish is best to enjoy with freshly cooked rice. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 20g Dried Shiitake Mushrooms *I used small ones20g Dried Black Fungus1/2 …
Are you looking for a Chocolate dessert to entertain your guests? I am confident your guests will enjoy this dessert. It is rich but not heavy. It’s based on my ‘Basic Bavarois’ recipe. As I added Dark Chocolate, it has firmer texture than Basic Bavarois. I added Vanilla Extract today, but you can add Brandy …
One of the dishes that bring back my childhood memories is ‘Dropped Egg Clear Soup’. My family was poor, but my mother always prepared nutritious meals for my sisters and me. She often used Eggs, that must have been a great source of protein for her to cook. This is Miso Soup version of the …
Choy Sum can be substituted with other Asian greens such as Bok Choy, and you can add extra ingredients such as Asian Mushrooms. Just cook Rice and ingredients in Chicken Stock, and you don’t need to stir-fry ingredients with oil. This healthy and satisfying rice soup is super easy to cook. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients …
