I have a really good ‘Carrot Cake’ recipe. My family members started calling it Hiroko’s Legendary Carrot Cake, so I have named it ‘My Legendary Carrot Cake’. Key ingredients include Pineapple and Sultanas. I added those to these pancakes. These pancakes are not very sweet, but they taste lovely. One day this recipe might be …
Roasted Carrots are delicious, but heating up oven takes time and roasting Carrots takes time. I wanted to cook them more energy efficiently. Then I tried the pan-steam-frying method, which is my favourite way to cook Broccoli. Carrots need to be cooked longer than Broccoli, so I added more Water. I was absolutely satisfied with …
There are some foods that I crave when weather is getting warm. ‘Sushi’ is one of them, and ‘South East Asian flavoured Salad’ is another. This Rice Noodle Salad with Fish Sauce Dressing is perfect for the craving. Today I added Prawns, but Chicken is also good. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 2 servings Rice Vermicelli2 …
This is a variation of my ‘Cold Ramen Noodle Salad’. Salad ingredients can be placed on top of noodles decoratively, but they can be mixed with the noodles like this one. Today I used Soba Noodles instead of Ramen Noodles. Rice Noodles are also good. This type of noodle salad dish is something I want …
Beef Stew is a simple dish. You cook Beef and Vegetables in stock OR water until soft and season with Salt & Pepper. Guinness Beer is popularly used, and many people add Tomato Paste and Herbs. There are many different methods, and this is how I cook it. I have found it difficult to cook …
I often add Chicken OR Pork to this type of Glutinous Rice dish, but making it Vegan is easy. I used Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu) for this Vegan version. It’s a good source of protein and a wonderful flavour comes out of it. I added Edamame as well, so this dish contains plenty of protein. …
Betty is my husband’s grandfather Theo’s sister. If you know my recipe ‘Lorna’s Scones’, Betty is Lorna’s older sister. Lorna was a great cook, and so was Betty. This is one of her recipes. This pudding is supposed to be steamed in the traditional method, that takes 2 & 1/2 hours. That is not energy …
‘Okowa’ is a type of Glutinous Rice dish. My mother used to cook it by steaming, but I cook it using a rice cooker just like ‘Takikomigohan’. When you use Glutinous Rice, you need to reduce the amount of liquid. As my ‘Pork Speck Takikomigohan’ was so successful, I tried to cook Asian flavoured version …
‘Chirashi-zushi’ is a type of Sushi and it is a kind of decorated rice salad. A variety of ingredients are used to mix with Sushi Rice OR cover it in a decorative way. It is a very popular Sushi in Japan as it is relatively easy to prepare. A Vegan version can be easy. You …
Daikon & Carrot ‘Namasu’ is a very simple Japanese salad, that is often prepared for New Year celebration because of the joyful red & white colours. I often crave it when I am physically tired. Normally I use Rice Vinegar to make this salad, but I used White Wine Vinegar today, and added Dried Cranberries. …
The number of recipes that I have shared on this website reached 2000. I wanted to celebrate the achievement. Japanese people often celebrate special occasions with Sushi. So, I decided to make this Sashimi Chirashi-zushi, a type of Sushi, that is a very special dish for me because Sashimi is not easy to find where …
When you want to cook something that is new to you, you probably try to use it for the dishes that are familiar to you. I tried to use ‘Yuba’ (Tofu Skin) for ‘Goma-ae’, a Japanese dish of vegetables dressed with sweet sesame seed sauce. I cook ‘Goma-ae’ very often and you can find many …