‘Nikujaga’ is a Japanese dish of ‘Niku’ (Meat) and ‘Jaga’ (Potato). They are commonly cooked with Ginger in sweet soy sauce flavoured Dashi stock. But, today I cooked them with Garlic in Beef stock, seasoned it with Salt and Pepper, and I added Cream and Whole Grain Mustard. I enjoyed it as it is just …
To make this Cheesecake, you would need 5 to 6 Passionfruit. If fresh Passionfruit are not available, you can use Canned Passionfruit Syrup. Passionfruit Jelly Topping looks pretty with seeds, but you may wish to remove all seeds. It can be easily done by straining the jelly mixture. Cake Tin 18cm Round Springform Cake Tin …
My recipe for ‘Basic Pound Cake’ requires 125g of each Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Flour, because 1 pound of each is too much for my family. Today I needed to use up some leftover Thickened Cream, so I tried to make the same cake using 125g Thickened Cream instead of Butter. I actually liked this …
I made this Cheesecake based on my ‘No-Bake Yoghurt Cheesecake’. I added ‘Microwave Blueberry Sauce’ to it. This Cheesecake is set with Gelatine. It looks pretty and it is very easy to make. If you don’t have Yoghurt, you can make it based on ‘Basic No-Bake Cheesecake’. In that case, you need to halve the …
I had a very ripe Banana that was almost blackened. As I always do, I placed it in a tough plastic bag and squashed it into paste. I freeze it, so the mashed Banana can be easily thawed and used for cakes, etc. Today I happened to add Cream to it. The frozen mixture of …
My ‘Rice Cooker Cheesecake’ is delicious but it doesn’t look good as Rice Cooker Cakes are supposed to be flipped over. Today I tried to make it look good and I added Biscuit Base as well. I was quite thrilled with the result. No one would think this was cooked in rice cooker. Makes I …
‘Bread & Butter Pudding’ is one of my husband’s favourite winter desserts. It is not hard to make, but some fiddly work is required such as buttering the bread slices. I even spread Apricot Jam, then cut the slices, arrange them in a baking dish, etc. This recipe is much easier. Bread can be Hot …
As we all know Coffee and Chocolate are a great combination. This is a delightful cold dessert that is easy to make, however, it takes time as you need to cool it in fridge. I like Coffee Jelly not very sweet, rather bitter and aromatic. When jellies are set, you need to decorate the parfait. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …