When you have some Vegetables getting old in the fridge, there are ways to use them up. My ‘Clean-Up-Fridge Curry’ is a good way and I recommend you to try. This is another good way. Just cut all Vegetables into thin strips, mix them with the batter, and pan-fry into a large ‘Okonomiyaki’ pancake. I …
Bread Wraps (Flatbread) are not super easy to make, but Crepe is. If you have never tried to make it before, you should try. Crepe is basically a very thin pancake, and it is super quick & easy to make. Today I added some finely chopped Spinach to the batter for extra nutrients. It looks …
‘Dorayaki’ is two small pancake-like sponge wrapped a filling. The most popular filling is ‘Tsubu-an’ (Sweet Azuki Paste), but you can use any filling as there is no rule. Today I made with Sweet Potato Paste. You can reduce the amount of Sugar when you make the paste, so that you can enjoy the natural …
‘Dorayaki’ is a Japanese sweet of two small pancake-like sponge wrapped a filling of Sweet Azuki (Red Bean) Paste. These days there are many variations. On the other day I saw Chestnut Cream Dorayaki that was available from a convenience store chain in Japan. I love Chestnut Cream as you can find how much I …
Kale Slaw & Tuna Wrap is my favourite lunch. On the other day, I wanted to make it but I didn’t have any Bread Wraps. Then I decided to make this Savoury Crepe. It’s basically very thin pancake, that is super quick & easy to make. I won’t buy Bread Wraps any more. Those store-bought …
I love Crumpets. The rubbery texture of Crumpets is so lovely. I have recently discovered that Crumpets are easy to make. If you want to make perfectly round Crumpets, you need Crumpet Rings. If you don’t mind if your Crumpets are not perfectly round, it is quite easy to make. You just cook them like …
Japan’s southern island Okinawa has a traditional sweet called ‘Chinbing’. It is a thin pancake similar to Crepe, but its texture is similar to Mochi. It’s a very simple sweet, but absolutely delicious. Makes 12 Pancakes Ingredients 1 cup Self-Raising Flour *OR Plain Flour & 1 teaspoon Baking Powder1 pinch Salt1/2 cup Muscovado *firmly packed1 …
Matcha Crepes are easy to make. Use your crepe recipe and just add Matcha Powder to it. I recommend to sift Matcha Powder and mix it with other dry ingredients, so that you won’t end up having small green bits in the crepes. Makes 4 Servings (8 Crepes) Ingredients 1 cup Plain Flour1 tablespoon Matcha …
When I wanted to make Fish Cakes on the other day, I couldn’t be bothered with cooking Mashed Potato to make them. ‘Why can’t I make Fish Cakes with Flour?’, I thought. And I tried. It was easy, collapse-free, and delicious. This ‘Easy Fish Cakes’ are basically savoury pancakes. Great for dinner, and children would …
Hiroshima-Style Okonomiyaki is one of the most famous and popular Japanese foods among the tourists who visit Japan. It’s a crepe-based layered savoury pancake, and I have never cooked it at home until recently. Because I believed that it was too hard to cook without a large hotplate. Since I watched a BBC video about …
This savoury pancake recipe is similar to my ‘Potato & Smoked Salmon Pancakes’. It is grated-potato-base pancake, and this time I added Nattō (fermented soybeans). OK!!! I know some people never wish to eat it because its strong smell (you may call it ‘odour’) and slimy texture. If you like Nattō, you will definitely enjoy these …
‘Dorayaki’ is a Japanese sweet of two small pancake-like sponge wrapped a filling of Sweet Azuki (Red Bean) Paste. Add Matcha Powder to the batter to make this delicious ‘Matcha Dorayaki’. Azuki Paste goes well with Cream and Butter. Today I filled Azuki Paste and Butter Cream. Makes 6 to 8 Dorayaki Ingredients 1 cup …