At a supermarket, I saw someone buying a sachet of cheese flavoured potato bake seasoning mix. I had a look at the ingredients printed on the package, and they are Modified Starch (1422), Mineral Salt (339), Iodised Salt, Maltodextrin (from Corn), Yeast Extract, Vegetable Fat, Sugar, Emulsifier (471), Flavours (contain Milk), Food Acid (Citric), Colour …
A few days ago, I tried ‘Savoury Potato Pancake’ recipe that I found on a Japanese cooking site. I would not approve the recipe. The grated raw potato has an unpleasant smell and the cooked potato pancakes still have the smell. You got to get rid of the smell. Then I started trying to make …
Much easier and quicker than making a meatloaf or a cottage pie. You do not pre-cook anything. Just combine everything and fill a baking dish, then cover with shredded potatoes and cheese. Sounds interesting? Once you have tried it, it becomes a part of your repertoire. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients Pork Mince 500gOnion 1 *finely …
Vegetable Soups are easy to make and warm us on cold days. My mother used to make Creamy Potato Soup for my sisters and me. I simply added Cauliflower to that soup. The texture is lighter than her Potato Soup and I like this soup with freshly cracked Black Pepper. Again, I don’t use Oil. …
The sausages in Japan are mainly European style smoked sausages. I came across uncooked raw English style sausages in Australia for the first time. I recommend to use smoked sausages for this dish. I use Kransky sausages that are commonly available in Melbourne where I live. This curry flavoured potato salad is one of my …
I am writing this recipe for my children. This is how your mother cooks her ‘Mashed Potatoes’. It’s easy to cook and essential to know how. Some people add more Butter or Cream to it. Sometimes you can add, or replace some Potatoes with, Broccoli, Peas, Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkin, Carrot, etc. to create different coloured …
This is one of my family’s favourite winter dishes. There are many different ‘Fish Pie’ recipes but this is how I cook it. My daughter complains that the dish tastes ‘blunt’ and I should add some herbs or lemon zest to it. I know some recipes use lemon juice, but I like my Fish Pie’s …
‘Cream Stew’ is a very popular dish in Japan. When the weather is getting cold, we often see TV ads of ready-made cream stew roux and we start to crave for the dish. My children loved it when they were young. And now? They still love it. I don’t use read-made roux. It’s a quite …
The other day, at a local farmer’s market, I tried a Polish food called ‘Pierogi’. It was yummy but very pricey! The filling was a mixture of potato, bacon and cheese. I thought I could make it by myself.I looked for the recipe to make the dough, that requires flour, salt, water and oil…, then …
‘Satoimo’ (Taro), has creamy & slimy texture. Because of allergy or something, my hands often feel itchy when I peel ‘Satoimo’. So I often use Frozen ones that are already peeled and ready to cook. However, I have noticed that it takes quite some time to cook frozen ones until tender and creamy. I recommend …
I like my Yoghurt Dressing that I created for the Kale Coleslaw. Then I used it for the potato salad instead of Japanese mayonnaise. I found the coleslaw dressing was a bit too sweet for the potatoes and it needed herbs. I thought Dill would go well with the yoghurt! That’s how I ended up …
At an ALDI store, I saw a frozen food package named ‘Spinach & Ricotta Potato Gratin’ and it looked so yummy. I don’t buy processed food these days but I really wanted to try it. So I created it by myself. I can declare that this is another Super-easy Recipe. You can bake all servings …