Tea Loaf, a quick bread (OR cake) packed with Dried Fruits, can be enjoyed at anytime, but I like to bake it at Christmas time. It is absolutely easy to make. Dried Fruits are steeped in Hot Strong Black Tea. I don’t add Butter, but I recommend to enjoy this sweet loaf with Butter, generously …
Pizza is an Italian food, but it has been introduced into many countries, and unique localised Pizzas have developed. In Japan, you might come across ‘Teriyaki Chicken Pizza’. The other day, I head about Eel Pizza that is made with ‘Kabayaki’ Eel. I tried to make it using my ‘Teriyaki Chicken Pizza’ recipe, just replacing …
This is my easy version of ‘Oden’, a popular Japanese one-pot dish. My favourite ingredients in ‘Oden’ are Daikon, Konnyaku (Konjac) and Fish Balls. So, I just cook those three ingredients for this easy version. I recommend to cook this dish ahead of dinner time, and reheat before serving. Daikon and Konnyaku would taste much …
One of my favourite Spaghetti dishes is ‘Spaghetti alla Puttanesca’. What a genius who first combined Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, Anchovies, Garlic and Chilli!!! This is my easy version of Focaccia that is covered with those fabulous ingredients. Today I added Cheese as well, but Cheese is optional. Makes 4 to 6 Servings Ingredients 2 cups …
I make my Pound Cakes using 125g of each Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Self-Raising Flour. When you add extra dry ingredients such as Cocoa Powder, I reduce the amount of Flour. However, I tend to use large Eggs, and 3 Eggs weigh about 150g. So, I used 150g each Butter, Caster Sugar, Eggs and ‘Self-Raising …
‘Wakame & Cucumber Salad’ is one of the most popular Japanese salads called ‘Ae-mono’. Any cooked seafood such as Prawns, Squid and Scallops, OR Chikuwa (Tubular Fishcake) can be a great addition to it. My mother often adds ‘Shirasuboshi’ (しらす干し), dried whitebait. Today I added ‘Abura-age’ (Thin Fried Tofu) for a vegan version. These ‘Abura-age’ …
I believe this is the easiest and quickest dish of Lamb to cook, if you have already thinly sliced Lamb. Absolutely yummy to enjoy with chilled Beer, but of course you can enjoy with freshly cooked Rice. Serve with plenty of Coriander leaves and fresh Onion. Makes 3 to 4 Servings Ingredients 300g thinly sliced …
To cook this Tempura, I have been looking for Japanese Sweet Potatoes for a long time. Yesterday, I finally found Sweet Potatoes very similar to Japanese Sweet Potatoes at a Korean grocery store. They were small and harder, but the skin was same colour, and I bought a few. Today I cooked this Tempura for …
This is an absolutely simple soup that I cook very often. It is comforting and filling. Today I added 100g Iceberg Lettuce, and you might think it is too much when you see it, but it is not. Actually you can add more if you like. This soup is low in calories, but not very …
‘Kinako Candies’, a very old Japanese sweet, is traditionally made with ‘Kinako’ (Finely Ground Roasted Soy Beans) and starch syrup called ‘Mizuame’. My recipe uses Honey instead of ‘Mizuame’. However, some people can’t eat Honey. This is a new version of ‘Kinako Candies’, and it can be made with Sugar and Cream. Makes 16 to …
When I made ‘Sweet Focaccia with Cinnamon Sugar Topping’, I though I could have added Apple. So I made this Sweet Focaccia with Apple today. I added slightly cooked Pink Lady Apples. I didn’t drizzle Icing and I’m glad I didn’t. This focaccia was sweet enough for me, but you may wish to add Icing …
Today I discovered a bottle of Tomato Passata, that was half empty, sitting in the alcohol cabinet. Why was it there? Someone used it while I was away from home. The Passata looked still OK. I decided to make Tomato Sauce. First I was planning to make it Italian OR Mexican flavour, but I changed …
