0 I have been looking for less sweet butter cream! This is a great way to…
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Simmered Sweet Potato with Lemon Sauce
0 This sweet potato with lemon sauce is normally a side dish in my family, but…
Japanised Spaghetti with Sardines
1+ This is NOT an Italian dish, this is a sort of fusion, ‘Japanised’ spaghetti, with…
Sprout with Sesame Garlic Sauce
0 Sprout has a very light taste so is good with spiced sauce. This sesame garlic…
Simmered Spinach with Soy Sauce “Ohitashi”
0 “Ohitashi” refers to a dish of a vegetable marinated in dashi soup, and that’s what…
Apple Cardamon Muffins
1+ These apple cardamon muffins are with the same base as my blueberry yogurt muffins. The…
Sweetened Black Soybeans “Kuromame” (using a Slow Cooker)
0 “Kuromame” is one of the tons of dishes Japanese makes for New Year celebration. It…
Chad Robertson’s Sourdough Bread
2+ We attended a class of how to make a sourdough bread some years ago. It…
Polish Cinnamon Honey Vodka Krupnik
1+ Our neighbor in Wellington introduced me to Krupnik. He is originally from Poland, and moved…
Pan Fried Dumplings “Gyoza”
0 Home-made gyoza may take time, but it is not that complex. You can do wrapping…
Japanese Omelette “Dashimaki-Tamago”
0 I have been in charge of this Dashimaki-tamago for New Year dish in my family…
The Complete Guide to Italian Cheeses
1+ This is an amazing website about various Italian cheeses! Link to the more detail of…
Very Light Sponge Cake and the Ratio of Cocoa or Matcha powder
0 Sponge cake is the base of many cakes. I tried different recipes, and I like…
Easy Baked Cheesecake (with food processor)
1+ This baked cheesecake is very easy and quick to prepare by using a food processor.…
Japanese pancake “Okonomiyaki”
1+ “Okonomiyaki’ is a savory Japanese pancake, originally from Osaka. “Okonomi” means ‘as you wish’ and…
Spaghetti alla Gricia with Broad Beans by Loretta
20+ This is the recipe by Loretta, my most beautiful sister-in-law, living in Frascati where my…
Braised Pork Belly
0 Braised pork belly needs time, but the pork becomes so gentle and melting in your…
Deep Fried Stuffed Shiitake Mushroom
0 I made this stuffed Shiitake mushrooms yesterday. This stuffed Shiitake mushrooms are a fusion of…
How to Cook Brown Sushi Rice without Soaking (in a pot and an electric pressure cooker)
1+ Brown rice is unpolished whole grain rice with bran and germ, a good source of…
Size and Other Detail of Each Pasta
2+ Other than the origin of each pasta we made on our map, this is the…
Japanese Curry Rice
1+ Several of my friends ask me how to make Japanese curry. Japanese curry is one…
Salmon Avocado Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
0 Sometimes I feel like I want a salad with something ‘special’. The ‘special’ could be…
Storing Butter at Room Temperature
2+ I grew up in a family storing butter in a fridge all the time, so…
Golden Latte
0 It is said turmeric has benefits. Many of my Japanese friends told turmeric helps your…
Great Collection of Cooking Pasta
1+ I have been looking for a good book or website of true Italian cuisines in…
Deep Fried Tofu “Agedashi Tofu”
1+ Make sure to remove all the wetness on tofu before coating with potato starch. It…
Beef Udon
1+ The combination of beef and onion makes the best Udon soup! Ingredients (for two) 150g…
Marmalade Pound Cake
0 Sometimes we have marmalade both my husband and I have forgotten for a while. And…
Rice Varieties
1+ Accordingly there are more than 40,000 kinds of rice! Rice varieties are dependent on the…