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Simplest Tomato Sauce
0 Our garden in New Zealand produced many many tomatoes in summer, and I used to…
Simmered Japanese Pumpkin
0 Simmered pumpkin taste good both in being warm and cold, and quite fullfilling. It goes…
Hard Water vs Soft Water
0 When you move or travel between countries, you immediately feel the difference in water when…
Simmered Daikon Radish with Miso Sauce
0 This is the typical winter side dish. Sweet miso sauce is perfect with gentle soft…
Lettuce Wrap
0 This miso flavored lettuce wrap is a perfect match with fresh crunchy lettuce. Basically you…
Saltimbocca Alla Romana
2+ Saltimbocca, meaning ‘jumping into a mouth’ is also a roman cuisine. Since we like having…
“Ton Jiru” Pork Miso soup
0 Tonjiru is also a kind of miso soup.Depending on what kind of vegetables you have…
Roux and Bechamel White Sauce Ingredient Ratio
1+ This is the basic ratio to make white sauce. Once you remember this, you can…
Italian Pasta Map
2+ My Italian husband says each region has different type of pasta and sauce. As a…
What is Yoshoku? (Japanised Western Cuisine)
0 Yoshoku is also the other kind of Japanese cuisine than the authentic Japanese, and is…
Conversion between Dry And Fresh Yeast
0 At a supermarket stores, there are different options of yeast. This website is very useful…
Cucumber With Sesame Oil Sauce
1+ When you want something refresh main dish, this is perfect. I always have this with…
Japanese Quick Pickled Celery
1+ A typical Japanese meal always has at least one kind of pickled vegetable. This is…
Strawberry Custard Tart
1+ This strawberry tart is perfect to cerebrate spring. It is good looking and delicious! First,…
Homemade Plum Wine “Umeshu”
1+ There is a farm where Japanese lady is producing Nanko-bai considered as the best Japanese…
Chicken Liver With Onion Lemon Sauce
2+ Liver is not easy for me to enjoy, but this one by my husband and…
Beef And Potato Stew “Nikujaga”
0 “Nikujaga” means meat and potatoes in Japanese, and is the typical home dish. Every family…
Limoncello (using vodka)
1+ Limoncello is a strong drink you take after dinner to refresh your mouth and help…
Roman Pasta alla Carbonara
1+ Rome is where my husband was born, and he is proud of the foods there.…
Cold Potato Soup (Vichyssoise)
1+ I always requested my mom for Vichyssoise on my birthday dinner. My birthday is in…
How To Cook Sushi Rice In A Pot (without a rice cooker)
1+ We just moved to Canada from New Zealand a month ago, and I don’t have…
Tart au Poire (Pear Tart)
0 I love a tart au poire, crusty outside and moist and soft inside! You can…
Fish In Sweet And Sour Sauce “Nanban Zuke”
0 “Nanban Zuke” is a cold fish dish, considered as being healthy according to my mom.…
Secret to Perfect Scrambled Eggs
0 I love fluffy scrambled eggs, and tried a few things, adding cream, milk, water, extra…
Pan Fried Burdock “Kinpira Gobo”
0 “Kinpira Gobo” is also very popular side dish in Japan. My mom’s “Kinpira Gobo” is…
Oatmeal Coconut Honey Raisin Cookies
1+ Sometimes I am craved for oatmeal raisin cookies. This is a perfect snack with the…
Coconut chicken Stew
0 This taste south Asian, but not too spicy. I sometimes use chicken thigh with bones,…
Cold Natto Soba (Soba With Fermented Beans)
0 Natto is considered as a super food in Japan. Basically it is fermented soy beans,…
Moisturizing Skin Toner
0 I realized that it is not very common to use toner to moisturize skin before…
Japanese Soup Stock “Dashi”
0 “Dashi is the heart of Japanese foods. You need “Dashi’ not only for clear soup…
Chicken Ball Hot Pot “Tori Dango Nabe”
3+ We often do this Chicken ball Nabe in winter. It is quick and gives a…