I made this stuffed Shiitake mushrooms yesterday. This stuffed Shiitake mushrooms are a fusion of Japanese…
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How to Cook Brown Sushi Rice without Soaking (in a pot and an electric pressure cooker)
Brown rice is unpolished whole grain rice with bran and germ, a good source of magnesium,…
Japanese Curry Rice
Several of my friends ask me how to make Japanese curry. Japanese curry is one of…
Salmon Avocado Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Sometimes I feel like I want a salad with something ‘special’. The ‘special’ could be anything…
Beef Udon
The combination of beef and onion makes the best Udon soup! Ingredients (for two) 150g of…
Simplest Tomato Sauce
Our garden in New Zealand produced many many tomatoes in summer, and I used to make…
Simmered Japanese Pumpkin
Simmered pumpkin taste good both in being warm and cold, and quite fullfilling. It goes well…
Simmered Daikon Radish with Miso Sauce
This is the typical winter side dish. Sweet miso sauce is perfect with gentle soft Daikon.…
Lettuce Wrap
This miso flavored lettuce wrap is a perfect match with fresh crunchy lettuce. Basically you fry…
Saltimbocca Alla Romana
Saltimbocca, meaning ‘jumping into a mouth’ is also a roman cuisine. Since we like having the…
“Ton Jiru” Pork Miso soup
Tonjiru is also a kind of miso soup.Depending on what kind of vegetables you have in…
Cucumber With Sesame Oil Sauce
When you want something refresh main dish, this is perfect. I always have this with dumplings. …
Japanese Quick Pickled Celery
A typical Japanese meal always has at least one kind of pickled vegetable. This is a…
Chicken Liver With Onion Lemon Sauce
Liver is not easy for me to enjoy, but this one by my husband and the…
Beef And Potato Stew “Nikujaga”
“Nikujaga” means meat and potatoes in Japanese, and is the typical home dish. Every family has…
Cold Potato Soup (Vichyssoise)
I always requested my mom for Vichyssoise on my birthday dinner. My birthday is in July,…
How To Cook Sushi Rice In A Pot (without a rice cooker)
We just moved to Canada from New Zealand a month ago, and I don’t have a…
Fish In Sweet And Sour Sauce “Nanban Zuke”
“Nanban Zuke” is a cold fish dish, considered as being healthy according to my mom. I…
Pan Fried Burdock “Kinpira Gobo”
“Kinpira Gobo” is also very popular side dish in Japan. My mom’s “Kinpira Gobo” is very…
Coconut chicken Stew
This taste south Asian, but not too spicy. I sometimes use chicken thigh with bones, and…
Japanese Soup Stock “Dashi”
“Dashi is the heart of Japanese foods. You need “Dashi’ not only for clear soup or…
Chicken Ball Hot Pot “Tori Dango Nabe”
We often do this Chicken ball Nabe in winter. It is quick and gives a good…
Roasted Cauliflower
I tried various recipes of roasted cauliflower, different spices and sauce, and found this is our…
Green Bean with Sesame Sauce”Goma-ae”
“Goma-ae’ meaning sesame sauce is a good vegetable side dish for a Japanese meal, typically green…
Japanese Tuna Egg Potato Salad
Potato salad is one of the most popular salad in Japan. When my mom made it…
Marinated Fried Eggplants “Nasu no Nibitashi”
Marinated eggplant is one of my favorite vegetable side dishes. Eggplants are so soft and juicy,…
Cabbage and Beef Mille-feuille
Winter cabbage is hard and strong, but if it is cooked, it taste very gentle and…
Japanese Beef And Tofu Stew
“Niku Tofu” (meaning meat and tofu) is a comfort home food for many Japanese. Tofu absorbs…
Rosemary Soy Sauce Roasted Potatoes
I love a combination of soy sauce and butter. This cannot go wrong. So I added…
Honey Mustard Salmon
Salmon is very popular in New Zealand. New Zealand Salmon is quite fatty so I am…