Flour Frosting : Not Too Sweet Buttercream
I have been looking for less sweet butter cream! This is a great way to prepare…
Simmered Sweet Potato with Lemon Sauce
This sweet potato with lemon sauce is normally a side dish in my family, but it…
Japanised Spaghetti with Sardines
This is NOT an Italian dish, this is a sort of fusion, ‘Japanised’ spaghetti, with sardines…
Sprout with Sesame Garlic Sauce
Sprout has a very light taste so is good with spiced sauce. This sesame garlic sprout…
Simmered Spinach with Soy Sauce “Ohitashi”
“Ohitashi” refers to a dish of a vegetable marinated in dashi soup, and that’s what you…
Apple Cardamon Muffins
These apple cardamon muffins are with the same base as my blueberry yogurt muffins. The gorgeous…
Sweetened Black Soybeans “Kuromame” (using a Slow Cooker)
“Kuromame” is one of the tons of dishes Japanese makes for New Year celebration. It is…
Chad Robertson’s Sourdough Bread
We attended a class of how to make a sourdough bread some years ago. It was…
Polish Cinnamon Honey Vodka Krupnik
Our neighbor in Wellington introduced me to Krupnik. He is originally from Poland, and moved to…
Pan Fried Dumplings “Gyoza”
Home-made gyoza may take time, but it is not that complex. You can do wrapping in…
Japanese Omelette “Dashimaki-Tamago”
I have been in charge of this Dashimaki-tamago for New Year dish in my family since…
The Complete Guide to Italian Cheeses
This is an amazing website about various Italian cheeses! Link to the more detail of each…
Very Light Sponge Cake and the Ratio of Cocoa or Matcha powder
Sponge cake is the base of many cakes. I tried different recipes, and I like the…
Easy Baked Cheesecake (with food processor)
This baked cheesecake is very easy and quick to prepare by using a food processor. If…
Japanese pancake “Okonomiyaki”
“Okonomiyaki’ is a savory Japanese pancake, originally from Osaka. “Okonomi” means ‘as you wish’ and “yaki”…
Spaghetti alla Gricia with Broad Beans by Loretta
This is the recipe by Loretta, my most beautiful sister-in-law, living in Frascati where my husband…
Braised Pork Belly
Braised pork belly needs time, but the pork becomes so gentle and melting in your mouth!…
Deep Fried Stuffed Shiitake Mushroom
I made this stuffed Shiitake mushrooms yesterday. This stuffed Shiitake mushrooms are a fusion of Japanese…
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,…
Size and Other Detail of Each Pasta
Other than the origin of each pasta we made on our map, this is the most…
Pasta Map!
There are many different shapes of Italian pasta. Whenever I find a pasta with an interesting…
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…
Storing Butter at Room Temperature
I grew up in a family storing butter in a fridge all the time, so I…
Golden Latte
It is said turmeric has benefits. Many of my Japanese friends told turmeric helps your hang-over,…
Great Collection of Cooking Pasta
I have been looking for a good book or website of true Italian cuisines in English…
Deep Fried Tofu “Agedashi Tofu”
Make sure to remove all the wetness on tofu before coating with potato starch. It will…
Beef Udon
The combination of beef and onion makes the best Udon soup! Ingredients (for two) 150g of…
Marmalade Pound Cake
Sometimes we have marmalade both my husband and I have forgotten for a while. And sometimes…
Cheese Map of Europe
As an Italian, cheese matters a lot for my husband. Whenever we go to a supermarket,…
Rice Varieties
Accordingly there are more than 40,000 kinds of rice! Rice varieties are dependent on the length,…