Sterilizing Jars?
“You don’t need to sterilize jars anymore if your water-bath processing time will be over 10…
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…
Hard Water vs Soft Water
When you move or travel between countries, you immediately feel the difference in water when taking…
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…
Roux and Bechamel White Sauce Ingredient Ratio
This is the basic ratio to make white sauce. Once you remember this, you can also…
Italian Pasta Map
My Italian husband says each region has different type of pasta and sauce. As a roman,…
What is Yoshoku? (Japanised Western Cuisine)
Yoshoku is also the other kind of Japanese cuisine than the authentic Japanese, and is a…
Conversion between Dry And Fresh Yeast
At a supermarket stores, there are different options of yeast. This website is very useful to…
Focaccia Genovese
This is the recipe our friend gave us. When we visited them, they serve this focaccia…
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…
Strawberry Custard Tart
This strawberry tart is perfect to cerebrate spring. It is good looking and delicious! First, make…
Homemade Plum Wine “Umeshu”
There is a farm where Japanese lady is producing Nanko-bai considered as the best Japanese plum,…
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…
Limoncello (using vodka)
Limoncello is a strong drink you take after dinner to refresh your mouth and help digestion.…
Roman Pasta alla Carbonara
Rome is where my husband was born, and he is proud of the foods there. Carbonara…
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…
Tart au Poire (Pear Tart)
I love a tart au poire, crusty outside and moist and soft inside! You can make…
Fish In Sweet And Sour Sauce “Nanban Zuke”
“Nanban Zuke” is a cold fish dish, considered as being healthy according to my mom. I…
Secret to Perfect Scrambled Eggs
I love fluffy scrambled eggs, and tried a few things, adding cream, milk, water, extra butter,…
Pan Fried Burdock “Kinpira Gobo”
“Kinpira Gobo” is also very popular side dish in Japan. My mom’s “Kinpira Gobo” is very…
Oatmeal Coconut Honey Raisin Cookies
Sometimes I am craved for oatmeal raisin cookies. This is a perfect snack with the sweet…
Coconut chicken Stew
This taste south Asian, but not too spicy. I sometimes use chicken thigh with bones, and…
Cold Natto Soba (Soba With Fermented Beans)
Natto is considered as a super food in Japan. Basically it is fermented soy beans, and…
Moisturizing Skin Toner
I realized that it is not very common to use toner to moisturize skin before adding…
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…