About Ingredients What’s the difference between Chinese/Japanese eggplants and Italian eggplants?
Chinese (or Japanese) eggplants are normally a bit skinnier than Italian eggplants though we also have round shaped eggp...
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About Ingredients Meat Stewed Pork and Red Peppers with Shiokoji
We often buy big pieces of pork shoulder. I cut them into smaller pieces and freeze them with Shiokoji. Shiokoji makes t...
Rice Golden Stir-Fried Rice with Fluffy Eggs
Fried rice is one of our favourite dishes. Making fried rice is not complicated, but there are some techniques to cook i...
Japanese Food How to Make Japanese Curry Cubes from Scratch
My parents sent us a package from Japan which contained a lot of Japanese food and snacks. There were some packages of J...
About Ingredients What is Shanghai Bok Choy (Pak Choy)?
Shanghai Choy that we grew in 2016 What is Shanghai Bok Choy (Pak Choy)? Shanghai Bok Choy (Pak Choy) or Shanghai Green ...
Seafood Prawns and Mushrooms Ahijo: an Easy Recipe for a Starter
Gambas Al Ahijo (garlic prawns) is a tapas dish which is popular in Spain. It’s simmered prawns in garlic olive oil. “Ah...
Seafood Tuna Steak with Maple Syrup and Wine Sauce tossed with Angel Hair Spring Onion
Frozen Tuna for Sashimi is not only delicious when you make Sashimi or Tartar, but it’s also good for a luxurious steak ...
Bread & Pastry Orange Waffles with Condensed Milk and Whey
Because we had a lot of oranges, I baked waffles with fresh orange juice, condensed milk, and whey which was leftover fr...
Bread & Pastry Baked Orange Yoghurt Cake with Condensed Milk, Cheesecake-ish and Healthier
When you don't have cream cheese, you can bake a cheesecake-like cake with well drained yoghurt. This is a kind of varia...
Jam & Marmalade A Simple Recipe for Homemade Orange Marmalade
We had a lot of oranges so I made marmalade today. When I made it last time, it was overcooked and it ended up being lik...