Tonkatsu is the first dish I dream of whenever I go to Japan and, apart from having it several times during the stay, I always…
The above simple dish illustrates what the majority of my warm lunch boxes and a big part of my home meals have looked like for…
The seedlings start to get crowded in their sprouting containers, the roots start to escape from the bottom holes… It’s time to transplant! This year,…
What should I start with? First of all, I’d like to wish all of you a very happy new year! I didn’t mean this break…
I don’t cook it often, but am probably one of the rare Western carnivores who sincerely likes tofu. Maybe because I have never thought about…
It’s still relatively warm here, the sun is shining almost every day, market stalls still sell hot and sweet peppers and my balcony chillies still…
Will you be surprised if I say this salad is not hot? In spite of being obviously full of red chilli powder, it can be…
This is one of those meals I always associate with summer cooking: simmered ripe juicy tomatoes, young pattypan squash (available for a short period only…
I was taking my Saturday morning coffee in bed (alright, I will be honest: it was closer to midday, but it was my wake up…
I’ve written several times about my adventures with okonomiyaki and I will probably never stop because I keep on inventing new versions and playing with…