Okonomiyaki is one of the most brilliant inventions of the Japanese cuisine. Easy, quick, versatile and full of flavours, it is a dish one falls in…
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き ) can be translated roughly as “grill what you like” (“okonomi” means “what you like/want” and “yaki” means here “grilled”). This thick savoury…
I have fallen in love with edamame a couple of months ago. These bright green, kidney-shaped young soy beans are the healthiest and one of…
We are just a few days before Christmas and I thought that an easy festive snack idea might be welcome (even though this one is…
Yesterday I realised experiments and discoveries have recently dominated my blog (hence the overwhelming presence of the Japanese cuisine I become more and more fond…
Chanterelles (Cantarellus Cibarius) have always been my favourite mushrooms and since I paired them with goat cheese for the first time in my life, I…
Marmite is a British dark brown spread made from brewer’s yeast, a by-product in the the beer industry. It has a very characteristic strong taste…
Home-made pizza is never perfect. The main problem is of course the home oven temperature. Mine doesn’t go further than 250°C, so the crust I…
Yesterday I had one of the most guiltily delicious Sunday breakfasts for ages! When, during one of my visits to The Cottage Smallholder blog, I stumbled…