What you see above is a complete outsider in the world of jams and other fruit preserves. At least in my pantry. I had this crazy…
Since I realised clumsy, but delicious maki sushi is very easy to make at home, I have been preparing it quite often. In the summer…
Every year, when jam making season arrives I realise once more I have made too many jars which would better be finished to make space…
As an avowed coffee addict I also adore desserts containing my favourite drug. Last week I thought it was high time I tried to make…
Even though I grow my plants only in balcony boxes, I have several herbs (chives, mint, dill, basil, marjoram… and even mitsuba!) and such weird…
Last week I had some leftover lean pork and decided to look for a new recipe. I wanted something simple, quick, light, but nourishing and…
Oyakodon or Oyako Donburi belongs to the “donburi” dishes category. Donburi (丼) means either a rice bowl or a rice-bowl dish and includes many quick…
Financiers are one of the most famous French cakes and an obligatory experience for every almonds fan. In fact, they hardly contain any flour, no…
In my previous post I explained how I made (quickly and easily) okara (おから) at home. (As a reminder, okara is a very healthy by-product of…
I discovered the existence of okara quite recently while browsing through Hiroyuki’s blog and observing his experiments with this mysterious product. Okara (おから) is a by-product after…