This is one of the dishes I have been preparing for ages and would have never thought of posting about if it hadn’t been for…
Shiso, or perilla (紫蘇) is a Japanese herb with a fresh, “grassy” aroma and a strong flavour. When I had a chance to taste it…
This refreshing, light cream is the second dish I have made with matcha, Japanese powdered green tea. It has become my staple throughout the Summer…
Moomins, aka Moomin trolls, are chubby characters invented by the Finnish-Swedish writer Tove Janssen who depicted their adventures in a series of sparingly illustrated books…
Have you ever tried to deconstruct a dish and create a different texture with the same ingredients? I bet that if the result is satisfactory,…
What you see above is my very first udon soup and the unorthodox toppings have only one explanation: I wanted to prepare a ramen soup*.…
Peaches and gin go hand in hand. When I made my first jar of Peach Jam with Gin I discovered peaches and gin go hand in hand.…
Ratatouille is a French vegetable ragoût from Provence region (originally from Nice). Its name comes from “ratatohla”, a word in Occitan language, still spoken…
Before seeing this dish on Hiroyuki’s Blog on Japanese Cooking I had never heard of a raw onion – based salad and had not imagined…
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…