While in Japan we usually follow the same eating pattern: restaurant for lunch and izakaya for dinner. Izakaya could be described as the equivalent of a pub, but no one goes there only…
Somehow, even though lettuce is available throughout the year, I rarely have it in winter (while I can have prepare a green salad sometimes every other day in the summer!). At…
Just like every year when I go on my Japan holidays, I promised myself to keep on blogging from my hotel room and… once more somehow…
Received in the morning, extensively bookmarked in the evening and put into practice – with a successful result – the following day: this is my…
I know most of us have been looking for warming, filling autumn dishes, but maybe, just like me, from time to time you need something…
Bok choy (or pak choy) is one of the rare autumn and winter vegetables I always look forward to. As much as I love its…
After Filo Rolls with Chilli and Feta it seems strange to write once more about chilli as the protagonist, but I really couldn’t resist sharing it while I’m still…
August is the only time in the whole year where I am lucky to find shiso at my farmers’ market and I always find myself with…
I did have salt-pickled aubergine in Japan several times, but I have never prepared it and, most of all, I have never suspected that salting it for ten minutes…
I know what you think. I also almost never think of hot soups during the summer, but this tone is very special. First of all,…