Osechi cooking 2023 ⑦ “Kuro Mame (black soy beans)” / 手作り、つややか黒豆 Happy Monday✨✨ Documentation on Osechi (Japanese new year bento).Each item has wishes & meanings, I try to cook to make those points stand out✨ Today, one of the must & signature items of Osechi- sweet “Kuro...
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑥ “Kobu (Kombu) Maki” – Kelp roll with stuffed salmon / サーモン＆生姜の昆布巻き Happy Sunday✨ Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨ “Kobu (Kombu) Maki” – kelp roll with stuffed fish.This is my personal most favorite- I always enjoy nibbling on the cut off edges &...
Osechi cooking 2023 ④ “Kazari-giri/飾り切り” knife work & “Sunomono”/ おせち作り、飾り切り＆酢の物・なます Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨ Items around Japanese decorative knife cuts “Kazari-giri/飾り切り”: ①”Subasu /Subasu”, Pickled Flower Lotus Root, ②Ume-Ninjin (Flower carrots) ,③Namasu (Pickled julienne veggies).You would need sharp knives…✨ These boxed...
Osechi cooking 2023 ② Imo-kinton, Gomame (Tazukuri), Tataki goboh/ おせちレシピ：芋金団、田作り、たたき牛蒡 Happy Wednesday✨ Documentation on Osechi. Osechi is a celebrative Japanese bento to be enjoyed at home on the New Year’s day. Each item has special wishes, with many good luck meanings behind.Also, it was meant to...
Osechi cooking 2023 ① Candied Kumquat (Kinkan no Kanroni) / おせちレシピ：金柑の甘露煮 Happy Monday✨Have you ever heard of “Osechi”?? Osechi is a Japanese New Year’s bento box filled with special wishes to be shared with family – like a Christmas feast for many of you. I used to...
Seasonal bake✨ Custard Fig Tart / 季節のフルーツタルト：無花果カスタード Happy Friday✨ I saw a very pretty post of a fig tart the other day- where the custard looked so homey and nostalgic and everything nice✨First time to try tarts or custards, but I think it...
Fine Apero Burrata with Chargrilled Grapes and Basil / ブッラータ＆グリルブドウで気の利いたアペロ Fine Apero Burrata with Chargrilled Grapes and Basil In my conversation with my sister in Japan- she asked me if there were any recommended Christmas-ish recipe that would not take too much time to prepare.Their daughter...
Holiday bake✨ Brandy Fruit Cake / きらきら✨ブランデーフルーツケーキ🍒 Retro Brandy Fruitcakes! I have a strong love and admiration for the retro fruit cakes with colorful dried fruits (and liqueurs).I learned recently that my favorite favorite old shop that sold these cakes were closed in...
Buta shabu & “The Boy and the Heron” by Ghibli / シンガポール経済紙が切り取る宮崎駿の秀大作「君たちはどう生きるのか」 Are you familiar with Hayao Miyazaki / production Ghibli?I watched his latest film “The Boy and the Heron” this weekend, and my heart is still moving! My all time favorites of Ghibli are: “Kiki’s Delivery Service”,...
Irresistible! Cheese full Corn Biscuit with Sage / セージたっぷりのコーンビスケット I love corn breads, corn muffins, anything with corn🌽✨ Generous amount of grated cheese, corn, sage… sounds heavenly. It took me two tries to kind of get the idea, and will need some more tries ahead...
Mini spring rolls- Dill &Pumpkin &Chevre… /3種のミニ春巻き、ディル＆シェーヴルで Happy Tuesday✨ My experiment with three flavor mini “Harumaki/春巻き” – spring rolls.It’s a bit confusing in English, as spring rolls can also refer to the Vietnamese rice paper rolls… so just to make sure I am...
Homemade chicken nuggets with Kewpie Mayo / 隠し味がきらり、自家製チキンナゲット Happy Friday✨ Homemade chicken nuggets, with a bit of extra love & hidden flavor – starting with mincing chicken breast.It got a bit charred when frying, but it’s so delicious..✨ I sometimes use food chopper to...
