Recreating Thai-style fried potatoes recipe from my Beloved Tokyo Restaurant | 10年前の夢を追う、千駄ヶ谷のタイ風ポテト再現レシピ Recreating Thai-ish Fried Potatoes from My Favorite Tokyo Restaurant — A Decade-Old Dream on a Plate Have you ever dreamed about a dish so vividly that you woke up determined to recreate it? That’s exactly what...
OTTOLENGHI recipe: ‘Silky courgette and salmon salad’ – COMFORT/ オットレンギ COMFORT レシピ OTTOLENGHI : Silky Courgette and Salmon Salad -COMFORT pg91 Celebrating my first Ottolenghi book, which also happens to be the first non-Japanese cooking book that I would own in my life – and just with the...
Homemade Japanese “Gari” (Pickled Ginger) Recipe｜海外で作る、手作りガリ Today I’m sharing one of my favorite homemade Japanese condiments – Gari, the thinly sliced pickled ginger that often comes alongside nigiri sushi. I made this batch because I simply missed it. Unlike Japan, you can’t...
Ratatouille for Grown ups, with Watermelon Salad / 大人のラタトゥイユ＆スイカサラダ A meal of two dishes, with homemade Paneer – A fresh Indian Cottage Cheese Ingredients so primitive: milk (whole the better), lemon juice (vinegar), and salt. Quick photo tour in my previous post, or video on...
Amazing Green Chili Paste! Crunchy Vegan “Raita Salad”/ フレッシュ＆食感最高、ライタサラダ With an Indian main dish in mind, I was wondering what would be a nice salad – and then I remembered, I had just the recipe bookmarked, which also called for preserved lemons… the Crunchy Vegan...
Bang Bang! Wonderful side dish, Xi’an style Cucumber and Chicken Salad/ バンバンきゅうり＆チキンサラダ Bang Bang, Xi’an style Cucumber & Chicken Salad. I wanted a side dish with some Asian/Chinese feels to match the meal- and I remembered I saved a very nice one from Julia-san (@julia_with_a_good_appetite ), from her...
Spring is here! My favorite Fresh Asparagus Roll Recipes / 春を愛でる！アスパラロール2種 ENGLISH: Fresh Asparagus Roll Recipes, Two Versions Asparagus…✨Back when in Japan, Asparagus was a symbol of spring, and something enjoyed as a main dish.I have much other I would like to try now- but first obliging...
Grilled veggies on Ricotta & Lots of Dill Sauce / グリル野菜、ディル＆リコッタのディップと English: Grilled veggies on Ricotta & Lots of Dill Sauce Ever since I traveled Vietnam last year(Ho Chi Minh & Hanoi), I have been developing love for dills- I never appreciated them as I do now...
Crunchy Shredded Potato Salad, Sichuan Pepper flavored / 花椒かおる、ジャガイモの冷菜 My very favorite, Chinese (Sichuan) side dish: Crunchy Shredded Potato Salad.So simple & easy, but tasty.I think I cook them at least once a month – you can keep it in the fridge, I like them...
Apéro with Hollowed out Fruits, Salmon Tartar, Wasabi Sauce / 気の利いたアペロ：フルーツカップのサーモンタルタル Apéro with Hollowed out Fruits, Salmon tartar, Wasabi Sauce. My last post on endives (because I ran out of them)…✨ I wanted to do something Japanese flavored with my remaining endives.And what I thought of was...
Quick, Fancy Apéro with Endive, Blue cheese & Walnuts / エンダイブ、ブルーチーズとくるみのアペロ Wondering what to do with Endive & Blue cheese? I’ve seen them in my timeline for a while- and I really enjoyed how they are pretty.Not sure if the blue cheese I got was roquefort /...
Super quick & seasonal fruit salad: Napa, Mandarin, Apples, Chicken✨/蒸し鶏とみかんの白菜サラダ Super quick & seasonal fruit salad: Napa, Mandarin, Apples, Chicken✨/蒸し鶏とみかんの白菜サラダWe had some nice mandarins (seems to be Chinese New Year signature fruit) as a souvenir from a friend.I had them as it is & also in...
