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...
Menu Paring : Beautiful Katazome Designed Craft Gin by Yumiko Suzuki / 型染め作家・鈴木結美子さん作品とのペアリング Opening a special bottle of craft gin, designed by my friend, Yumiko Suzuki (@yumiko_szk)She is a Katazome (stencil dyeing kind of) artist, and I am always so moved by how deep she goes into the theme...
Muscat Jelly! Beautiful Green Grape adventures / マスカットゼリーの夢 Continuing with the muscat jelly/agar projects (last posted project, few months ago, with white wine jelly).I have been trying with other fruits as well – and to my preference, muscats & green grapes seems to match...
Healthy Homemade Ice Cream! Fig, Pistachio, Cider Apple/ 自家製アイス3種 Homemade Ice Cream…!! Sounds super…!! Homemade tricolor ice cream (with yogurt, for a little leaner choice)…✨ A bit of my childhood memory: When I spent my childhood years in the US, I often heard this song...
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...
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...
Boudin Noir on Lentil Bed, paired with Playful Starter/ ブーダンノワールとレンズ豆、素敵なアペロと Boudin Noir, on bed of cooked lentils and rooted veggies & Endive salad with pear & blue cheese🥬🍐✨ Dishes of the day, with some ingredients back from Paris & inspired by great minds. So on bed...
Apéro with Grilled Peaches and speck with Orange / 桃のロースト＆生ハムサラダ Another fun with endives: “Grilled Peaches and speck with Orange” by Otttolenghi “Peaches and speck with orange blossom”-my second try from Ottolenghi’s recipe.I was so moved & inspired with Eiko-san’s (@thekitchenstoic table the other day, that...
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 /...
