“Gluay Khaek”, Crispy Thai Banana Fritters with Local Sugar Bananas|タイ式バナナのカリッと揚げ菓子の秘訣 Banana Fritters (Gluay Khaek) – Crispy Thai Treat with Local Mini Bananas I’ve always been curious about the mini bananas hanging in big bundles at local grocery shops here in Singapore. Their firm texture and slightly...
OTTOLENGHI recipe at home: Spicy Rotisserie Chicken Bake with Blue Cheese Dressing / オットレンギ:ロティサリーチキンのブルーチーズドレッシング添え What to Do with 100g of Leftover Blue Cheese? Try This Ottolenghi-Inspired Spicy Chicken Bake A few months ago, I found myself wondering what on earth to do with 100 grams of leftover blue cheese sitting...
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...
Colorful Gluten-Free Shumai Dumplings with Veggie Skin / グルテンフリー 野菜の皮でシュウマイ Colorful Gluten-Free Shumai Dumplings with Veggie Skin Shumai- another wonderful dumplings amongst gyoza, usually minced pork/chicken based filling in a floury skin, steamed.I felt so much like them, but with the heavy rain outside, I decided...
“Nasu Dengaku”, Recipe of a Wonderful Miso Glazed Eggplant / 茄子の田楽 My all time favorite Japanese aubergine dish, “Nasu Dengaku” – Miso Glazed Eggplant.Very quick idea would be, deep fried aubergines, spread with sweet miso sauce. Quick ideas & recipe: Nasu Dengaku, the glazed miso sauce So...
Savory surprise: Pork, Bacon Banana Roll, with Butter and Rum / カリビアンなポーク&ベーコン巻きバナナソテー Grilled Cumin Butter flavored Pork served with bacon banana roll… banana…?? The idea… Pork, Banana, Bacon, Rum…! I had been strongly curious about this flavor, since I saw Helen-san’s beautiful post of her Caribbean cooking challenge,...
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...
“Watermelon Granita” Refreshing Simplicity at its best / スイカのグラニテ English: Watermelon Granite, my all time favorite recipe Original recipe: ‘Watermelon Granita’ – 5 Ingredients – jamieoliver – page 288 Hoped to share before summer is over for many of you.In ever summer Singapore, we have...
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...
Special! Meat Sauce in Oven- with Homemade Dried Tomatoes, 大人のパスタ:オーブン仕立てのミートソース Fancy Meat Sauce Pasta Done in Oven How I celebrated my first homemade oven dried tomatoes from my previous post- a fun initiative thanks so much to @r_schoofje , #rinasfoodchallenge for #tomatoparty A more classical / authentic meat sauce than usual,...
“What Japanese people misses in Japan, when they are abroad” / 海外生活で、日本を恋しく思う瞬間 Some typical idea of “what Japanese people misses in Japan, when they are abroad”. Actually, I have been thinking so deeply on this topic for some time – what makes food life in Japan so different?In...