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...
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...
Fragrant Lavender Cookies with Quick Lemon Glaze / ラベンダークッキー、レモンアイシングで Glazed lemon sugar icing, Lavender Cookies…✨Oh, dear Doreen-san @foodmood_le , would this be too much of a delayed gratification…? Last December, when Doreen-san visited Singapore – she kindly secured time to have a bowl of laksa...
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...
Wagashi- Toraya Beautiful Yokan “Mizu no Yadori / Water Haven” / 虎屋 季節の羊羹 水の宿 Waku waku (Japanese onomatopoeia for excitement)✨My souvenir from Japan this summer, wagashi (Japanese confectionary) from Toraya.This wagashi is called the “Yokan”- kind of a hard jelly bar, usually based with beans and agar. This seasonal yokan...
Watermelon & Shine Muscat Salad with Cottage Cheese / 洋風なスイカ＆マスカットのフルーツサラダ ”Watermelon & Shine Muscat Salad”I am so in mood for watermelon these days.So sweet, juicy, soothing! Just recently, until I learned watermelon granite with ginger is a delight, I knew only to enjoy them as it...
Toraya “Kohaku no Shirabe / Amber melody” Wagashi/とらや「琥珀のしらべ」 A souvenir from Japan, a wagashi (Japanese confectionary) from Toraya. This wagshi is called the “Yokan”- bean paste based sweets, Toraya is one of the most traditional brands we have in Japan🫘 This seasonal yokan has...
“Fruit Sando” Japanese fruit sandwiches with shine muscats / シャインマスカットのフルーツサンド Trying Japanese fruit sandwiches with shine muscats✨As you can see… they are much in progress…. but I will shamelessly post, so I can at least share/ remind you of the Japanese culture & how refined it...
Beautiful “Buaiso/武相荘” – Gallery of Antique collector / 憧れの武相荘、夏展 I've always wanted to visit this site. This is a former house of Makasako Shirasu, Japanese author and collector of fine arts in early 20th century. 白洲次郎さん＆正子さんご夫妻の旧邸宅、武相荘での夏展です。
