Osechi cooking 2023 ③ Boxed in Juubako / おせち作り、重箱詰めと銘々詰めと What is “Osechi”? Welcome to my documentation of Osechi (traditional Japanese new year meal)🍱 These boxed meal are prepared for January 1st – to be enjoyed for several days of new year holidays.Each item carries special...
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”,...
How to Master- Sharpen Japanese knives /サビトール＆砥石で包丁研ぎ Happy Friday & December✨ Woww…..already December!!! Not too religious, but when I was in Tokyo, I used to visit my neighborhood shrine on the first day of each month to kind of send gratitude & wishes...
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...
Refreshing “Maze-Gohan / Mixed Rice” with Mackerels, Myoga & Shiso🐟🌿 / お薬味たっぷり、鯵の混ぜご飯 Tadaima (I’m back) in my kitchen🇸🇬✨Really simple, easy Japanese “maze-gohan / mixed rice”- this time with fish & sushi rice🇯🇵❤️I got some fresh Japanese herbs, and noticed some fileted mackerels in freezer- so here we go.Of...
