Osechi cooking 2023 ⑧Roast rosé Duck Breast, Flavored in dashi sauce / 鴨ロース＆お献立 Happy Tuesday✨ Documentation on my Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨My very favorite roast duck dish, I cook these throughout the year✨ Simple idea: Roast rosé duck breast, flavored in dashi sauce. It matches amazingly well...
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑥ “Kobu (Kombu) Maki” – Kelp roll with stuffed salmon / サーモン＆生姜の昆布巻き Happy Sunday✨ Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨ “Kobu (Kombu) Maki” – kelp roll with stuffed fish.This is my personal most favorite- I always enjoy nibbling on the cut off edges &...
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑤ “Date Maki” Sweet Japanese fish omelet / はんぺんで簡単伊達巻 Back in Japan for a while, it’s one of the best seasons – so nice to see my family!!I went for a walk to Tsukiji (former fish market) this morning, but wow it’s so popular &...
Osechi cooking 2023 ④ “Kazari-giri/飾り切り” knife work & “Sunomono”/ おせち作り、飾り切り＆酢の物・なます Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨ Items around Japanese decorative knife cuts “Kazari-giri/飾り切り”: ①”Subasu /Subasu”, Pickled Flower Lotus Root, ②Ume-Ninjin (Flower carrots) ,③Namasu (Pickled julienne veggies).You would need sharp knives…✨ These boxed...
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...
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”,...
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...
Fine Recipe- “Kabocha no Nimono” (Simmered Pumpkins) /かぼちゃの煮物 Happy Tuesday & happy Halloween🎃✨ I totally forgot about this event, until yesterday when my brother sent me a photo of his daughter in her pretty pumpkin dress🧡I wonder if you are dressed in costumes.. in...
“Kamo Nabe”- Japanese Duck Meatball Hot Pot / 鴨を捌くところからの、自家製鴨団子鍋 Butchering Duck, to make “Kamo Nabe” (Duck meatball hot pot) Duck adventure, very simple but super tasty “Kamo Nabe”- Japanese duck meatball hot pot.As for Kamo nabe, we often pair with charred white onion. I started...
