Osechi cooking 2023 ⑪ Tricolore ”Matsukaze”, Japanese meatloaf / 三色トリコロールの松風風 Happy Saturday✨ Excited to scroll my timeline with so much festive Christmas preparation & cooking ✨Cooking for someone & for love of season is so wonderful…✨ Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨Today...
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑩ Pretty “Kanten”: Apple & Yuzu agar agar Jelly / キラキラ寒天 2種 レモンりんご＆柚子羹 Happy Thursday🥰✨ Back in my Japan, enjoying my mother’s Omu rice😋❤️ Documentation on Osechi (Japanese new year bento) item🍱 Today introducing a dessert of apple & yuzu agar jelly (寒天, kanten)🍎🍋It’s pretty & always everyone’s favorites....
Osechi cooking 2023 ⑨ “Yoro ebi” & “Nishime / Chikuzen-ni” / おせち作り、養老海老＆筑前煮（お煮しめ） Happy Wednesday✨ Documentation on my early Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year meal)✨Really an old school, grandpa grandma menu, but something will not feel right if I don’t cook them. -“Nishime / Chikuzen-ni” – Simmere root Veggies...
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 ⑦ “Kuro Mame (black soy beans)” / 手作り、つややか黒豆 Happy Monday✨✨ Documentation on Osechi (Japanese new year bento).Each item has wishes & meanings, I try to cook to make those points stand out✨ Today, one of the must & signature items of Osechi- sweet “Kuro...
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...
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...
