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Watercress Shiraae / クレソンの白和え Watercress Shiraae – A Silken Tofu Salad with Seasonal Simplicity "Shiraae" is a traditional Japanese salad made with mashed tofu. It’s one of my personal favorites—simple yet deeply comforting. Silk...

I’ve recently fallen in love with fennel recipes, especially when it comes to oven cooking. Since last year, I’ve been exploring the magic of fennel bulbs—it’s become a mini obsession, really. There’s something quietly magical about fenn...

My very favorite, Thai-style fried potatoes recipe /　タイ風ポテトフライ。国立競技場のイロドリさん。。 Recreating Thai-ish Fried Potatoes from My Favorite Tokyo Restaurant — A Decade-Old Dream on a Plate Have you ever dreamed about a dis...

OTTOLENGHI : Silky Courgette and Salmon Salad -COMFORT pg91 Celebrating my first Ottolenghi book, which also happens to be the first non-Japanese cooking book that I would own in my life - and just with the first try, I already have the ...

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 and background for each of her artwo...

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 the best.I would a...

Homemade Ice cream...!! / 夢の、自家製アイス！ Homemade Ice Cream...!! Sounds super...!! Homemade tricolor ice cream (with yogurt, for a little leaner choice)...✨ A bit of my childhood memory: When I spent my childhood years in th...

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 ...

Amazing Green Chili Paste! Crunchy Vegan "Raita Salad" Ottolenghi Recipe: Crunchy Vegan Raita Salad with Green Chili Paste While planning a dinner with an Indian-style main dish, I remembered a beautiful recipe by @marlein_de_visscher th...

Bang Bang! Wonderful side dish, Xi'an style Cucumber & 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 rem...

Asparagus Roll Recipes ① Rolled in Prosciutto プロシュート巻き ENGLISH: Fresh Asparagus Roll Recipes, Two Versions Asparagus…✨Back when in Japan, Asparagus was a symbol of spring, and something enjoyed as a main dish.I have much o...

Apéro with Hollowed out Fruits, Salmon tartar, Wasabi Sauce.My last post on endives (because I ran out of them)…✨ I wanted to do something Japanese flavored with my remaining endives.And what I thought of was salmon tartar marinat...