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...
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...
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...
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...
Beautiful cut✨ Seasonal Tempura with Fig/イチジクの天ぷら I am so happy to have found a package of figs- I was waiting for you😍!!I can’t believe we don’t have emojis for them…(closest🍐)😂 Ever since last year, I have stocks of fig dishes on mind,...
