Food Recipes and Blogs By a Japanese Mum in the UK
Healthy Recipes
This is a drink, or more like a medicine drink, that keeps cold away from! Into just a simple orange, lemon, ginger and honey winter drink, added some secrets so that it helps to boost immune system strong during the dodgy winter months. It includes turmeric, which has great benefits such towards your skin health, however, if you have children, you might want to adjust the number of spices you
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A surprisingly easy and quick soup to make but on a healthy side. Celery wasn’t my favorite veggie in my youth but it is now in my top 10. By boiling for a long time with a stock of your choice, they will be tender and the sweet taste will burst out into your soup. It is worth trying, trust me! 1 large stalk of celery2 spoonful of dried seaweed1
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Underneath the beautiful lotus flower, there is a tasty root that is not yet very well known in European households. However, it is very common in East Asian dishes being appreciated for centuries. It has a wide range of health benefits owing to its rich nutritional composition, and some of the benefits include its ability to improve digestion, reduce cholesterol, lower blood pressure, boost the immune system, prevent various forms of cancer,
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Making sushi rice is simple as long as you have Japanese rice (never any other rice please!) and vinegar, sugar and salt ready. Make sure you cook the rice slightly harder than usual considering the vinegar mixture you have to add after cooking the rice. Here is the measurement for the sushi-vinegar mixture. Mix it with the freshly cooked rice while it’s hot. Another tip is the cutting motion while
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This was the best summer drink so far. Just a thought of getting rid of a massive bottle of lemonade in the fridge changed our life. So no extra sugar was added (..well a bit of honey couldn’t be avoided) and sweetness from fruits were just enough. If you don’t have Lemonade, you can add any other fizzy drink but the fizziness will disappear but the only the taste so
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It’s HOT! over 30 degrees for the last 5 days! We lose appetite but need energy to move on.. Here is my kids favorite yogurt drink that he ask after coming back from school, which can make them cool down and is a great alternative from sugar-full icecream! Yogurt drink with Blueberries (serves 4 / picture top right) 2 cup of natural yogurt (unsweetened) 1 cup of frozen blueberries 1
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Kids love carrot soup. So I put secret ingredients so the goodness can be taken all together. Carrot Soup (with vegetables) (serves 5) 5 medium carrots 1 small Onion 1 garlic Clove 1 small Tomato Chicken Stock (approximately 200ml) Optional – Other vegetables 1/2 Broccoli Stem 1 small boiled Beetroot Brown onion and add garlic before adding rest of the ingredients Boil them until everything is cooked and soft. Usually
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I have been experimenting some Chinese herbal soup since we had some health issues and our Chinese friend kindly given us the ingredients to start up the habit! It is great. I was always interested in the Chinese herbal medicines but didn’t know where to start. Now, here I am. Thanks to our lovely friend, Rinh! OK, this is something she has recommended me to begin with. We’ve added white
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