Food Recipes and Blogs By a Japanese Mum in the UK
Miso Soup (味噌汁 miso shiru) Miso soup is a type of soup that is most commonly consumed in Japan. It has the soup base with DASHI stock made with seaweed or fish which has full of UMAMI. Traditionally the stock was prepared from the scratch but nowadays powdered or cube type of ready made stocks are popular. This trend is same aswestern way of using stock. The miso is
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Thai restaurant in Ruislip Manor, Kin Dee is highly recommended for lunch and dinner. They serve popular Thai food and the clean look and friendly waiters definitely make your visit worthwhile. When I went with my Japanese friends who live locally for lunch a few month ago, we had Thai Green Curry, Massaman Curry and Pad Thai between 4 of us. They were all very nice, although I must say
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Although I must say sweet corn is the best served when microwaved 8 minutes in full power, why not try a new taste with butter and soya sauce for a change. The flavor is a very popular way to eat corn in Japan and using oven while baking something else, it’s just so simple and adds extra on your dining table. Win win! Sweet Corn Butter Soya Sauce
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Simplest Banana Cake recipe ever! 10 minutes preparation time. When you have too many riped bananas and don’t know what to do? Why not try it and I’msure you’ll love it. 2 to 3 Very Ripe Banana 70g Brown Sugar 60g Butter or Margarine 2 Eggs 150g Plain Flour 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder *Optional ingredients: dried fruits (softened in milk or in brandy in advance),
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The most simple baked cheese cake recipe in the world and for kids and adults. The lemon flavor makes it taste so light and refreshing yet very satisfying. *This picture is with 28cm baking tin but the best result is with 23cm. 200g of Cream Cheese 200cc of Double Cream or/and Yogurt 70g of Sugar 2 tablespoon of Lemon juiceoptional : 1/2 grated lemon skin3 tablespoon of plain flour2 eggs*optional : Slices of
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I’m so lucky to know my friend from China. Her cooking is so authentic and simply wonderful. I met her when my son became a good friend of her son, whose family have been migrated to the UK from China a couple of years ago. Her steamed dumpling.. what can I say, it’s filled with her sophisticated personality inside and out. Not that I know her for so long or
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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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OK, it’s time for my kids to get busy in the kitchen! It is the perfect time as we have more time to spend at home during the summer holiday. So, to begin with, we started off with kid’s favorite dish, the Japanese curry. They have helped me in the kitchen before but the idea now is for them to independently cook by themselves. So let’s see how it went.
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One of my childhood memories.. campfire / fireplace with marshmallow on a stick. There was nothing like the softly melting marshmallow outer fresh with slightly burnt skin around it. The bigger the better as you can enjoy the whole thing as long as it melts away into your mouth and eventually disappears and can’t help to have an another one on the stick. One of our friends’ kids experienced that in
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