Food Recipes and Blogs By a Japanese Mum in the UK
Very quick and easy salad recipe. My kids eat it without complaining so it’s a treat for me! If you can’t find a tin of crab meat, you can use tuna instead. Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 8 mins Yield: For 4 people as small side dish About 10cm cucumber 1 small carrots 1 small tin of Crabmeat 2 tbs sweet corn Seasoning 1 tsp lemon juice 2 tbs Mayonaise (Japanese one
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This is a quick side dish you can make in no time. While you are making the main, it’s done. I only called it a quick kimchi but I only named it so as my old Chinese friend back in my Uni life in Sheffield, who unfortunately lost in touch, taught me how with the name. I wonder how she is doing. I’m sure she is doing great whatever she’s
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One of my favourite vegetables is the lotus roots. It has such a crunchy texture that makes noise when you bite into it. It’s a root vegetable that eaten very often in Japan but unfortunately, they are only available from oriental food stores in the UK at the moment. This Japanese style of cooking, Kinpira きんぴら, implies to a pan-fried and simmered method of cooking and usually seasoned with soya sauce, mirin
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Tuna pasta is my kids favourite and mine, as it’s quick & easy plus eating fish dish makes us feel better. I probably make pasta with tinned tuna the most if our old time favourite bolognese sauce is not available. This one is with olive oil, fresh cherry tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella cheese. But I always use some hidden vegetables because with pasta sauce, it’s very easy to disguise vegetables
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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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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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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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