I made a fish broth from lobster’s shell and other fish bones what I brought from a local fishmonger the other day. I just learned to cook the authentic Spanish paella from the culinary school in San Sebastian, so I wanted to remake their delicious taste for my family. Next […]
What a glorious weekend in such a beautiful weather! We had a hiking for climbing up the hill to see the ancient church. We had some unpredictable accidents like as usual though, we were totally refreshing ourselves with this beautiful spring sky. After such a energetic time, we had hearty […]
Like a gem on the beach… This is Ponzu dressing which was made from scratch.Recipe is HERE.(You can get Yuzu juice from super store like Sainsbury’s or Waitrose, if you live in the UK) By the way, I shot the same dish on a different background colour for checking how effective […]
It’s already half of February, how scary!I always try to not miss my children’s growing changes but actually it’s so hard as I have to juggle lots of bits and bobs. Now it’s half term, so good chance to catch up my children.In short time between kids activities and chores, […]
We are pretty chuffed about this pretty new member of our family.My boy named that Yoko (葉子. Yo葉 literally means leaf of plant) joyfully, because the name related the plant well. So his idea might be sensible and clever, but for my husband and myself, this is so funny and […]
My boys’ basil plant has enough grown up which was planted from seed in this summer. This is our second time to pick up it’s freshest harvest.I can’t stop sniffing at the leaves and even my fingers after picking up! I made these beauties turned into pesto sauce for pasta. […]
These marinated mackerel called Shime-Saba are blow torched just before serving, so only surface is warm and the deep flavours of mackerel melt out into your mouth soon after your munching. This is a super traditional Japanese tasted dish. I will put this dish on my menu of my pop-ups […]
This was one of my most favourite food in Chinese cuisine when I used to work office and had a lunch at a local authentic Chinese dining with my colleagues.Now I’ve left Japan, I’m missing so much that taste.So I remade that taste in my kitchen nowadays. Does it look […]
The other day, my good friend gave me an authentic Greek olive oil as a souvenir.This lovely surprise encouraged me to make a Greece style dish: Cornish Sardine in Tomato, Caper, Lentil Ummm lots of flavours were packed! It’s almost weekend finally!Have a lovely weekend everyone. Naoko
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