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I made up some of traditional new year foods for our New Year Festive this year as usual.  The dishes that compose osechi each have a wishing meaning for the new year. Oh, I have so much to tell you!!! Anyway, first of all, we wish you a happy, healthy year!

For a busier day, cooked chunk of meat is a super star for me, yes always. This time I used the leftover of Soy Marinated Stewed Pork (Chashu) that was cooked of the day before. The menu what I cooked on the day was Soy Marinated Stewed Pork, Roasted Pepper and Onion […]

Oh well, where is summer gone? I wanted to make myself uplifting in such unpleasant weather and made this dish.That worked in a sense (I hope so!). I added Japanese broth which made of kelp and dried bonito as a hidden flavour. I keep this very basic stock in my fridge any […]

I have started making “Pickled vegetable” which called “Tsukemono (漬物)” in Japanese language.  Tsukemono has long long history related to Buddhism in Japan, so we can say that this is one of the most traditional Japanese food.And it is said that their fermentation made by natural vegetation are so good […]

Unaju, Grilled Eel rice Bowl, is quite popular dish in Japan.Grilled eels which is char-grilled by specialists of eel are absolutely delicious. The combination of delicious warm rice and glistering sweet caramel-like unagi sauce over the perfectly grilled unagi is just lovable. Actually I asked my husband to bring me to […]

Spring has come to Cornwall, but this was the day when it was still chilly.   On such a day I cooked Japanese miso pork stew and pork dumplings. The hot hearty stew and crispy dumpling with hot spicy sauce. This was the perfect way to warm up for my family. […]

It’s been a long time, I have been away for holidays in Canary Island.  Every moment every place, I was been inspired by lots of Spanish tapas. They are full of flavour of olives, garlic and sunshine. What a passionate taste! (I’ll post about my diary in this blog later) Then, […]

Ding Ding! It was a dark, wet and windy day, so I tried to make myself uplift treating a warm meal.That meal I made was this. Soy Marinated Stewed Pork, Braised Mushroom Onion Cream Soup, Yuzu Soy jelly  First, I made a stew of soy marinated pork loin in a […]

This is a very basic and traditional Japanese dish but I added my twist to their presentation and the sauce of the bottom: it made of Squid Anchovy (Ika-no-shiokara イカの塩辛) and whipped cream.

The other day a shorter daylight like wintery whispered me to make a hearty meal for cheering my friends up.  Salmon Sashimi, Organic carrot tempura & Falafels. I served two types of Sashimi Salmon; Tarragon & Porcini oil Marinated Salmon and just plain one. Here, help yourself and treat yourself […]