Recipes

Ceviche Recipe
Unlock the secret to perfect ceviche with just 15 minutes of lime-marinating magic that transforms raw fish into a zesty delight.

Chicken Broth Recipe
Just when you thought chicken broth was simple, this golden elixir reveals secrets that will transform your cooking forever.


Delicious Matcha Okara Cookies with White Chocolate Chips
Wanna know one way to make your cookies a little more nutritious? Use matcha and okara! Though I love these with butter you can also use olive oil and or walnuts so that your matcha cookies come out a little ‘healthier’ and nutritious than usual 😉 Matcha cookies and variations 抹茶クッキー If you’ve had matcha before


Delicious Chicken Katsu: Crispy Deep Fried Chicken Cutlet
Wanna know what can make your chicken katsu a simple yet extremely satisfying meal? It’s not the sauce, or the super thinly sliced cabbage. It’s the way you prepare the meat and then using a bit of water as you cook it. Read on or watch the video to get a few of my tips


Mizuna Salad: Baby Greens & Yuzukosho Dressing
Wanna learn how to make a light yet well seasoned Japanese style salad? Here we use a small bunch of mizuna and some baby greens! But if you’re like me, you know the key isn’t so much the ingredients, but the dressing used to season them. 😛 Today we’re using a unique condiment that’s both


Creamy Mentaiko Spaghetti with cream, butter and soy sauce
Spicy mentaiko, cream, butter and soy sauce. Could this be the ultimate combination for an unforgettable Japanese style spaghetti? I always finish the pasta in the mentaiko sauce. As for toppings I don’t think you can go wrong with a little nori (dried seaweed), shiso and a little dollop of mentaiko. What do you think ?


Kinoko Pasta | With 9 Tips to Make this a Success
Kinoko pasta is a Japanese style pasta is made with three types of mushrooms and the magical combination of bacon, butter, soy sauce. Throw on some freshly cracked pepper and green onions and you have a pasta that is sure to impress even those with the dullest sense of taste. Why? Because this pasta is


Delicious Hojicha Ice Cream: How to Make at Home
Hojicha (roasted green tea) ice cream is extremely nutty and aromatic. And because of that, the emulsified ice cream base is well-suited to carry all that flavor straight to your mouth. It’s one of my favorite ways to enjoy the warmth of summer. You can serve this on its own, or with whipped cream, either


Green Bean Gomae: Irresistible Japanese Side Dish with Sesame Soy Dressing
Gomaae (sesame-soy sauce dressing) may become one of your favorite ways to eat your vegetables. And this new variation is not only delicious, but also visually striking. We normally don’t eat black specked food every day, now do we? The flavor is similar to the white sesame seeds, however, black sesame is just a little


Spinach Ohitashi: Irresistible Japanese Side Dish with Dashi-Based Broth
I remember growing up watching Popeye eat cans of spinach and instantly growing big muscles. That still didn’t get me to want to eat spinach. I guess back then I was a little stubborn. I don’t know when, but as I grew older I eventually began to like spinach. Aside from just sauteing it with some


Tofu Kabayaki: Irresistible Savory Tofu Patties with Yamaimo
Today we’re making tofu kabayaki. This tofu is a tasty alternative to the traditional unagi (eel) kabayaki. I’ll save the superlatives, but I can assure you that this will have you full and enjoying the full essence of the kabayaki experience in no time. Just as you would with regular kabayaki, you can add a bit


Mastering Mentsuyu: Irresistible Japanese Noodle Soup Base with Dashi
Mentsuyu (noodle soup base) is one tasty way to season your noodles. Mentsuyu is commonly used for udon, soba, somen noodles. But, it can also be used to season tempura and appetizers like agedashi tofu or ohitashi. While there are many variations this recipe is one of my favorites. It calls for ichiban dashi which


Revitalizing Daikon Salad: Easy, Healthy, and Delicious
Daikon radish salad with bean sprouts (moyashi) and spinach is a tasty way to get some more vegetables in your diet. The salad’s primary seasoning is made up of the magic combination of soy sauce, sesame seeds, vinegar, and sesame oil. Overall, the flavors are savory and the salad has plenty of interesting textures thanks


Refreshing Cold Somen Noodles: Shiso, Tomatoes, and Chicken Delight
One of my favorite things to eat in the summer is cold somen. These Japanese noodles are light and refreshing and combining these with shiso, tomato and a bit of sesame oil makes for an easy and tasty meal. But wait… There’s more! We’re adding chicken too. But this is no ordinary chicken… This chicken’ll
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