Description: Just a simple aubergine baked, but you can make it impressive. This can be served hot or cold. Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Aubergine - 1 piece or 200g Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon Mirin cooking wine - 1 teaspoon Sake cooking wine - 1 teaspoon Ginger - pureed, 1 teaspoon Sesame oil - … Continue reading Hasselback Style Baked Aubergine
Author: Haruka Sugiyama
Bolognese
Description: Healthy homemade Bolognese pasta. For those who are not a big fan of vegetables, this would be one of the best dishes to eat vegetables with meat. If you have left-over red wine, This is the moment to splash it into the pasta sauce.Serves: 4Cooking time: 60 minutes Ingredients Beef mince (5%) - 400g … Continue reading Bolognese
Prosciutto Caprese Bites
Description: Easy and quick canape to prepare for a party or appetiser at home. You may even add a piece on the side of your salad or main dish. It would look pretty as decoration too. You can make it with your children as it does not really involve using knives. As a carb-free canapé, … Continue reading Prosciutto Caprese Bites
Japanese pork soup (豚汁)
Description: Amazing Japanese pork soup “Butajiru”. It warms you up in winter or when you are ill. This soup has a lot of ingredients, so it is a well-balanced meal. Serves: 8Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Pork Belly - chopped in small pieces, 200g Carrot - chopped into one bite-size, 1 piece Konnyaku - 1 piece … Continue reading Japanese pork soup (豚汁)
Lotus Roots and tuna-mayo salad
Description: Easy and fast to prepare. It looks like a small appetiser or a side dish, but this dish fills you up 🙂 Tuna-Mayo is a popular ingredient in Japan. I personally love Tuna-mayo onigiri rice balls 🙂 This was applied to lotus roots this time. Hope you enjoy some popular Japanese flavour. Tuna-mayo matches … Continue reading Lotus Roots and tuna-mayo salad
Pancetta and spinach gigli pasta with pecorino cheese
Description: Enjoyable pasta not only for its amazing taste but also cute appearance. On top of that, spinach boosts the nutritional value of the dish. If you find a funny shape of pasta, you can try it. We eat pasta with our eyes too. If you don’t have any funny shapes, of course, you can … Continue reading Pancetta and spinach gigli pasta with pecorino cheese
Octopus Carpaccio (たこのカルパッチョ)
Description: Fresh homemade carpaccio. It is nice to have as appetizer to share. No need to go to a fancy restaurant. All we need is to slice them, place them and pour dressing over them!Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Boiled octopus (alternatively, 200g of uncooked octopus and boil at home) - thinly sliced, 100g … Continue reading Octopus Carpaccio (たこのカルパッチョ)
Petite Negima – meat and spring onion skewer (ミニねぎま)
Description: A popular Japanese izakaya dish. Simple and easy to cook, it gives a nice flavour of grilled meat and the sweetness of spring onion. You can just eat it with salt and pepper or you can dip them into mayonnaise, cream cheese or ponzu. It will be perfect as a canapé too. Serves: 26 piecesCooking … Continue reading Petite Negima – meat and spring onion skewer (ミニねぎま)
Simmered chicken and daikon radish (鶏肉と大根の煮物)
Description: Soft and juicy chicken and daikon perfectly matched. It is simple, yet nice when you feel sick or when it is cold. It helps to warm you up.Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Chicken breast - chopped into bite-size, 150g Daikon radish - chopped into thin strips, 150g Spring onions - chopped, 20g Chicken … Continue reading Simmered chicken and daikon radish (鶏肉と大根の煮物)
Salmon Avocado Pasta
Description: Healthy creamy pasta. Using ‘’the butter from the forest’’, it can be served hot or cold. Without using any cream or cheese, this pasta is still very creamy and yet a healthier pasta option. This can be a main or side dish.Serves: 2Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients Salmon - cut in small pieces, 300g … Continue reading Salmon Avocado Pasta
Mignonne Nutri-Cuisine 