Description: This can be served cold or warm. Parsley gives off great aromas and freshness, and garlic and chilli give a nice punch, perfect for a sunny summer.Serves: 2Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients Spaghetti - 180g Boiled octopus (alternatively, uncooked octopus and boil at home) - chopped in small pieces, 160g Garlic - chopped, 2 … Continue reading Spaghetti aglio e olio peperoncino with Octopus
Author: Haruka Sugiyama
Smoked salmon and cream cheese canapé
Description: Can be served as a canapé or finger food for parties or snacks. Easy to prepare but can be displayed beautifully to impress your guests without being a top chef at a wedding venue !Serves: 3 (12 pieces)Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Smoked salmon - cut to a bite-size 100g Cream cheese - 60g … Continue reading Smoked salmon and cream cheese canapé
Daikon Radish Steak (大根ステーキ)
Description: One of Japanese signature dishes. A popular Japanese grilled seasoning “butter ponzu: バターポン酢 / バタポン” was used for this dish. Butter ponzu is an amazing seasoning and it is a mixture of sourness from ponzu and mild flavour from butter. You can use it for other recipes too.Serves: 3Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Daikon … Continue reading Daikon Radish Steak (大根ステーキ)
Beef meatballs with creamy mushroom sauce
Description: Homemade meatball with creamy mushroom sauce. No additional sugar but a sweet and savoury dish. You may keep leftovers and cook some other dishes such as pasta later on.Serves: 3 (15 meatballs)Cooking time: 45 minutes Ingredient Meatballs Beef mince (5%) - 500g Onion - chopped in small pieces, 2 pieces or 150g for meatballs … Continue reading Beef meatballs with creamy mushroom sauce
Lemon Chicken herb pasta
Description: Refreshing pasta. The combination of chicken, lemon and herbs are just amazing. This dish goes well with some green salad or steamed vegetables on the side. Also enjoyable with white wine :DServes: 2Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Spaghetti - 160g Extra virgin olive oil- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons (squeezed from half … Continue reading Lemon Chicken herb pasta
Grilled yam potato with bacon and raclette cheese
Description: Crunchy yam potatoes go really well with bacon and melted cheese. If you do not finish your raclette cheese in your previous meal, this is one of the best ways to use leftover cheese the next day.Serves: 2Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Yam potatoes - sliced in 5 mm width, 200g Bacon - sliced … Continue reading Grilled yam potato with bacon and raclette cheese
Pork mince steak with lotus roots (蓮根おろしバーグ)
Description: Amazing homemade pork mince steak in Japanese style. It is a very healthy and filling mince steak. You may use chicken or turkey mince instead. Serves: 4 pieces (200g per piece or smaller size and more numbers)Cooking time: 40 minutes Ingredients Pork mince (4%) - 500g Medium egg - 1 Onion - cut in … Continue reading Pork mince steak with lotus roots (蓮根おろしバーグ)
Spicy chikuwa fish cakes and burdock (竹輪と牛蒡のピリ辛煮)
Description: Nice combination of burdock and chikuwa fish cake. It really goes well with rice and beer. You may eat them as a Japanese izakaya dish (similar to Spanish tapas).Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Chikuwa fish cake - chopped diagonally, 160g Burdock - chopped diagonally, 100g Dry chilli - chopped, 1 piece Sesame oil … Continue reading Spicy chikuwa fish cakes and burdock (竹輪と牛蒡のピリ辛煮)
Tuna Mayo Aubergine pasta
Description: It can be either a main dish or a side dish and you may use different types of pasta such as Tortiglioni or Conchiglie rigati. This dish can be served hot or cold. Some salads go really well with this as well. Tuna-Mayo is a popular ingredient in Japan. I personally love Tuna-mayo onigiri … Continue reading Tuna Mayo Aubergine pasta
Padrón Peppers spanish style – Pimientos de Padrón
Description: This is not a hot crazy dish. Nicely soft and some part could be still crunchy. It is one of popular and famous Spanish tapas dishes. You can cook at home easily 🙂 This goes well with white wine too!Serves: 2Cooking time: 3 minutes Ingredients Padrón peppers - 100g Olive oil - 1 tablespoon … Continue reading Padrón Peppers spanish style – Pimientos de Padrón