Description: An easy and quick appetiser to prepare at home. A carb-free appetiser (really low carb content), people who require insulin injections do not need to worry about carbs here 🙂 It is not only delicious but also cheap and cute! This dish goes well with some nice bread.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Tomato - … Continue reading Caprese con prosciutto crudo
Author: Haruka Sugiyama
Ajillo with courgette and mushrooms
Description: One of the popular Spanish tapas dish. Simple and quick to cook, yet it gives a nice smell of garlic and herbs. A bit of spiciness from chilli which imbues the oil makes this dish fantastic. This can be served as a side dish or even main along with garlic bread or bruschetta!Serves: 3Cooking … Continue reading Ajillo with courgette and mushrooms
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Chicken and Asparagus cream penne pasta
Description: Simple yet delicious creamy chicken and asparagus penne pasta. One of the indulged pasta dishes. It goes very well with white wine.Serves: 2Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients Penne pasta - 140g Asparagus - cut into 4 pieces, 230g Chicken - cut in bite size, 180g Single cream - 150ml Garlic - chopped, 2 cloves … Continue reading Chicken and Asparagus cream penne pasta
Lotus root burger (レンコンの挟み蒸し焼き)
Description: Such a healthy, nutritious dish. Good for an appetiser, side dish, main or even canapé. It goes really well with rice. This is one of the best ways to eat vegetables ! Not necessary to think about eating greens all the time, this dish contains a good amount of vegetables too ! In addition, … Continue reading Lotus root burger (レンコンの挟み蒸し焼き)
Stuffed celery with bacon and garlic cream cheese
Description: Easy and quick to prepare. This is suitable for party canapes or appetiser, or even as a snack. It is one of the best ways to feed vegetable haters.Serves: 2Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Celery - chopped into a bite size, 2 stalks or 120g Cream cheese - 30g Bacon - chopped into small … Continue reading Stuffed celery with bacon and garlic cream cheese
Aubergine and mincemeat pasta
Description: It can be either a main dish or a side dish if you use different types of pasta such as farfalle, penne, or tortellini pasta. It can be served hot or cold. This dish gives a nice meaty taste of pasta with a nice punch of chive and black pepper. Without eating a large … Continue reading Aubergine and mincemeat pasta
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Ozoni (お雑煮: Traditional Japanese mochi rice cake soup for New Year)
Description: Japanese traditional New Year’s dish and it is known as an auspicious dish. Its cooking style varies depending on the region. West Japan usually uses a miso base while East tends to use dashi. I am introducing what my grandmother used to cook, which is a simple and quick style, perfect for a lazy … Continue reading Ozoni (お雑煮: Traditional Japanese mochi rice cake soup for New Year)
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Toshikoshi Soba (年越し蕎麦)
Description: Japanese traditional meal to end the year and welcome the new year. No matter where I spend my new years’ eves, this would be something I cannot miss! This tradition lets go of the hardships of the year because soba (buckwheat) noodles are easily broken off while eating compared to other noodles, Soba’s thin … Continue reading Toshikoshi Soba (年越し蕎麦)
Salmon Soup (Soupe au saumon)
Description: Creamy soup with salmon and a variety of vegetables. It will warm you up when the weather is cold. It can be served with a slice of bread, rye is the best but it can go well with any other bread too. I tried a real Finnish salmon soup “Lohikeitto” in Helsinki myself several … Continue reading Salmon Soup (Soupe au saumon)
Miso soup (味噌汁)
Description: Simple and tasty homemade miso soup recipe with dashi stock. An essential side dish in Japanese cuisine, Japanese people consume miso soup almost every day, with different ingredients. You can eat as a side, an appetizer or even a part of a healthy snack. You can put various vegetables such as aubergine, cabbage, spinach, … Continue reading Miso soup (味噌汁)
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