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Pan-fried shumai dumpling

Pan-fried shumai dumpling

About pan-fried shumai dumpling Pan-fried shumai dumpling has a crunchy bottom and is quite delicious. Shumai (Cantonese: siu mai) is a Chinese dim sum made by wrapping ground pork in a flour wrapper and usually steaming it. It is a popular and common food in Japan. I 

Fried pork salad

Fried pork salad

About fried pork salad Fried pork salad is a fresh vegetable salad topped with deep-fried pork and black vinegar dressing on top of it.  Salad with crispy fried pork, served with a refreshing black vinegar dressing to increase your appetite!   All I have to do is prepare the vegetables and dressing 

Japanese tofu steak

Japanese tofu steak

About Japanese tofu steak Japanese tofu steak is a firm tofu fried in a frying pan and seasoned with a sweet and salty sauce. Every supermarket these days sells tofu. However, it is much firmer than Japanese tofu, so you cannot use it in every 

Tuna potato vegetable salad

Tuna potato vegetable salad

About tuna potato vegetable salad This tuna potato vegetable salad is a fresh vegetable salad mixed with fried potatoes and topped with seasoned tuna.  It’s a little different from a usual salad, but I make it regularly because I can use the ingredients I have in stock at home and it’s healthy since 

Homemade granola recipe

Homemade granola recipe

About homemade granola recipe This time is the homemade granola recipe that I make almost every week at home.  I’ve tried different recipes, using honey, brown sugar, etc., but I’ve settled on the one I’m sharing today.  This recipe uses oats, nuts, flour, maple syrup, oil and 

Eggplant tomato and meat

Eggplant tomato and meat

About eggplant tomato and meat “Eggplant tomato and meat” is a dish packed with plenty of nutrition and deliciousness.  When you have lots of tomato / eggplant at home, it is an ideal dish to make.  If you take a bite, the sweetness and sourness of the tomato will 

Strawberry mousse

Strawberry mousse

About strawberry mousse Strawberry mousse is very easy to make and tastes like eating strawberries themselves. This is one of my favorite desserts to make during the strawberry season. Strawberries are pureed, so you can use cheap strawberries with irregular shapes and sizes.   I make 

Stir-fried beef and cucumber

Stir-fried beef and cucumber

About stir-fried beef and cucumber “Stir-fried beef and cucumber” is a quick, easy, and tasty dish that it’s often on the table when cucumbers are inexpensive.  It is a delicious stir-fry with refreshing cucumbers and well-seasoned beef. The main ingredients are only beef and cucumber, and the rest is 

Ponzu pork and eggplant

Ponzu pork and eggplant

About ponzu pork and eggplant Ponzu pork and eggplant is a simple stir-fried eggplant and pork with a nice acidity of ponzu soy sauce. (Ponzu is a citrus-based sauce commonly used in Japanese cooking). In this recipe after adding ponzu soy sauce, stir-fry it well to give it a rich finish while retaining 

Japanese meat and potato stew – “Nikujaga”

Japanese meat and potato stew – “Nikujaga”

About Japanese meat and potato stew – “Nikujaga” “Nikujaga” is Japanese for meat and potato stew. “Niku” refers to meat and “jaga” refers to potato.  It is one of the typical home-cooking dishes in Japan. My mother used to make it, and I started making it as well.  These days my daughter makes it,