Banana Crumble(バナナクランブル)

☆Banana Crumble(バナナクランブル) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone..  I’m a little bit of a rush today, I will post this now and add more comments for this recipe when I get home from work.  Have a great day, see you all later..
Naoko
Ingredients:

☆150g flour
☆ 100 butter( should be softened)
☆ 80g granules sugar
☆ 30g sliced almond
☆ 20 dried blueberries
☆ 2 [...]

Coconut Steam Bread(ココナッツの蒸しパン)

☆Coconut Steam Bread(ココナッツの蒸しパン) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, hope that things are going good today.  Looks like I got the day off today, going to get some house cleaning done as well as what to make for dinner tonight.  I think I need to go to the Supermarket later, after I make my shopping list.
Well, back to [...]

Dried Plums Compote(プラムコンポート)

☆Dried Plums Compote(プラムコンポート) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, I hope that you had a great Valentines Day as well a great weekend.  Mines and the family went very well look forward to my birthday next week. heehee  I’m in a bit of a rush here this morning so I have to leave in a bit here.  I [...]

White chocolate cake(ホワイトチョコケーキ)

☆White chocolate cake(ホワイトチョコケーキ) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, Hope that your having a great weekend. Its still freezing here and we are going to stay indoors today, the kids want to go to Kyoto which is the next city to us.  Cause its snowing there alot now, but the hubby has to get some things done today. [...]

Baked Papaya with Coconut Milk(焼きパパイヤのココナッツミルク添え)

Baked Papaya with Coconut Milk(焼きパパイヤのココナッツミルク添え)
Good Afternoon Everyone, Its freezing here from last night and today.  So we had to turn on the heater in the house, glad no one in the family got sick.  Hope the weekend is a bit warmer then today.
Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Baked Papaya with Coconuts Milk or  焼きパパイヤのココナッツミルク添えin [...]

Tarte Tatin(タルトタタン)

☆ Tarte Tatin(タルトタタン) ☆
Ingredients:
For Pastry:
☆ 250g flour
☆ 125g soft butter
☆ salt
☆ water
For Filling:
☆ 2 apples
☆ 50g butter
☆ 70g sugar
Direction:
Make to Pastry:
1. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, cut  the butter into little pieces and rub into the flour with your fingertips. The texture should becomes like sand.
2. Make a hollow in the center and [...]

Mascarpone Cheese Dolce(マスカルポーネのドルチェ)

☆Mascarpone Cheese Dolce(マスカルポーネのドルチェ) ☆
Ingredients
☆ 200g mascarpone cheese
☆ 100g fresh cream
☆ 3 tbsp sugar
☆ 2-3 drops lemon juice
☆ 1-2 finger biscuits for each
Direction
1. Beat fresh cream until soft and creamy, put mascarpone cheese in a large bowl and mix well with a rubber spatula, add the fresh cream, sugar and lemon juice, and fold together . [...]

Chocolate Salami(チョコレートサラミ)

☆Chocolate Salami(チョコレートサラミ) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, hope everyone is doing great today.  Its a bit cludy and cold here and me and the hubby got the day off today.  i think we are just going to relax around the house.
Today Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Chocolate Salami or チョコレートサラミ in Japanese.  This is a very delicious [...]

Raspberry Drum Bars(ラズベリードラムバー)

☆Raspberry Drum Bars(ラズベリードラムバー) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, It’s been awhile since I have added one of my favorites to my Cooking Blog and today I will share of them with you.  My  kids just love eating this and sometime help me in the kitchen to make them.
Todays Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Raspberry Drum Bars or [...]

Pirozhki(ピロシキ)

☆Pirozhki(ピロシキ) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, I have a say sorry about yesterdays post.  I had to get some things do for the kids before they go back to school this week.  So  I had the hubby just post what I had written the night before.  I will repost it again and write an entre for it.
Todays [...]

Sweet Chestnut Puree(栗きんとん／おせち料理)

☆Sweet Chestnut Puree(栗きんとん／おせち料理)☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, hope that you are having a great weekend and the last weekend of the year.  I got the day off today so me and the family are just relaxing around the house well the hubby is doing some house work in the kitchen and office area.
Todays Japanese Cooking Recipe is [...]

Gingerbread Men(ジンジャーマンクッキー)

☆Gingerbread Men(ジンジャーマンクッキー) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone and Happy Holidays to all.  It’s Christmas Day here and the kids are all up early today to open their presents.  The Holiday is not like other countries here in Japan.  It’s more like giving and receiving gifts and spending time with loved ones.  Most of all it for the [...]

Tofu Muffin(豆腐マフィン２種)

☆Tofu Muffin(豆腐マフィン２種) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, It’s a nice and sunny but chilly Thursday here in Japan.  I got the afternoon shift and will be leaving in a bit for work.  Today Japanese Style Cooking I have 2 recipes for Tofu Muffins, one is called Dried Sweet Potato and Tofu Muffin and the other is Tofu [...]

Green Tea Ice Cream( 抹茶アイスクリーム)

☆Green Tea Ice Cream( 抹茶アイスクリーム) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, Hope everything is going great today.  I got the day off and so does the hubby.  So we are just relaxing and enjoying some games we play on Facebook.  Today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Green Tea Ice Cream.  I may have tasted this at some Ice [...]

Donut(ドーナッツ)

☆Donut(ドーナッツ) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, Another week going by so fast now days.  I’m looking forward to the weekend, as we are planning to have a picnic.  That’s if it doesn’t rain on the weekend.
Well, Today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Donuts or ドーナッツ in Japanese.  This is very easy to make and the kids will love this. [...]

Sweet-Red Beans Soup with Ice Cream(黒糖ぜんざいのアイスクリームのせ)

☆Sweet-Red Beans Soup with Ice Cream(黒糖ぜんざいのアイスクリームのせ) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, I hope everything is going great.  Today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is a Dessert called Sweet-Red Beans Soup with Ice Cream or 黒糖ぜんざいのアイスクリームのせ in Japanese.  I like to make this when I have guest over or a special event for the family.
Ingredients:
☆ 150g Red beans
☆ 50g granules [...]

Baked Cheese Cake

☆Baked Cheese Cake ☆
Good Morning Everyone, I didn’t have time to write a description yesterday to I’m write this now.  This Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Baked Cheese Cake.  This was submitted by one of my friends at work, she had some time on her hands and made some and brought it to work to [...]

Deep-Fried Banana(揚げバナナ)

☆Deep-Fried Banana(揚げバナナ)☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, It’s a beautiful day here Japan.  Also it’s the last day for Silver Week Holiday too.  Well, today’s Japanese Recipe is called Deep-Fried Banana.  My kids just love this dessert, that’s when the bananas are not so expensive here and it’s on sale at the supermarket.
Well, let’s get started with [...]

Baked Apple(焼き林檎)

☆ Baked Apple(焼き林檎)☆
Good Morning Everyone, I hope everyone is having a great weekend.  After an all raining day yesterday and the kids home have nothing to do after finishing up their homework.  I decided to have them help me make todays recipe.  Baked Apples, this is one of their  favorites.
So let’s get started with what we [...]

Apple Cake (林檎のケーキ)

☆ Apple Cake ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, I hope that everyone is have a good week.  Today’s recipe is a Dessert, I totally forgot I had some I wanted to post.  It’s called “Apple Cake”.  I usually make this when I have guest or family members come over the house.
Well, let’s get what we need [...]

Japanese Recipe for Mochi Ko

Here’s a Japanese Recipe called Mochi Ko, Another easy recipe for you and the kids to make together. They will also enjoy eating this one too. So let’s get started with what we need to make our Mochi Ko.
Ingredients:
☆ 2 tbsp of mochi ko (mochi flour)
☆ 2 tbsp of coconuts milk
☆ 2 tbsp [...]

Japanese Dessert called Pumpkin Pudding

Japanese dessert called Pumpkin Pudding (かぼちゃプディング)
Here’s a delicious dessert called Pumpkin Pudding. Very sweet and good for summer time, and your family will enjoy eating this. I recently made this, this pass weekend for the kids. Cause they have been out of school for a week due to the swine flu going around [...]

TIPS FOR DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY COOKING: DELICIOUS GRAPE APPLE MOCKTAIL

TIPS FOR DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY COOKING: DELICIOUS GRAPE APPLE MOCKTAIL

Turtle Castella (Sponge Cake)

Here’s something that I wanted share. While we were grocery shopping yesterday, we saw this stand in front of the supermarket selling turtle castella or turtle sponge cake. Usually they come in little round balls, these were in turtle shape. You know the kids when they see something cute, so we bought [...]