Rice Cake Soup(お雑煮）

☆Rice Cake Soup(お雑煮)☆ Good Afternoon Everyone, I want to wish everyone a 2010 Happy New Year.  May all your dream come true in 2010.  I like to thank all my friends and New friends I have made in 2009, and hope to keep our friendship going.  Also like to thank the people who came by [...]

Chicken balls Hot Pot(鶏団子鍋)

☆Chicken balls Hot Pot(鶏団子鍋) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, another week is started and we are almost to the end of 2009.  Winter seem to be creeping up fast on us here in Japan and it’s time for some winter Japanese Food.  Today’s Japanese Style Recipe is called Chicken Balls Hot Pot or 鶏団子鍋 in Japanese. [...]

Miso Soup with Pork and Vegetables(豚汁)

☆Miso Soup with Pork and Vegetables(豚汁) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, Hope you all had a great week and looking forward to the weekend.  Well, it’s back to work for me today.  I got the second half shift today and will be home early to make dinner for the family.  Today’s Japanese Style Cooking is called [...]

Ground Chicken Noodles(鶏そぼろ麺)

☆Ground Chicken Noodles(鶏そぼろ麺) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, I hope that you had a great weekend.  Today’s a Holiday here in japan, so we are just sitting around a relaxing today.  As we get ready for another long week ahead of us.  Today’s Japanese Cooking recipe is called Ground Chicken Soup Noodles or 鶏そぼろ麺 in Japanese. [...]

Carrot soup(にんじんスープ)

☆Carrot soup(にんじんスープ) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, it’s another rain day and it may be a long day for me too.  I got the afternoon shift at work, so I will be leaving in a bit soon.  Today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Carrot Soup or にんじんスープ in Japanese.  A great recipe for the those cold [...]

Easy Onion Soup(簡単オニオンスープ)

☆Easy Onion Soup(簡単オニオンスープ) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, Have a great weekend where you are?  It’s a nice sunny day here, but a little chilly to go outside today.  But we are going to have a picnic any way, cause the sun is out.  So after I finish this post and answer some question in my [...]

Miso soup with Turnip and Deep-fried Tofu

☆Miso soup with Turnip and Deep-fried Tofu(かぶと油揚げのみそ汁)☆ Good Morning Everyone, the sun has finally shown it’s brightness.  But, it’s a bit chilly.  Well, now we know that Autumn is here.lol   Well, today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Miso  Soupwith Turnip and Deep Fried Tofu or かぶと油揚げのみそ汁 in Japanese.  This very good for your morning breakfast [...]

Miso Soup with Burdock and Sweet Potato(ごぼうとさつまいものみそ汁)

☆ Miso Soup with Burdock and Sweet Potato☆(ごぼうとさつまいものみそ汁) Good Morning Everyone, It’s being a very muggy weekend here in Japan.  Been busy all morning getting my hubby Birthday dinner ready for tonight and helping the kids make his cake also.  Today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Miso Soup with Burdock and Sweet Potato or ごぼうとさつまいものみそ汁 [...]

Miso Soup with Cabbage and onion(キャベツと玉葱のみそ汁)

☆Miso Soup with Cabbage and onion(キャベツと玉葱のみそ汁) ☆ Good Morning Everyone, I Hope that everyone is doing great today.  Well, I just realized that I hit the 50 mark for my 100 Recipes for 100 Days Post.(Yippy)  Half way done and half way to go.  Today’s Japanese Cooking Recipes is called Miso Soup with Cabbage and Onions [...]

How to Basic DASHI STOCK

☆ Konbu Kelp Stock ☆ Ingredients: ☆ konbu kelp 20㎝ in length ☆ 4 cup water Direction: 1. Wipe konbu kelp with a cloth to clean. 2. Fill a bowl with cold water and add the konbu kelp. Let stand for about 2 hours in sumer or 4 hour in winter. 3. Remove the konbu [...]

Mushroom Dumplings(きのこ餃子)

☆Mushroom Dumplings(きのこ餃子) ☆ Good Afternoon Everyone. Hope everyone week went well.  It’s October now, wow how fast time and this has gone by.  A lot of things happen around the world, so my prayers goes to those in Samoa, Indonesia, and Philippines.  Today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is called Mushroom Dumplings or きのこ餃子 in Japanese.  This makes a great [...]

Japanese Breakfast(朝ご飯/和食)

☆Japanese Breakfast(朝ご飯/和食) ☆ Good Morning Everyone.  The sun has finally come out after 2 days of raining. Now I can get the laundry going.lol  Well, today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is Japanese Breakfast.  I have listed below some of the traditional Japanese Breakfast that I would like to share with you all.  I hope you enjoy it. [...]

Chicken meatball noodles(鶏団子ヌードル)

☆ Chicken meatball noodles(鶏団子ヌードル) ☆ Good morning, Everyone, Japan starts it’s holidays from today. Also weather is to be good and sunny. Now for today’s Japanese Recipe called Chicken Meatballs Noodles. I use rice noodles but even a Vietnamese “pho” and a Japanese noodles are nice. A coriander and a lime and fish sauce are [...]

Popeye Curry

☆ Popeye curry ☆ Good Morning Everyone, It’s a Beautiful morning here in Japan.  There are no clouds in the sky and there’s a cool breeze blown.  Well, today’s recipe is called Popeye Curry.  Here’s Japan we have taken the Curry recipe from India, and mixed it up a little Japanese style.  My family is a big [...]

Chicken Beans Salad

☆ Chicken Beans Salad ☆ Ingredients: ☆ 250 g chicken breast ☆ 2 spring onion ☆ 2 tsp crushed ginger ☆ 1 tbsp sake ☆ 1 1/3 cups green string beans ☆ 1 tbsp mayonnaise ☆ 1 tbsp milk ☆ 1 tsp granulated chicken stock powder ☆ salt and pepper Direction: 1. Put the chicken [...]

Lentil Soup

☆Lentil Soup☆ Ohayo minasan, I finally had to make a Soup category.  Here’s a soup called Lentil Soup, it’s easy to make and very tasty when it’s all done.  This good for those cold and rain nights, to keep you warm in inside. Well let’s get started with what we need to get going with the [...]

Japanese Recipe called Tofu with Starchy Sauce and Fried Rice.

Japanese Recipe called Tofu with Starchy Sauce and Fried Rice. Here’s a Japanese recipes if you like to eat fried rice, tofu, and a little starchy sauce added to it. My hubby likes this very much. So let’s get started by getting our ingredients that we need. Ingredients: ☆ 1/2 tray of soft tofu ☆ [...]

Japanese Recipes called Kabocha Nimon カボチャ　煮物

Here’s todays Japanese recipe side dish called “Kabocha Nimono” or Cooked Pumpkin. My hubby wanted to eat this last so I made it. Very easy and simple to make and goes great with any main dish. So let’s get start, by getting what ingredients we need. Ingredients: ☆ 500g 1/2 kabocha squash (pumpkin) ☆ 2 [...]

Gomoku Gohan

Here’s as easy recipe if your not in the mood to eat very heavy. Japanese recipe called “Gomoku Gohan”. (Chicken with mixed vegetables and rice) This makes serving for 3 people. This was submitted from my next door neighbor. So let’s start by getting what we need. Ingredients: ☆ 1 1/2 cups rice (cleaned and [...]

Oyakodon or Chicken and Egg rice bowl (親子丼)

Oyakodon or Chicken and Egg rice bowl　(親子丼). Here’s a recipe thats easy to make, a Japanese dish called Oyakudon or in English Chicken and Egg rice bowl. This one of my favorites to eat in Japan. So here’s what you need to get started. Ingredients: ☆4 cup steamed rice ☆3/4 lb chicken thighs or chicken [...]