A Dish

Sukiyaki

2014-06-05T00:43:00.002-07:00

I cooked with the leftover which I brought back from BBQ on last weekend.

Yakiniku don

2014-03-31T03:18:00.001-07:00

Sliced beef grilled with sauce (soya sauce, mirin, miso, chili) and onion.

Ikura don

2014-03-30T04:51:00.000-07:00

I cooked sushi at my regular bar, I took back all the rest and might be enough for a several days.

Bacon cabbage spaggethi

2013-01-16T04:19:00.002-08:00

Next day of okonomiyaki, I had some pieces of bacon and cabbage in fridge.
I boiled the fine cut cabbage and then used the water to boil pasta.
I slightly remember the recipe I learned from Mamma in Sicilia. This time, I used soft and sweet cabbage for okonomiyaki, it tastes much better.

Okonomiyaki

2013-01-05T02:04:00.002-08:00

Okonomi (=whatever you like) yaki (=bake) is a very popular snack.
Eating the rest of the day before.

Zenzai

2013-01-02T00:45:00.002-08:00

Japanese would eat mochi (rice cake) during the period of the New Year. There is a long history and even people in 6th century ate mochi and this was for something special.
In many houses, they would eat "ozoni" or "zenzai" (it may be also called shiruko) on the New Year's day. Ozoni is salty soup with mochi and other vegetable while zenzai is sweets.

Azuki red beans will be first cooked until it becomes very soft, then add sugar, ginger juice, then finally salt to make people feel more sweetness. On the New Year's day, I made zenzai for the first time in Austria.

Soba

2012-12-25T04:52:00.001-08:00

I also cooked soba at the cafe bistro, I still have left over ingredients.

Oden

2012-12-24T04:50:00.000-08:00

I cooked for guests at my regular cafe bistro, I survive on leftover food.
Oden is winter typical Japanese dish. Ingredient differs from location to location but the favorite ones are any way somehow followings:

1. Daikon
2. Egg
3. Chikuwa (fish cake roll)

Udon noodle with miso paste

2012-12-09T10:31:00.000-08:00

I made udon for lunch to eat with friends, then I ate leftover for the dinner. Rice is the mixture of ten difrerent grain, sprinkled perilla seasoning on it.

Takikomi Gohan, so-to-say Japanese paella

2012-11-03T04:25:00.000-07:00

The day before, I was asked to cook something Japanese at a cafe in my neighborhood where I sometimes go. Rice cooked with hijiki seaweed, carrot, soybean, simeji mashroom and chicken seasoned by mirin, sake and soy sauce. Today I can survive on leftover food.

Croquette

2012-05-15T12:50:00.001-07:00

I suddenly wanted to eat croquette. I had some portion of okara in the fridge from last tofu party with my friends. Mixed okara with the same amount of mash potatoes, minched and fried onion, tuna and corn, then dipped to beaten eggs, fried in olive oil both sides. It has quite a simple taste, but it somehow relaxed me.

Leek spelt pasta

2012-04-29T01:08:00.002-07:00

Recently I found out that spelt pasta's texture is somehow similar to that of yakisoba noodle. I once tried spelt pasta when I first saw at supermarket, but it did not taste wonderful; I did cook and ate without frying after that.

Pumpkin pasta with asparagus

2012-04-02T10:34:00.000-07:00

Asparagus from the day before appears again.

Fried rice with salmon

2012-02-24T05:40:00.000-08:00

Fried rest of rice which I cooked and kept in fridge, added eggs, carrot and salmon.

Chinese cabbage soup

2012-02-13T13:23:00.002-08:00

I just wanted to eat Chinese cabbage in soup, but I did not know why. Just put what I had in fridge.

Tortellini on salad with fried champignons and tomato

2012-01-16T12:56:00.000-08:00

I have been busy and also ill, I did not cook at home at all for long time. But I want to eat more vegetables finally. Of course it is much cheaper and healthier to cook by myself... Sometimes my work will not allow me to do so, that I think very pitty. I fried briefly champinignogs and tomato with sesame oil.

I found an old entry but it is slightly different... well to think what to use from the fridge and how is the key to cook quickly and easily.

Salmon leeks

2011-10-10T11:48:00.000-07:00

It suddenly got cold since two days, wanted to eat something makes me warm from inside. I put half a bunch of leeks. Maybe soon nabe season should come.

Curry rice

2011-09-14T06:42:00.000-07:00

This one is not a quick and simple recipe at all.
I cooked curry rice as one of the most popular Japanese dishes within a friend circle who wants to learn how to learn how to cook Japanese dishes. I was not able to use roux available at Asian shop for one member who was allergic to flour, I cook this time from scratch.
I made roux out of curry powder, garam masala and koriander this time. It takes long time but surely nice.

Onigiri (rice balls)

2011-05-15T03:29:00.000-07:00

My lunch at ball park became the one at home due to rain.

Natto udon

2011-05-14T23:49:00.000-07:00

I got this udon by means of warashibe and feel somehow sorry for my friend that I was not able to share natto much enough for that.

Penne al tonno

2011-04-25T12:51:00.000-07:00

On Easter Monday I have worked whole day without going out. So the lunch was quick and easy.

Omelett

2011-03-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

I wanted to put champignon in it but I found mold on it, aww :(

Chirashi-zushi

2011-02-25T23:55:00.000-08:00

Rest of the house warming party of my friend.

Mushroom omlett

2011-01-23T02:01:00.000-08:00

Even on Sundays, a bakary in my neighborhood is open until noon and I would buy laugen croissant there. Some guests who stayed by me until now should have had the same menu for breakfast with the bread.

Penne with panna

2011-01-21T06:48:00.000-08:00

This recipe, very easy and tastes good every time I make. I learned this when I was in Sicily for volunteer work in 2010.