Food Recipes for Food Lovers!

Mapo Tofu

2012-11-07T11:38:00.000-08:00

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

1/4 pound ground pork
1 pound regular tofu (medium firmness)
1 leek or 3 green onions (chopped)
3 cloves grated garlic
1 tbsp grated ginger
2 tsp chili bean paste
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sake (if available)
1 tsp sugar
1 cup chicken broth (can be substitute by water)
1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water (can be substitute potato stretch or tapioca stretch)
pepper
sesame oil

Directions:

Cut the tofu into 1/2 inch square cubes, and blanch (drop into boiling water) for 2 - 3 minutes.
Remove tofu from boiling water and drain.
Heat wok and add oil. When oil is ready, stir fry grated garlic.
Add ground pork to the wok, and stir fry until the color darkens.
Add chili bean paste to the wok and stir fry until you can smell the aroma.
Add soy sauce and sake, and ginger, and stir fry.
Add chicken soup, sugar, pepper, and oyster sauce.
Add tofu. Bring to boil, and keep boiling for a few minutes.(stir occasionally for avoiding burn)
Add water dissolved cornstarch to the wok little by little and mix well.
Add chopped green onion and sesame oil.

TOPOKKI (Korean Spicy Rice Cake)

2012-10-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

2/3 lb Korean rice cakes
1 Big piece of thin fish cakes, cut into small triangles
1 cup water
2 tbs gochujang (Korean chili paste)
2 tbs sugar
chopped green onion (option)

Direction :

Boil Water, add gochujang and sugar, and mix well.
Add rice cakes and fish cakes.
Simmer until rice cake become soft and the sauce gets a little thick.
Add green onion.

Tori Gobo Salada (Chicken and burdock salada)

2012-10-21T15:18:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

1/4lb gobo (burdock root): peeled and cut into 2 inch long and thin strips
1/4 red pepper: cut into thin strips
2 chicken tender (1/4 lb chicken breast is OK too)
2 tbsp sesame dressing (creamy type)
1 tbsp mayonnaise (Japanese mayonnaise is proffered)
salt
pepper

Direction :

Soak the gobo strips in cold water for a few minutes to eliminate bitterness and drain well.
Boil chicken in the boiling water for 3 minutes, or until fully cooked.
Take chicken out from the water and cool.
Boil gobo for 1 minute.
Strain gobo, then cool.
Tear chicken into thin strips.
Mix gobo, chicken, red pepper, mayonnaise, sesame dressing in a bowl.
Add some salt and pepper if you like, and mix well.

Miso Marinated Chicken Steak

2012-10-07T10:28:00.001-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

3/4 lb chicken thighs with skin*

2 Tbsp miso paste (soy bean paste)

2 Tbsp sake

1 Tbsp soy sauce

2 Tbsp mirin (Japanese Sweet sake)

2 Tsp sugar

1 clove grated garlic

1 tsp grated ginger

Directions:

Poke chicken from skin side with a fork.
Mix miso paste, soy sauce, sake, milin, sugar, garlic, and ginger together.
Put chicken and sauce mixture in a ziploc type plastic bag and place in the fridge for at least a half day.
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.
Fry the skin side of the chicken on medium heat until the skin become crispy.
Turn the chicken over to fry the other side on low heat.
Cover the pan and cook the chicken on low heat until dchicken is fully cooked.
Slice the chicken and serve with your choice of vegetable on a plate.

*If you prefer helthy dish, use chicken breasts without skin.

Easy Shepherd's Pie

2012-10-01T11:24:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

1 lbs ground round beef

1 onion chopped

1 cup vegetables - chopped carrots, corn, peas

1 lbs potatoes

4 tbsp butter (1/2 stick)

1 cup milk

6 tbsp ketchup

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Salt, pepper, other seasonings of choice

Direction :

Peel and quarter potatoes, boil in salted water until tender (about 20 minutes).

Sauté onions and carrot in a pan until tender over medium heat.

In a large bowl, mix ground beef, sautéed onion and carrot, corn, peas, ketchup, and worcesterchire sauce well.

Mash potatoes in another bowl with butter and milk, season to taste.

Place beef mixture in baking dish. Put mashed potatoes on top. Rough up with a fork so that there are peaks that will brown nicely.

Cook in 450 degree oven for 25 minutes.

Ga Pao Rice (Thai Style Basil and Chicken rice)

2012-09-18T11:47:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

1/2 lb ground chicken

1 dozen basil leaves

1 red paprika

1/2 onion

1 clove minced garlic

1 tbsp nam pla sauce (Thai fish sauce)

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tbsp soy sauce

2 eggs

vegetable oil

steamed rice for 2 portions

Direction :

In a pan, heat one spoon of vegetable oil and minced garlic until garlic become smell.

Add ground chicken and stir fry well until color turned to white.

Add nan pla sauce, sugar, oyster souce, and soy souce to the chicken and mix well.

Add thickly sliced red pepper and onion, and keep stir fry.

After vegetable is cooked, add basil and stir fry.

In another pan, heat vegetable oil and cook sunny-side up egg.

Serve chicken and egg on top of steamed rice.

Homemade Chicken Ham

2012-09-08T16:47:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :

4 pcs - chicken breast
4 tsp salt (1 tsp each pcs)
4 tsp honey (1 tsp each pcs)
pepper
4 cloves grated garlic (option)
ziplock bag
cling film

Direction :

Season chicken breast with honey, salt, pepper (and garlic if you like), and put into ziplock bag.
Place in fridge for 2 days
Wash out chicken once and wipe all water
Wrap each peace tightly with cling film and strings both side (shape like a candy)
Put them into source pan and pour water.
Put the source pan on the stove top and start boiling.
Once water is boiled, turn off the heat, cover the source pan with lid, and leave it for an hour.

*Keep it in a refrigerator, and it is good for about a week.
*You can make delicious sandwich with this ham!!!
*You can put your favorite herbs (such as rosemary, basil, bay leaf etc...) while seasoning chicken.

Kinpira Gobo (Pan fried burdock root and carrot)

2012-09-04T15:55:00.001-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

1/2 lb gobo (burdock root): peeled and cut into 2 inch long and thin strips
1/4 lb carrot: peeled and cut into 2 inch long and thin strips
1 1/2 Tbsp mirin
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 Tbsp sake
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 tsps vegetable oil
2 Dried red chili peppers (option)

Direction :

Soak the gobo strips in cold water for a few minutes to eliminate bitterness and drain well.
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, and fry gobo for a couple minutes.
Add carrot strips in the pan and stir-fry.
Add sake, mirin, and sugar and stir-fry until the liquid is gone.
Season with soy sauce and stir-fry well.
Turn off the heat. Sprinkle sesame seeds.

*If you like spicy, fry sliced dry red chili pepper before adding gobo in the pan.

Buta Kimuchi (Pork and Kimuchi Stir Fry)

2012-08-27T15:45:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

1/2 lb sliced pork belly or ton torro
2 cups kimchi roughly chopped
1/2 onion thinly sliced (optional)
1 tbsp oyster sause
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil

Direction :

Heat a skillet or wok in a high heat until it become very hot.
Add the pork and stir fry until cooked.
Drain off fat from the pork in the skillet.
Add the kimchi (and onion), then stir fry for a minute.
Add oyster sauce and soy sauce then continue stir frying until the sauce coats the meat and kimchi.
Drizzle with sesame oil, and serve.

Mango pudding

2012-08-19T19:45:00.001-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 8 people) :

2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup hot water

2 large mango

1 12 oz can evaporated milk

1 cup whipping cream (can be substitute by milk)

sliced mango and evaporate milk for decoration (optional)

Direction :

Scoop out the fruit, including around the stone.

Place the fruit in a food processor or blender and blitz to create a smooth mango puree.

Add gelatin and sugar to hot water and mix until dissolved and smooth.

In large bowl, mix mango puree, evaporated milk and whipping cream.

Pour gelatin mixture into mango mixture and stir.

Pour mixture into jelly mould and chill until set (about least 3 hours).

Easy tuna avocado pasta Japanese style

2012-08-17T19:01:00.003-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

8 ounces pasta

1 large riped avocados

3 table spoon mayonnaise*

1 table spoon milk

1 1/2 table spoon concentrated men-tsuyu or soy source

1 5oz canned right tuna

shredded nori (dried seaweed)

* I recommend to use Japanese mayonnaise because it is more tasty!!

Direction :

Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil then cook pasta according to package directions. Once cooked.

In the meantime, add diced avocado, canned tuna, mayonnaise, men-tsuyu, and milk to a large bowl, and mix altogether.

Add the sauce to the cooked and drained pasta and toss until pasta is well coated.

Serve on a plate with some shredded nori (dried seaweed)

Easy marinated vegetable

2012-08-09T19:47:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

- 1 Cucumber

- 1 Bell Pepper

- 1 Carrot

- 1 Onion

- 1/2 cup Sushi vinegar (or add honey or sugar to 1/2 cup vinegar as you like)

- 1/4 cup Olive Oil

- Coarse Black Pepper

- 2 Bay leaves

- Thyme

Directions:

Cut cucumber and carrot lengthwise in half, and then slice it in 1/5 inch thick.

Slice onion and bell pepper in 1/3 inch thick.

Put all vegetables, vinegar, olive oil, and spice into a plastic bag and shake it well.

Leave marinated vegetables in the refrigerator for 30 min.

Jaepchae (Korean Stir Fried Sweet Potato Noodle)

2012-08-09T16:19:00.001-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Main Ingredients:

- 1 Handful (4.6 oz) Cellophane Noodles

- 1 Cup Beef

- 1/3 Carrot

- 1/2 Onion

- 3 oz Spinach

- 1/2 Bell Pepper

- Olive Oil

- Salt & Black Pepper

Beef Ingredients:

- 1/2 Tbsp Soy Sauce

- 1/2 Tbsp Cooking Wine

- 1 tsp Minced Garlic

- 1 1/2 tsp Sugar

- A pinch of Black Pepper

Spinach Ingredients:

- 1 tsp Soy Sauce

- 1/2 tsp Sugar

Noodles Ingredients:

- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce

- 1/2 Tbsp Sugar

- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil

Seasoning Ingredients:

- 11/2 Tbsp Soy Sauce

- 2 Tbsp Sesame Oil

- 1 Tbsp Sugar

- 1 tsp Sesame Seeds

- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper

Directions:

Cut beef thinly and add all the ingredients for the beef. Set it aside for at least 30 minutes.
Add spinach in boiling water with some salt to keep the color green. Boil for about 30 seconds, and then rinse in cold water. Squeeze out water.
Mix the boiled spinach and all the ingredients for the spinach. Set it aside.
Cut onion, carrot, and bell pepper thinly.
In a lightly oiled pan, fry onion for 20 seconds on high. Add a little bit of salt.
Fry bell pepper and carrot for 10 seconds with a little salt.
Fry beef until they are completely cooked.
In boiling water, add the noodles and boil for 11 minutes. Drain the water.
In a nonstick pan, add the noodles and the other ingredients for the noodles. Fry for 2 minutes until the noodles are evenly colored by the soy sauce. Cool the noodles.
In a large bowl, mix noodle, vegetables, and meat.
Add the ingredients for the seasoning. Mix all of the ingredients well.

Cashew Chicken

2012-07-19T06:21:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

3 Chicken breasts, boned and skinned
1/2 lb. Chinese pea pods
1/2 lb. Mushrooms
4 Green onions
2 cups Bamboo shoots, drained
1 cup Chicken broth
1/4 cup Soy sauce
2 tb Corn starch
1/2 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Salt
4 tb Salad oil
1 pack Cashew nuts (about 4−oz)

Directions:

Slice chicken horizontally into very thin slices and cut into inch squares.
Remove ends and strings from pea pods.
Slice mushrooms, green part of onions, and the bamboo shoots.
Mix soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and salt.
Heat 1 tbls of oil in skillet.
Over moderate heat, cook all nuts until lightly toasted (about 1 min) and remove from the skillet.
Pour remaining oil in pan, fry chicken quickly, turning often until it looks opaque.
Lower heat to low, add pea pods, mushrooms, and broth, cover and cook slowly for 2 mins.
Remove cover, add soy sauce mixture, bamboo shoots, and stir until souce become thick,
Simmer uncovered a bit more and add green onions and nuts.

Onion Quiche

2012-07-19T05:36:00.002-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 6 people) :

1 tablespoon butter

1 large onion, diced

3 eggs

2/5 cup (100cc) heavy cream

1/3 cup shredded Swiss cheese

1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Over medium-low heat, melt butter in a saucepan and cook diced onion until it become soft and light brown.
In a bowl, beat eggs and cream together.
Add cheese with egg mixture.
Spread onions in bottom of pie crust.
Pour egg mixture over onions.
Bake in preheated oven for 22 minutes, or until eggs have set.

Egg Roll

2012-07-10T05:59:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (10 egg rolls):

1 lb. chinese cabbage (Napa)
2 stalks celery
1/2 lb. cooked shrimp
1/2 lb. cooked pork
10 water chestnuts
1/3 cup bamboo shoots
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
Liberal dash pepper
1/2 tsp. light soy sauce
1/4 tsp. sesame oil
1 beaten egg
10 egg roll skins
3 cups oil (for deep frying)

Directions:

Boil cabbage and celery until very tender. Drain and squeeze out excess water. Shred very fine and set aside to drain further.
Parboil shrimp and fry or bake pork. Mince both.
Shred water chestnuts and bamboo shoots.
Mix all ingredients but egg together.
Beat egg.
Wrap filling in egg roll skins and seal with egg.
Heat oil in wok or deep fat fryer to 375 degrees and drop in eggrolls.
When skin turns light golden brown, remove from oil and cool down.
When eggrolls become cool down, drop again into hot oil and fry until golden brown.

Scottish Shortbread

2012-07-06T19:51:00.000-07:00

Ingredients :

2 1/2 cups butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup corn starch

Directions:

Leave butter in a room tempture about an hour.
Mix all-purpose flourand corn starch together.\
Cream butter and sugar. Add flour mixed at direction2 and knead until all ingredients are well mixed.
Put dough in a clean plastic bag and rest dough in a fridge for 40 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into 3x1 inch strips. Prick with fork and place on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

*It is very fragile right after baked. Cool down well before take short bread out from baking sheet.

Teriyaki Chicken

2012-06-30T05:44:00.001-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

3/4 lb chicken thighs with skin*

2 Tbsp sake

4 Tbsp soy sauce

4 Tbsp mirin (Japanese Sweet sake)

2 Tbsp sugar

Directions:

Poke chicken from skin side with a fork.
Mix soy sauce, sake, milin, and sugar in a bowl and marinate the chicken in it for 15 minutes.
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.
Fry the skin side of the chicken on medium heat until the skin is browned.
Turn the chicken over to fry the other side on low heat.
Pour the sauce (used for marinate chicken at direction2) over the chicken in the pan.
Cover the pan and cook the chicken on low heat until dchicken is fully cooked.
Remove the lid and simmer until the sauce becomes thick.
Slice the chicken and serve on a plate. Pour thickened sauce over the teriyaki chicken.

*We useally use chicken thighs with skin for Teriyaki chicken in Japan, however, if you prefer helthy dish, use chicken breasts without skin.

Hamburger Steak Japanese Style

2012-06-28T19:39:00.005-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Burger:

1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion (chopped)
1 egg
1/2 cup panko
nutmeg
salt
black pepper

Sauce:

1/2 cup Tonkatsu sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
pepper

Directions:

Heat the oil in a frying pan then cook chopped onion over medium heat until onion become soft and slightly brown.
In a large bowl, put ground beef, onion, and egg, then knead with your hands.
Add panko, nutmeg, salt and pepper, and knead
Roll out 4 large patties
Make a dent in the center of each.
Heat the frying pan, place the patties, and cook for 3 minutes over medium heat
Flip patties, cover and cook for five minutes over low heat
Flip again, and cook for an additional 5 minutes
Remove burgers from the pan, add tonkatsu sauce, ketchup, and pepper. Cook for 30 seconds, then pour on top of burgers

* Instead to this sauce, you can use steak sauce, ketchup, or ponzu as you like.
* If you like cheese, put sliced cheese on top after direction 8 and heat until melt .

Tonkatsu (Japanese style pork cutlet)

2012-06-19T04:13:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

-2 egg beaten

-all-purpose flour for dredging

-8 thin cut boneless pork chops

-1 1/2 cup panko crumbs (Japanese breadcrumbs)*

-oil for deep frying

-Tonkatsu sauce* for serving (Worcestershire sauce can be substituted)

-1/4 head of cabbage shredded on a mandoline

-8 mini tomato

* Available at most Asian food grocery store

Directions:

Dreadge pork chops with all-purpose flour. Make sure to get an even coat on both sides.
Get two shallow bowls and beat an egg in one, and add the panko to the other.
Coat flour dreadged pork in beaten egg, then transfer to the bowl with the panko. Coat panko evenly on both side of pork, then press softly.
Leave prepared pork for 10 minutes.
Add 3/4″ of oil into a heavy bottomed pot and heat over medium heat.
When the oil is reached to 340 degrees F, place pork chops into the pan, and fry for about 5 minutes on each side, until cutlet become golden brown.
Cut cutlet, then serve with shredded cabbage, mini tomato and Tonkatsu sauce.

Tom Yum Goong (Hot and sour soup with shrimp)

2012-06-19T00:44:00.000-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 2-3 people) :

-Clear broth or water 3 cups

-Shelled prawns, 10-12 raw

-Lemongrass, 2-3 stalks cut in pieces

-Kaffir lime leaves, 3-4 whole leaves

-Galangal root, rough cut in 4-5 pieces

-Straw mushrooms, 6-8 cut halved

-Small chilies, 2-3 whole or pounded

-Fish sauce 4 tablespoons

-Lime juice 4 tablespoons

Optional ingredients:

-Coconut milk 1 cup

-Cherry tomatoes, 3-4 halved

-Holy basil, 4-5 leaves

-Thai chili paste (Nam-prik-proain Thai) 1-2 tablespoons

Directions:

1.Boil broth or water with all cut lemongrass, whole kaffirleave, cut galangal roots and pounded chilliesby medium-high heat.

2.Once the water is boiling, add prawns, halved mushroom, cherry tomatoes (optional). Until shrimps turn orange (cooked through).

3.Turn off the heat, add fish sauce and lime juice.+IF you want to add coconut milk (optional), add it in step 2 boil altogether.

+IF you want to holy basil leaves, add leaves when served in a bowl to preserve its spicy taste and aroma scent.

Kimuchi Fried Rice

2012-06-18T18:25:00.002-07:00

Ingredients (Serve 2 people);

- 1 Cup Kimchi
- 2 or 3 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Kimchi Liquid
- 1/2 tsp Sesame Oil
- 2 Eggs
- Sesame Seeds to Garnish
- 2 Bowls of Cooked Rice

Directions:

1. Cut 1 cup of kimchi to bite sized pieces

2. Add some oil in a pan and fry the kimchi.

3. Add 2 or 3 tsp of sugar depending on taste. Fry for about 5 minutes.

4. Add 2 bowls of rice, fry, and add the salt.

5. Add 2 Tbsp of kimchi liquid and fry 10 more minutes.

6. When the rice gets enough kimchi flavor, add the sesame oil. Then fry 2 more minutes.

7. Fry eggs separately, adding salt to taste.

8. Place the fried eggs on a plate, and put the rice on top of the eggs.

*You can add meat such as beef, pork, chiken, and ham if you like.

After direction 1, cut meats in bite size, add some oil in a pan, fry meat, and add kimuch before go to direction3.

Banana Breakfast Shake

2012-05-26T19:38:00.000-07:00

1 cup non fat milk
1 peeled and sliced medium banana, frozen
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Ground cinnamon

In blender container, combine all ingredients except for the cinnamon. Blend until smooth, approximately 20 seconds. Pour into glasses and garnish with a sprinkle of ground cinnamon.

Food Recipes for Food Lovers!

Mapo Tofu

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Directions:

TOPOKKI (Korean Spicy Rice Cake)

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Direction :

Tori Gobo Salada (Chicken and burdock salada)

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Direction :

Miso Marinated Chicken Steak

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

Directions:

Easy Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

1 lbs ground round beef 1 onion chopped 1 cup vegetables - chopped carrots, corn, peas 1 lbs potatoes 4 tbsp butter (1/2 stick) 1 cup milk 6 tbsp ketchup 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauceSalt, pepper, other seasonings of choice

Direction :

Ga Pao Rice (Thai Style Basil and Chicken rice)

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

1/2 lb ground chicken 1 dozen basil leaves 1 red paprika 1/2 onion 1 clove minced garlic 1 tbsp nam pla sauce (Thai fish sauce) 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp sugar 1/2 tbsp soy sauce 2 eggs vegetable oil steamed rice for 2 portions

Direction :

Homemade Chicken Ham

Ingredients :

Direction :

Kinpira Gobo (Pan fried burdock root and carrot)

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Direction :

Buta Kimuchi (Pork and Kimuchi Stir Fry)

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

Direction :

Mango pudding

Ingredients (Serve 8 people) :

2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 2 large mango 1 12 oz can evaporated milk 1 cup whipping cream (can be substitute by milk) sliced mango and evaporate milk for decoration (optional)

Direction :

Easy tuna avocado pasta Japanese style

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

8 ounces pasta 1 large riped avocados 3 table spoon mayonnaise* 1 table spoon milk 1 1/2 table spoon concentrated men-tsuyu or soy source 1 5oz canned right tuna shredded nori (dried seaweed) * I recommend to use Japanese mayonnaise because it is more tasty!!

Direction :

Easy marinated vegetable

Ingredients:

Directions:

Jaepchae (Korean Stir Fried Sweet Potato Noodle)

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Main Ingredients:

Beef Ingredients:

Spinach Ingredients:

Noodles Ingredients:

Seasoning Ingredients:

Directions:

Cashew Chicken

Ingredients:

Directions:

Onion Quiche

Ingredients (Serve 6 people) :

Directions:

Egg Roll

Ingredients (10 egg rolls):

Directions:

Scottish Shortbread

Ingredients :

Directions:

Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients (Serve 2 people) :

Directions:

Hamburger Steak Japanese Style

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Burger:

Sauce:

Directions:

Tonkatsu (Japanese style pork cutlet)

Ingredients (Serve 4 people) :

Directions:

Tom Yum Goong (Hot and sour soup with shrimp)

Ingredients (Serve 2-3 people) :

Optional ingredients:

Directions:

Kimuchi Fried Rice

Ingredients (Serve 2 people);

Directions:

Banana Breakfast Shake

1 lbs ground round beef

1 onion chopped

1 cup vegetables - chopped carrots, corn, peas

1 lbs potatoes

4 tbsp butter (1/2 stick)

1 cup milk

6 tbsp ketchup

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Salt, pepper, other seasonings of choice

1/2 lb ground chicken

1 dozen basil leaves

1 red paprika

1/2 onion

1 clove minced garlic

1 tbsp nam pla sauce (Thai fish sauce)

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tbsp soy sauce

2 eggs

vegetable oil

steamed rice for 2 portions

2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup hot water

2 large mango

1 12 oz can evaporated milk

1 cup whipping cream (can be substitute by milk)

sliced mango and evaporate milk for decoration (optional)

8 ounces pasta

1 large riped avocados

3 table spoon mayonnaise*

1 table spoon milk

1 1/2 table spoon concentrated men-tsuyu or soy source

1 5oz canned right tuna

shredded nori (dried seaweed)

* I recommend to use Japanese mayonnaise because it is more tasty!!