As Melbourne’s restriction are easing, everybody is getting busier and busier – socialising, change of work patterns, driving children to school, shopping etc etc so many things to do! And…Christmas being just around the corner doesn’t help. During lockdown, a lot more people enjoyed cooking at home because there was nowhere to eat out &…
Saori’s “Wow” spring roll dipping sauce recipe (gluten free, vegan friendly)
After our son & I made spring rolls last night, I suddenly realised there wasn’t any sweet chilli sauce to be found in the house. Mmm…what can I use for a dipping sauce? Oh well, no panic. I am a (10 medal winning) sauce maker! So, I decided to create a dipping sauce for our…
How to take care of your Japanese style clay hotpot to make it last longer
Clay hotpots last much longer if you take care of them. My old one I was using until quite recently was 15 years old. So, today I am going to share with you how to maintain your hotpot. This is my 15 years old hotpot ↓ Before you start using it, you should create a…
SAORI’S Healthy Japanese Food Challenge 2 and 3 (vegan friendly recipes)
Hi have you watched AND tried my yase-kin food yet? About yase-kin Yase-kin is a slimming bacteria that helps to increase the good bacteria in your stomach. Yase-kin is an immune booster: Yase-kin improves your gut health which makes your immune system stronger. Yase-kin helps keep you slim: Some people put on weight easier than…
SAORI’s Healthy Japanese Food Challenge day 1
If you have been… -snacking much more than usual -less active -worrying about your health -just totally bored Try this! ” SAORI’s healthy Japanese Food Challenge” – click to watch ↓↓ What to do Eat regular meals. Then, eat Saori’s suggested healthy Japanese food as a snack instead of junkfood/sweets when you are hungry. I eat…
Shopping list for ‘Healthy Japanese Food Challenge 1 “
Wednesday June 1st ‘Healthy Japanese Food Challenge 1 ” List of ingredients (serves 6 snack) 300g uncooked sushi rice (What!? Isn’t white rice bad for you? Don’t worry, read this) 1 small carrot any mushrooms – exotic mushrooms such as shimeji, enoki etc taste best but if you can’t find them regular button mushrooms are…
Does white rice make you fat?
Low carbo diets or keto diets tell you, “do not eat white rice” Does white rice make you fat? Is white rice bad for you? Here are some answers from various health studies…(*Click to read original articles.) Eating rice boosts diet quality, reduces body weight and improves markers for health（2014） International study suggests that eating…
Healthy Japanese Food Challenge (vegan friendly)
If you have been… -snacking much more than usual -less active -worrying about your health -just totally bored (you can read about “corona infected mind” from here) YOU MUST TRY THIS! Healthy Japanese Food Challenge (YEAY!!) I will make all the recipes vegan friendly so everybody can enjoy them but you can add small amounts…
I’ve got corona mind infection!
Hello everyone. How have you been? I am sorry I haven’t updated my blog for nearly one month. Is it because I have been busy? NO, I haven’t been busy (but I am still getting enough online orders to feed my family so thank you very much for supporting our small business). It has been…
Garlic & Chilli Japanese style prawn zucchini spaghetti recipe (with vegan option)
Have you tried “ Wafu pasta”? Wafu means Japanese style and it is dashi soy sauce (Tsuyu )based. It is common as a tomato or cream based pasta in Japan. A mixture of Garlic + Tusyu + Chilli is soo DEVINE. Garlic & Chilli Japanese Style Prawn Zucchini Spaghetti Recipe (The Dashi Broth in…
3 new positive habits I started during lockdown that I want to continue after restrictions lift
Yay!!! Australia’s Coronavirus restrictions will be partly lifted from the 1st of June! YAY!!!!!!!!!! This lockdown made me feel uneasy, worried, isolated and upset sometimes but it wasn’t all bad. There are always some positive things during hard times. I want to continue to do the new habits I did during lockdown…which have made me…
Miso Oden Recipe (gluten free)
Some of our customers requested an “Oden” recipe so I am sharing one of mine with you today. Oden is one of many popular Japanese hot pot dishes. in Japan, it is a must have winter dish at home or you can buy them on the street or even convenience stores. Ingredients (serves 4) 4…
