Last week, I was given LOTS and LOTS of garlic shoots (garlic scapes) from a chemical free garlic grower Hoddles Creek Garlic . If you have garlic growing in your garden OR your friends/family are growing them, DO NOT throw the tops out. They are very tasty. As a result , I made 10 kinds…
Japanese ponzu onion dressing recipe
Today, I am going to share a super refreshing Japanese ponzu onion dressing recipe. Japanese ponzu onion dressing is an amazingly delicious dressing that goes with SO MANY THINGS! It is not only for salads; you can drizzle it on sashimi,meat/vegie patties, steak, tofu… be creative. You can make Japanese ponzu onion dressing using my…
EASY Tonkotsu style ramen noodle recipe (with vegan, gluten free option)
Many of my customers have told me that their favourite ramen noodle is Tonkotsu style. As a result, I am sharing my Tonkotsu recipe today. Traditionally, Tonkotsu ramen needs serious cooking time to make the pork bone broth – around 48 hours of cooking. I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR THAT! (and who wants to…
Celebrate with Japanese cooking
Since I came back from my winter holiday, I have been enjoying conducting all kinds of cooking classes. For Japanese group cooking classes, I did a homestyle Japanese cooking class, a ramen class, a yaki class and my new Japanese style kimchi making class. (You can check my kimchi recipe from →here) I also have…
A quick and delicious pickled cucumber (cucumber kimchi) recipe
I make this dish every summer when my garden produces a crazy amount of cucumbers. Ingredients: Method: You can serve it immediately or refrigerate for 30 minutes for a fuller flavuor. Enjoy your meal! Related Item SAORI Goma (Sesame) Japanese Sauce SAORI’s small group cooking classes in Upwey, Vic (max 6) ↓ About SAORI…
Ponzu Lemongrass Beef Bowl Recipe
Inspired by Vietnamese lemongrass beef, this dish offers a Japanese-flavoured twist with SAORI Ponzu Sauce. For a truly delightful meal, serve it over cooked rice with a refreshing salad. Introduction: I was given a bunch of lemongrass from one of my customers, so I’ve been cooking a variety of dishes with it. This particular dish…
Umami Miso Teriyaki Chicken Recipe (with vegan option)
One of our customers asked me how to make miso teriyaki beef steaks. I normally use SAORI Tsuyu Sauce + miso paste and brown sugar to make miso teriyaki sauce. Yesterday, I made SAORI Sapporo Miso Ramen Broth Base and had some left over paste so I decided to try making miso teriyaki with this…
Dashi Khao Soi Noodle (North Thai style curry noodle ) Recipe – with vegan option
When I travel in northern Thailand, Khao Soi is one of my favourite Thai dishes . I discovered an amazing Khao Soi Noodle shop in middle of nowhere in Nan provence on my last trip. We became friends. We did Thai and Japanese cooking together at her restaurant after business hours. Anyway, I miss Khao…
Thai Omelette (Khay Jiao) Recipe – vegetarian, gluten free
Thai omelette, Kahy Jiao, is one of my favourite breakfast/lunch meals when I travel in Thailand. Normally this dish is served with chillied fish sauce but I decided to make it vegetarian…and it tastes even better! People who are not fans of fish sauce can enjoy it too. I love traveling in the country side…
Tteokbokki (Korean rice cakes) Recipe – with vegan option
Our 16 year old son LOVES cooking so I decided to use a recipe created by him. He had to cook these Korean rice cakes, tteokbokki outside (and just before my cooking class) because he woke up late so he was not allowed to use my clean kitchen! For the vegan option, skip fish cakes…
Camping & dumpling party at friend’s farm
As I discussed last time, when I have free time… I COOK! My job is to cook and my hobby to cook. (read ⇒this is what I do I am not working) Last month, I was invited to a friends beautiful real free range egg farm, “Willow Zen” to go camping on their farm. Japanese…
This is what I do when I am not working
Hi. I haven’t updated my facebook, instagram, blog or email newsletter for a month. WHY? My husband and I worked crazy hours before the annual Herb and Chilli Festival in March. We had an amazing time at the festival ( massive thanks for those who supported us), so we had to make more of our…
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