Yearly Archives: 2010
Monsen Makizushi
Once upon a time I discovered an obscure page on the internet which had a decorative roll I’ve never seen. Though it was marketing kiwi fruit, they had put it in a sushi roll and it had a peculiar pattern. Further searching, I found a japanese website on decorative sushi and I discovered the name […]
Garden Green Rice & Meatballs
The herbs are king in a garden where there is little full sun to share. The chives, parsley and sorrel seem pretty happy and have plenty of growth for the picking. In addition, the local radish growers seem to be keeping the greengrocers with a steady supply – I made two small batches of pickled […]
Saucy Balls
I store small balls of hamburger mix in the freezer, as I have the flexibility in turning them into more flat hamburgers or keep them as they are. I also prefer to have them with a sauce. I was reminded of the ‘hanbaagu’, a version close to Salisbury steak that have a sauce poured over […]
Random Leftovers
I don’t tend to have the same capacity for certain food as Yvan has, and especially with rich foods like meat. I also tend to overeat on the carb front (with rice, not surprisingly) so I end up fuller and with leftovers. In the end it does provide me with meat for a tad longer […]
Ganmadoki & Onigiri
I wanted to try out some vegetarian sides and came across ganmadoki, though I think mine are a tad on the ‘dark’ side. They consist of tofu and a bunch of other ingredients, and stem from vegan buddist cuisine. This was surprisingly a good feed despite being vegetarian, though I’d rather stick to the real […]
Rocket Sprouts
We let the rocket in the backyard go to seed last year, and were amused how almost the entire garden bed was peppered with tiny rocket seedlings. At this time, it is easier to identify the rocket from the weed and the best time to thin them out. Though, I couldn’t really bare to just […]
Kimchi Pancake
The combination of kimchi pancakes and kimpira is a tasty one! Probably should of added sorrel from the garden to that for extra fresh greenery and more of a citrus zing.. Lunch contents: Plain rice mixed with egg white with edamame and sesame, carrot kimpira with pickled sweet piquante peppers, salted cucumber, leftover lamb chop […]
Hosomaki Picnic
Ideally, picnic or travel food should be picked up without utensils and have little to no packaging – you might not be able to have a stable surface to eat off when you’re on the go. I aimed to see what things can be made for such occasions, perhaps if I can ‘accidently’ have a […]
Gochujang Tofu
Homemade gochujang was used to season the tofu, then it was fried in a oil seasoned pan. I’m not sure if I can trust how authentic the gochujang was but it gave good flavour to the tofu. Lunch contents: plain rice with hijiki and spring onion (more under the top layer of rice), cucumber, carrot […]
Hikiji Rice
Trying to be a little more healthy, I tried adding hijiki to slightly vinegared rice – white rice is notoriously high carb and low fibre. It would of been better to have grated carrot too, in retrospect. In the end however, I would always favour my plain white rice! Lunch contents: Sushi rice mixed with […]