Month: November 2014

Beans, chickpeas, sweetcorn and tuna in a spicy tomato sauce

One afternoon I was looking through my pantry for things to cook as I really didn’t want to visit the supermarket. Amongst the things that I found were…

Pork Shogayaki

Shogayaki is one of my favourite Japanese dishes. One of the hardest things to find since I moved to Japan, is British bacon. Over here we do have…

Minced beef pasta with red wine, vegetables and basil

When I’m in a rush and short of ideas in the kitchen, pasta is normally one of my typical go to recipes. I’ve cooked a variety of pasta…

Beef, red pepper and kishimen stir fry

I enjoy trying my luck with various Japanese ingredients from the supermarket, and I recently created a new dish with mentsuyu, which is actually a soup noodle base….

Chicken and Sweet Potato Soup

One of my favourite recipes to cook during the colder months is a seasonal vegetable soup. As autumn slowly turns to winter, Sweet Potato, or as they are known…