Chinese Style Tomato Eggs

Chinese Style Tomato Eggs

July 07, 2020

Chinese style tomato eggs are a classic household staple for many Chinese families. It's delicious, quick to make and packed full of vitamins thanks to the tomatoes and leeks, and is protein dense from the eggs. 

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Japanese Pumpkin And Sweet Potato Korokke Curry

Japanese Pumpkin And Sweet Potato Korokke Curry

November 24, 2016

Using up left over pumpkin flesh from our Halloween evening, I mixed them with sweet potatoes to make these terrific tasting croquettes.

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Vegetarian Stuffed Potato Skins

Vegetarian Stuffed Potato Skins

October 06, 2016

Stuffing is a must for a roast dinner but I've never actually used it to stuff anything before. Usually I just make them into little balls and roast them along with all the trimmings.

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Japanese Sweet Potato Korokke | By Yuki Gomi

Japanese Sweet Potato Korokke | By Yuki Gomi

August 23, 2016

Japanese croquettes or 'korokke' are simply delicious to eat and the Japanese BBQ sauce that goes with it is the perfect accompaniment. The korokke's are usually made with vegetables of some sort, be it sweet potatoes, butternut squash or potatoes and deep fried until golden.

Yuki's 3rd recipe of Japanese sweet potato korokke at her Japanese cooking class, is a healthier oven-baked version and is served with an extremely addictive homemade BBQ sauce. 

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Japanese Green Beans with Black Sesame Sauce | By Yuki Gomi

Japanese Green Beans with Black Sesame Sauce | By Yuki Gomi

July 19, 2016

A while back, I was invited to a Japanese cooking class with Yuki Gomi, where we made 4 simple Japanese dishes in around 1 hour. My absolute favourite was the green beans coated in black sesame sauce, so this is the first of the 4 recipes I'll be sharing with you guys.

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Super Salad of Edamame, Quinoa, Wakame + Wasabi Drizzle

Super Salad of Edamame, Quinoa, Wakame + Wasabi Drizzle

November 03, 2015

Edamame and quinoa has become my favourite foods of late and even with the colder weather in UK, I'm still enjoying them as a salad for lunch.

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Vasterbottensost Cheese Flan Recipe

Vasterbottensost Cheese Flan Recipe

June 08, 2015

 Photo by Vasterbottensost

Following on from the delicious Swedish meatball recipe by Bronte Aurell of ScandiKitchn, here's another amazing recipe she shared with us. Wobbly and ultra cheesy flan made with Vasterbottensost cheese. The homemade pastry was buttery and crumbly, holding all that cheesy filling together. 

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Okonomiyaki Recipe

Okonomiyaki Recipe

June 05, 2014

Last night, we had an okonomiyaki dinner party. Mr Cheeky bought loads of okonomiyaki kits back from his Japan travels and was generous enough (as always) to share it with us. C&T hosted the party and supplied the other ingredients, I offered the cooking and Miss Egyptian Queen offered to do the okonomiyaki mixing!

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Dry Fry French Beans (without meat)

Dry Fry French Beans (without meat)

May 12, 2014

Dry fried french beans with minced pork in chilli bean sauce is a signature Sichuan dish and everyone makes it with a slight variation. I made a vegetarian version at the weekend, mainly because we had a lot of vegetables that needed to be cooked, and eating a vegetarian meal weekly/fortnightly feels like a nice way to detox without being deprived.

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Japanese Style Enoki Mushrooms

Japanese Style Enoki Mushrooms

May 09, 2014

Butter & soya is a popular flavour combo in Japan and it tastes so good together. When I’m in Hong Kong, I always pick up some Calbee Jagabee chipsticks in this flavour. They are so addictive… but that might be because I love crisps!

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