Hina-matsuri, the Festival of Dolls, is held on March 3rd, also called Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day. We celebrate the health and happiness of girls. These Hina-dolls are made by my mom using the film cases and “Washi” which is Japanese traditional paper.And I made a vegan sushi cake. So happy to celebrate Hina-matsuri with […]
Yes, already well known among us vegans But the taste!! These taste really like scallops!! 1 remove the mushroom stems from the caps. 2 slice the stems crosswise about 1 inch thick. 3 score a crosshatch patterns on each side. 4 soak in sea water (1/2 water, 1/2tsp kelp powder, sea salt) for 10 minutes […]
Truffle flavored mixed grain porcini risotto Serving for 2 1 soak 1/2 once dried porcini in the 1cup warm water 2 chop porcini and set aside, add veggie stock to the soaking water and 2.5cups water and heat 3 in a large sauce pan, heat olive oil and sauté 1cup mixed grain (rice, quinoa, and […]
I love pasta, curry, Chinese, spicy Thai food, ramen, sushi, nachos, pizza, and more…(yes, I’m such a foodie!!) but as I’m Japanese, this simple meal comforts me so much Japanese seasoned mixed rice with bamboo shoots, carrots, mushroom, carrot and abura-age, serve with sansho leaves (Japanese pepper leaves) 1 rinse 3cups rice, transfer to a […]
Before I went vegan, I used to like sole meunière, last night I made it with tofu, and was quite good Tofu meunière 1 Press firm tofu and drain water 2 sprinkle sea salt and pepper, coat with flour 3 heat olive oil and pan fry the first side until crispy, flip and add white […]
Feeling India 🇮🇳 🧡 The delicious post from @dimple_cooks always makes me hungry I had turmeric rice with spiced chickpeas, cabbage pakora, and mango coconut Furikake 🥬Cabbage pakora 1 cut cabbage into bite size, shred carrot 2 add chickpea flour, cumin, chili powder, coriander, salt, pepper, gram masala, water, and mix gently 3 in a […]
I love the taste of pho broth So easy to make if you have the ingredients. ️ 1 boil water, add sliced ginger, star anise, lemon grass, cloves, and if you like spicy, add one red chili pepper or Serrano pepper 2 boil for 5 minutes, turn off heat, leave it for 10 minutes, remove […]
If you pound the oyster mushroom (️swipe to see), the texture will be just like chicken. Seasoned with grated ginger and shoyu (soy sauce or if you use tamari, it can be gluten free), sprinkle potato or corn starch, make flat balls using a table spoon, and deep fry. Serve with simmered hijiki, and steamed […]
My China express dinner Sweet-and-sour tofu and Wonton These are always my favorite Sweet-and-sour tofu: 1 coat diced atsuage-tofu with potato or corn starch, salt and pepper.If you don’t find atsuage, extra firm tofu is good (press and drain water) 2 pan fry tofu, and set aside 3 cut carrots, green pepper, and cabbage into […]
Still snowing here, the spring seems far far away… ️ Last night I made a turnip cream stew. It was so comforting, nothing beats a hearty stew on a cold night. Turnip cream stew with grilled soy chick’n 1 boil soy curl, drain water, coat with flour, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper, and grill, and […]