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My blog has over 30 categories featuring Japanese home cooking recipes as well as Chinese, Thai, Korean and fusion dishes. There's something for everybody! Click the More tab below to see what you can find.

Glass bowl of clear Japanese dashi stock, white bowl with dried bonito flakes, and dried kelp on a white surface, set against a dark background.

Everything you need to know about Dashi

Dashi is the word the Japanese use for stock.

Basic Japanese Food

Salmon and Turnip Gratin

Here is a delicious dish for a chilly day - Salmon and Turnip Gratin.

Japanese Fusion dishes

Yakisoba wrapped with Omelette drizzled with mayo and sauce on a white plate, garnished with herbs. It rests on a textured cloth beside chopsticks.

Omusoba

Omusoba is another one of those Japanese fusion dishes where the title says it all...well almost...

Japanese light meals

Fresh salad with shredded daikon, cherry tomatoes, sesame seeds, and seaweed nori on lettuce leaves. Served on a white plate, red pattern mat.

Daikon and Tuna Salad with Sesame Dressing

Healthy Japanese salad Recipe blog, Daikon and Tuna Salad with Sesame dressing.

Japanese salads

Four egg sandwiches on a decorative plate with halved cherry tomatoes. Background features a colorful, floral tablecloth.

Dashimaki Tamago Sando

Blog about Dashiki Tamago Sando.

Japanese Sando - sandwiches

Colorful hot pot with Chinese cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, limes, and carrot flowers in a black pot. Fresh and vibrant ingredients.

Chicken Mille Feuille Hot Pot

"Mille Feuille", in the case of a Mille Feuille Hotpot, describes the way that thin slices of pork are sandwiched between Chinese cabbage l

Japanese Winter Dishes

Two rice burgers with lettuce, tomato, and cheese on a wooden board. The setting is indoors with a blurred background, evoking a fresh vibe.

Japanese Rice Burger

Rice burgers were a great idea, especially if you found dry, spongey burger buns a bit of a disappointment.

Japanese Beef and Lamb dishes

Stir-fried pork with cabbage and green bell peppers on a decorative red and white plate with floral patterns. Rich and appetizing.

Japanese style Hoi Ko Ro Pork and Cabbage Stir Fry

Japanese style Hoi Ko Ro Pork &and Cabbage Stir Fry recipe blog.

Chinese Style dishes

Plate with roasted chicken wrapped in bacon, lemon slices, potatoes, red cabbage, and Brussels sprouts on a festive table setting.

An Easy Christmas lunch for Two

Christmas lunch is a great British institution - roast turkey with all the trimmings - roast potatoes, brussel sprouts, stuffing, gravy.

Celebration and Party dishes

Non alcohol Mojito in a glass with a pink straw, lemon slice, and mint garnish. Background has whole and sliced citrus fruits on a checkered surface.

Alcohol Free Party Mojito

For a lot of people, drinking no alcohol is a health choice.

Celebration and Party dishes

Bowl of stir-fried beef with green peppers, onions, and eggplant / aubergine on rice. Set on red patterned cloth with chopsticks beside it.

Stir fried Miso Pork and Aubergine Donburi

Japanese donburi of stir fried pork and aubergine / eggplant flavoured with a rich, umami-full miso sauce.

Japanese One Bowl Meals

Bowl of miso soup with tomatoes, zucchini, and greens on a bamboo mat. Background has a dish with a green vegetable and red chopsticks.

Vegetable Miso Soup

Miso soup is probably Japan's most frequently consumed dish.

Japanese Soups and Stocks

Nikujaga with pork, carrots, potatoes, onions, and snap peas on a blue-patterned plate. Setting has a patterned fabric background.

Japanese Pork and Potato Stew AKA Nikujaga

Japanese Pork and Potato Stew called Nikujaga in Japanese recipe blog.

Japanese Pork dishes

Stir fried sliced eggplant / aubergine with green onions and sesame seeds in a blue and yellow bowl. Colorful and appetizing dish on a light background.

Stir Fried Spicy Soy Eggplant

Health benefits aside, eggplant / aubergine is also a great vegetable for soaking up flavours, so when I make it, I like to accompany it with a rich sauce

Japanese side dishes

Patterned bowl with a poached egg, minced meat, nori, and chopped greens on udon. Set on a floral tablecloth, creating a fresh mood.

Taiwan Maze Udon

This dish is a derivative of Taiwan Maze Soba. You can use my recipe with either udon or soba (or even ramen) noodles and it will work very well

Japanese Summer dishes

Pasta with oba, smoked salmon, red bell peppers, and sauce on a white plate. Silver fork and spoon on dark table in the background.

Smoked Salmon and Oba Linguine

Hand on heart, this is the easiest, quickest way to make a delicious dish of pasta that I know. The dish features that delicious Oba and smoked salmon.

Japanese Fusion dishes

A dish of stir fried tofu, red peppers, and greens on rice in a bowl, with a wooden spoon. Background features a colorful patterned cloth.

Stir fried Tofu Donburi

This dish takes about 25 minutes from the work surface to the table and that includes the time to drain the water out of the tofu, so not only is it healthy and delicious, it's quick and quite simple too. What's not to like about that?

Japanese One Bowl Meals

A plate of sushi rice mixed with salmon, cucumber, corn, rockets, and cherry tomatoes. Light and colorful dish on a patterned plate.

Easy Salmon Maze Sushi..the easiest sushi ever!

Easy salmon Maze Sushi recipe Blog.

Sushi, Chirashi, Poke Bowl, Rice

Colorful roasted vegetables with sesame seeds with soy and lemon dressing on a turquoise plate. The background features a striped pattern, creating a fresh, vibrant mood.

Roast Vegetables in a Soy Lemon dressing

Roasted vegetables in a good quality olive oil makes a meat free meal more fillling and satisfying than simmering can and even if you not vegetarian or vegan, it is still a good idea to eat a few main meals every week without any meat.

Vegan dishes