Mmmmm. There is nothing like gyudon, particularly after a few drinks and on the way home…
This is a common Japanese fast food meal. There are many little 24 hour fast food outlets that sell this dish, along with others of course, but this one is relatively cheap. It is also a very popular home cooked meal, that is comfort food for many Japanese people.
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My brother is quite the cook. He’s been doing quite a bit of cooking for a cafe lately, and one of the things he’s been making to go with his incredible sausage rolls is a beetroot relish. He sent me the recipe, and I happened to have golden beetroot growing, so used that.
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Are you growing pumpkins in your vege garden? If you are, then perhaps you are in dire need of a few more pumpkin recipes, with a garage taken over with pumpkin storage. There’s only so much pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, roast pumpkin, pumpkin soup, pumpkin salad that you can eat. I also like raw pumpkin grated onto a salad sandwich. And then there’s dried pumpkin seeds to use as well! Anyway, add this to your glut-of-pumpkin arsenal. Simmered pumpkin.
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When it’s just too hot to cook, and you want a side salad that is refreshing, this is a great go to. Fresh and zesty, this is the perfect accompaniment to grilled fish, or maybe just some smoked salmon or gravlax.
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This is a very simple noodle soup dish that is extremely popular around Japan. And I mean simple. There’s not much to it, but it is warming, delicious, comforting and filling. I’m not sure about the origins of this recipe, but it is now everywhere. My enduring memory of this is having it at a standing noodle shop on the train platform in winter. Slurp it down hot and jump on train before heading home.
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Now, I love a good traditional margarita as much as the next person. Especially traditional – not the ones masquerading as margaritas from family restaurants and rubbish bars that use lime cordial or, even worse, margarita mix. But this one is a variation that I think could rival the original…
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Over the past year or so, with the various lockdowns we have endured, we have caught up with loads of friends via FaceTime, Whatsapp, Teams, and more. We have caught up with more people who live interstate than we normally would! These catchups have often involved a glass of wine or two, with something to snack on.
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Well, this doesn’t seem all that Japanese, but it is a recipe in the bible of Japanese cooking called Japanese cooking: A simple art.
I erred on the side of not putting enough soy sauce, sake and dashi in, because I thought it wouldn’t all fit in my rice cooker. Well, I was right! I still had to empty it into a saucepan half way and add more liquids. It tasted ok, but I should have put in HEAPS of ginger and soy sauce, as I couldn’t really taste it.
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When I lived in Japan I loved this dish on the few times I went to Korea Town in Tsuruhashi, Osaka. And when I saw garlic chives at the market, I thought immediately that this would be great on the boat when we are at an anchorage.
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