No Recipes – Techniques, inspiration and cooking tips from my Japanese kitchen

No Recipe vol. 9 (we’ve been nominated edition)

Regardless of what your political beliefs, today is a momentous day. This is a food blog however, so I have some other momentous news. We’ve been nominated for Best New Food Blog on the Well Fed Network. We’re honored to be in the running along with some other great food blogs like Foodie at Fifteen, [...]

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Fish n’ Chips with Curry Sauce

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I’m leaving this post up for the curry sauce, but please see this updated Fish and Chips post for making fish and chips. Before you start thinking that this blog has turned into a golden arches franchise I should explain the recent streak of deep fried food. I hardly ever deep fry food, so when [...]

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Crispy Chicken Cracklin’s with Ponzu

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If you’ve never been, Izakayas are the Japanese equivalent of a tapas bar or pub. They serve alcohol, but they also make a variety of regional small plates to go with the booze. If you like having a lot of variety without spending a ton of money, these are the places to go. A typical [...]

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Firecracker Curried Scallops with Linguine

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Whenever I hear the word “quick” or “light” to describe a recipe, I tend to equate it with “light on flavour”. The irony is that most of the things I cook require less than 15 minutes of prep and a total of less than an hour to complete. I guess this means I should give [...]

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Mont Blanc (chestnut cream cake)

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One of the things that makes Japanese food culture so interesting is that unless you’re eating grilled or simmered seafood, it probably originated outside of Japan. Tempura (Portuguese), Ramen (Chinese), and Karei Raisu (Indian) are just a few examples of borrowed food. For such a tradition oriented country, it amazes me how quickly they assimilate [...]

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Truffled daikon noodles

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Some of you may have noticed I’m a big fan of turning veggies into noodles. It’s a great low carb way to make a pasta to carry your sauce, or as a unique way to enjoy a familiar vegetable. You can do it with just about any vegetable that’s long and has enough fiber to [...]

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Apple pork pie with caramelized onion crust

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Sometimes I get these crazy ideas into my head. I experiment a lot in the kitchen and sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. Most of these experiments don’t get their own post here. Then there are times like today when I stumble across something so unexpected and tasty I can’t wait to share it [...]

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No Recipes vol. 8

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This week I had a lot of food simmering or in the oven to keep the apartment warm (high ceilings + brick walls = ineffective central heating). I made a loaf of meat as well as a loaf of bread then delved into the depths of Eastern European/Japanese fusion cuisine with my meatloaf soup. I’ve [...]

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