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How To Cook Corn on the Cob in the Microwave
Difficulty: VERY Easy
Time: 5min
Number of servings: 1
Ingredients:
1 corn on the cob
Directions:
1. Leave one sheet of husk around the corn.
2. Place it on a microwavable dish or wrap in plastic wrap (to save dish washing).
3. Microwave at 500w (medium) for 5 minutes.
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Matcha Green Tea Oreo Cheesecake
Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 45min + cooling time
Number of servings: 18×8cm (7x3inch) loaf pan
Ingredients:
200g (1 cup) cream cheese *room temperature
100ml whipping cream *room temperature
4 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 egg *room temperature
2 tbsp. Matcha green tea powder
9 OREO cookies
Directions:
1. Roughly crush OREOs in a Ziploc bag. *cheap bags would wound up with holes…
2. Place all ingredients at room temperature in a bowl. Mix well with a whisk until smooth.
3. Place half of the OREOs in a cake pan. Pour in the batter. Then top with the rest of the OREOs.
4. Bake at 180C (350F) for 30-40 minutes until slightly golden on top.
5. Leave to cool. Then put in the fridge until cold.
Hot Cake Mix is versatile. You can make cakes, cookies, muffins, or any kind of sweets :D
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Soft and Chewy ANPANMAN Cookies (NO EGG)
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20min
Number of servings: about 20 pieces
Ingredients:
1 (150g) Morinaga Hot Cake Mix (flour)
3 tbsp. granulated sugar
40g (about 3.5 tbsp.) butter (chilled and diced)
2 tbsp. Milk
Wilton Icing Gel Color RED
brown chocolate pen (or chocolate in a plastic bag)
Directions:
1. Place the Hot Cake Mix, granulated sugar, and butter (chilled and diced), then blend with your fingertips.
2. Add milk to form a dough.
3. Remove a little piece then color it with the red icing gell color to make the noses and the cheeks. Shape the dough into logs, wrap in plastic wrap, then cool in the fridge for a few minutes to set. Slice the dough for the face into 5mm (0.2 inch) thick. Slice the noses and cheeks thinner then place them on the faces.
4. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
5. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 180C (350F) for 10 minutes.
6. When the cookies are completely cool, melt the chocolate pen or some chocolate in a pastry bag. Snip off the end to draw the faces.
Directions:
1. Cut a sausage in half. Use the kitchen shears to make 8 legs. (See Video)
2. Microwave on medium for 10 seconds or until the legs curl up. If you are using non-cooked sausages, you want to BOIL or PAN FRY them thoroughly.
3. Insert black sesame seeds for eyes, then eat with tomato ketchup if you like.
BTW, at my daughter’s nursery school, they microwave kids’ Bento lunch box, so I just make the slits then put in the Bento lunch box. Super easy and happy for both of us ;)
The trick to no-fail thick and fluffy pancakes is Morinaga's Hot Cake Mix!!! It is a very popular product known for many years. Even if you mix in a circular motion, you can make a thick pancake. Perfect for kids to cook.
Btw, not sponsored. LOL Don’t take me wrong. I know you don’t want to waste time to fail, so I am sharing this with you instead of the from scratch video. VERY EASY as you can see.
It is our culture using the Hot Cake mix. You can find it at Japanese grocery stores or online for sure!
Hot Cake Mix is versatile. You can make cakes, cookies, muffins, or any kind of sweets :D I will show you how to make them someday!
The pancake molds I used ふんわりホットケーキ型:
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The Trick to No-Fail Thick and Fluffy Japanese Pancakes
Ingredients:
1 (150g) Morinaga Hot Cake Mix (flour)
160ml milk
1/2 tsp. vinegar *vinegar makes the cake even fluffier
cooking oil
butter cake syrup (maple syrup)
Directions:
1. Mix cake mix, milk, and vinegar. Do not over mix, some lumps are okay.
2. Grease the cake rings and a frying pan with cooking oil. Pour batter to about half full. Cover and cook on low for 10 minutes. Flip them over, cover, and cook on low for 5 minutes.
3. Check for doneness with a skewer. Remove from the cake ring and serve on a plate. Place a piece of butter on top and pour some cake syrup.
You can wrap in a plastic wrap and freeze to eat later.
Microwave for a minute and you can enjoy fresh and fluffy pancake :)
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NO BAKE Rainbow Soymilk Cheesecake
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20min + cooling time
Number of servings: 18cm (7inch) cake pan with a removable bottom or muffin rings are OK
Ingredients:
200g (1 cup) cream cheese *room temperature
5 tbsp. granulated sugar
200ml soy milk *room temperature
60g (2.1oz.) biscuits
30g (2.5 tbsp.) butter *room temperature
6g (1 tbsp.) gelatin powder
2 tbsp. hot water Wilton Icing Gel Colors
Directions:
1. Smash the biscuits in a Ziploc bag, add butter, then mix well. Press firmly into a cake pan or muffin rings.
2. Put cream cheese and sugar in a bowl, then mix well. Add soy milk and mix well. You can add lemon juice and/or vanilla extract if you want.
3. Mix gelatin and hot water, then add and mix well.
4. Divide it into 5 small bowls, then mix in your favorite icing colors.
5. Pour it into the pan from the center then cool in the fridge until firm for 2 hours. (You may want to cool the mixture slightly not to blur the colors.)
The meat chunks are made with meat slices, so it is very easy to bite and eat.
Sweet and Sour Pork (we call it "Subuta" in Japanese) is a popular Chinese dish in Japan.
Enhances your appetite in hot and humid summer season!
It goes great with rice. Perfect for Bento box.
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Microwave Sweet and Sour Pork
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 15min
Number of servings: 4
Ingredients:
300g (10.6oz.) pork loin slices *any portion is okay
A
* 1 egg
* salt and pepper
starch *corn or potato is okay
100g (3.5oz.) onion
100g (3.5oz.) carrot
2 = 60g (2.1oz.) green peppers
1 tbsp. sesame oil
B
* 6 tbsp. tomato ketchup
* 2 tbsp. sugar
* 2 tbsp. vinegar
* 2 tbsp. Sake
* 2 tsp. (5g) chicken stock powder
* 2 tsp. grated ginger
Directions:
1. Rub A into the pork slices. Roll the pork slices into chunks. Then dust with starch.
2. Cut the onion, carrot, and green peppers into small chunks (make sure they are not too big to cook thoroughly).
3. Place onion and carrot chunks in a microwavable dish. Put the pork chunks on top of them. Sprinkle with sesame oil. Cover with plastic wrap, then Microwave at 500w (medium) for 5 minutes.
4. Open then add the green pepper chunks and B. Mix very well. Cover with plastic wrap then Microwave at 500w (medium) for 5 minutes.
NOTE: Please use a microwavable dish that is big enough to place all ingredients. Otherwise it can boil over.
You can find the chocolate transfer sheets at DAISO (Japanese dollar shop), Tomizawa (TOMIZ, 富澤商店), etc… https://tomiz.com/item/00085200
To use the chocolate transfer sheet, you will need sweets with flat and hard surface, covered with melted chocolates… Tim Tam is also perfect for this recipe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn8n8G_b3L4
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Printed KitKat (using Chocolate Transfer Sheets)
Difficulty: SUPER EASY
Time: 5min
Number of Servings: N/A
Directions:
1. Cut the chocolate transfer sheet according to the size of the area you plan to decorate.
2. Heat a frying pan, stop the heat, then melt the surface of KitKat with the remaining heat.
3. Place the transfer sheet on the melted surface before it hardens. Make sure that there are no bubbles in between the sheet and the chocolate.
4. Chill in the fridge or freezer until firm. Carefully peel off the sheet.
Other sweets you may want to try:
Tim Tam, Tirol Chocolates, etc...
Beni Shōga (Red Pickled Ginger) is a type of Tsukemono (Japanese pickles) that have been pickled in Akaumezu (red plum vinegar), the brine produced when making Umeboshi (pickled plums). The red color is derived from Akajiso (red Shiso leaves).
It is usually served with Yakisoba, Takoyaki, or Okonomiyaki.
Directions:
1. Pour some hot water in a glass cup to disinfect it. Empty the jar and dry it out. It will dry quickly with residual heat.
2. Peel and cut the ginger into thin strips.
3. Boil for 2-3 minutes to remove the bitter taste. Leave to cool, then drain well using paper towels. *you can drink or use the broth if you like.
4. Place Akaumezu and the ginger slices in the disinfected cup. You can eat it after 6 hours.
* You can keep in the fridge good for about 3 days.
Difficulty: Super Easy
Time: 3hrs
Number of Servings: N/A
Ingredients:
200g (7oz.) ginger
100ml vinegar (rice or cereal)
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
Directions:
1. Pour some hot water in a glass cup to disinfect it. Empty the jar and dry it out. It will dry quickly with residual heat.
2. Peel and slice the ginger. (If you are using young ginger leave the red part, then it will become pink when pickled.)
3. Boil for 2-3 minutes to remove the bitter taste. Leave to cool, then drain well using paper towels.
4. Heat the vinegar, sugar, and salt to mix well. You can either use a pot or a microwave.
5. Place the sweetened vinegar and the ginger slices in the disinfected cup. You can eat it after 3 hours.
* You can keep in the fridge good for about 3 days.
May 5th is Children's Day, called "Kodomo no hi" in Japanese. It is also Boy's Day, called "Tango no Sekku" in Japanese. On this day, we display Samurai swords, armor, helmet, etc… along with two important symbols of the Day: carps (Koinobori) and irises (Shobu).
May 5th is Children's Day, called "Kodomo no hi" in Japanese. It is also Boy's Day, called "Tango no Sekku" in Japanese. On this day, we display Samurai swords, armor, helmet, etc… along with two important symbols of the Day: carps (Koinobori) and irises (Shobu).
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Sakura-Hugging Teddy Bear and Rabbit Cookies
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 1.5 hr
Number of servings: 20 Cookies Using 2 Inch Cookie Cutters
Ingredients:
10 tbsp. all purpose flour
2 tbsp. corn starch
2 tbsp. honey *vegan people can use syrup
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
red food coloring
Directions:
1. Place flour, corn starch, honey and vegetable oil in a large Ziploc bag. Make sure it is zipped, then mix well.
2. In 1/4 of the batter, mix in red food coloring to create a pink dough.
3. Roll out the dough to 5mm (0.2 inch) thick. Wrap in plastic wrap then refrigerate for at least 1 hour to set and chill.
4. Preheat the oven to 170C (338F). Cut out the dough with cookie cutters. Place the cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Roll out scraps, and repeat.
5. Bake at 170C (338F) for about 10 minutes. Cool the cookies on the sheet or a wire rack.
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 15min
Number of servings: 2 people = 14cm (5.5inch) square Bento box
Ingredients:
350g (12oz) cooked Japanese rice
Sushi vinegar
* 1.5 tbsp. vinegar
* 1/2 tbsp. sugar
* 1/2 tsp. salt
toppings of your choice
Wasabi soy sauce if necessary
Directions:
1. Place cooked Japanese rice in a bowl. Add Sushi vinegar while the rice is hot and slice through rice using rice paddle to separate the grains. (Cool the rice before you use.)
2. Place the Sushi rice in a Bento box then press down flat with a rice paddle or a spoon. *You can also remove the rice onto a plate like a cake.
3. Divide the Sushi rice into 16 square portions.
4. Place the toppings of your choice. Eat with Wasabi soy sauce if necessary.
FYI toppings I used:
Ikanago no Kugini いかなごの釘煮
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NyDB6OR-ao
Nishiki Goma from Kyoto Shimamoto Nori Kanbutsu にしきごま 島本海苔乾物
https://shimamotonori.shop-pro.jp/?pid=108644675
Shrimp Mayonnaise, Tuna, Ham, Anago (conger eel), shredded egg, Ikura (salmon roe), Salmon, cucumber
We received some dried squids when we visited the nearby shrine for our son's Omiyamairi (the first shrine visit) and my darling's Yakubarai (ceremony to drive away evil spirits). I decided to make a dish out of them.
It turned out to a very tasty and delicious stir-fried dish, goes great with white rice. Oyster-sauce flavor, with a hint of chive is obviously addictive. Very filling with lots of bean sprouts ;)
You don't need a knife but use kitchen scissors / kitchen shears!
Of course, you can use regular squids.
FYI: Hatsumiya-Mairi (初宮参り) or Omiyamairi (お宮参り) is one of the traditional celebration events for Japanese babies. Whenever a newborn is over a month old, we bring the baby to a nearby shrine for a greeting (giving the invocation).
https://www.instagram.com/p/BP-2kGbjEpa/?taken-by=ochikeron
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Stir-Fried Dried Squid and Vegetables
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20min + soaking time
Number of servings: 4
Ingredients:
2 dried squids
400g (14oz.) bean sprouts
1 bundle Chinese chives
1 tsp. Toban Jan (hot bean sauce / Chinese red chili paste)
1 tbsp. sesame oil
A
* 1 tbsp. Sake
* 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
* 1 tbsp. soy sauce
* 1 tsp. sesame oil
Directions:
1. Soak the dried squids in water overnight to make them soft. Cut into thin strips using kitchen shears. *remove the hard gristle and dirty tips
2. Mix A very well.
3. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan, add Toban Jan, then cook until fragrant. Add the squids, then stir-fry until heated.
4. Add the bean sprouts and cook until coated with oil. Then add the Chinese chives (cutting them into 2 inches long with kitchen shears), season with A to finish.
