Disaster! Bread and Butter Pudding

When I made bread and butter pudding last weekend, it`d be fair to say it didn`t quite go according to plan. It was actually rather embarrasing because some friends were coming over for dinner and instead of enoying a nice desert, they got a scoop of three week old ice cream instead. Joy [...]

Bread and Butter Pudding

Bread and butter is what I basically grew up on as a kid; that and Milo. Every time my mother would ask “Patrick, what do you feel like?” my answer was almost certainly “bread and butter pudding mum”. I think mum was thankful I always asked for this because its a very easy and non-hassle desert. It tastes great, is cheap to make and is loaded with calcium plus [...]

Ginger Chicken-don

This recipe was adapted from a food coordinator in Japan by the name of Shiori. This woman has so far released four cookbooks I believe and sometimes appears on morning cooking shows which I sometimes sit down to watch [...]

Sweet Potato and Apple Salad

In Australia I don`t think I can ever recall seeing a sweet potato actually, which is why the first time I ever saw this recipe was right here in Japan. I`m not exactly sure how common sweet potatoes are elsewhere in the world, but Japan seems to have quite a lot, maybe as much as regular potatoes [...]

Omu-Rice

Omu rice is a Japanese dish which is essentially fried rice wrapped in an omelet. It`s an incredibly popular dish in Japan and won`t usually cost you your life’s savings like some of the other food I`ve seen in restaurants here. The former company I worked for went Bankrupt and so during my time of unemployment I was forced to eat on a strict budget; essentially it [...]

Gajrela

Gajerela is a sweet dish made from carrots, milk ans sugar. It`s a very popular dish in Northern India during the winters and is sometimes referred to as “Gajar ka Halwa” in some regions. This Indian dish was passed onto me by a guest blogger and you can visit her blog here.