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 [...]

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 [...]

Meat Sauce Bread in your Rice Cooker

Bread cooked using a rice cooker you say? A little odd, but very convenient for millions of Japanese who are a little stretched for space (myself included!). It`s uncommon for many Japanese people to have a proper oven due to their size so instead other methods of baking bread are usually necessary. The closest thing for most Japanese people to an oven is a [...]

Fried Chicken and Salad with Onion and Mushroom

This is an original recipe as far as I know. A craving for chicken and a need to use up vegetables in the refrigerator gave birth to this dish with a little insight from my girlfriend dressing-wise. It`s inexpensive, fairly straight forward and should make for a good summer meal. Living in Japan, this meal was naturally complimented with rice but should go well with [...]

Pumpkin & Raisin Salad

I was first introduced to this pumpkin & raisin salad recipe about a year ago at the hand of my girlfriend`s mother. Her mother works full time, comes home every evening when it`s pitch-black and still manages to cook some of the most amazing food I have ever eaten. This recipe is not strictly a salad as such, nor is it a desert. I guess you could categorize it under [...]

Beef and Potato Croquettes

Simplicity is what this dish is all about. Depending on your appetite, it can be a meal in itself or a great side dish. I made this for the first time a few days ago and I simply love it. I started this website to improve my basic cooking skills so I thought making meat and potato croquettes was a great, easy way to begin my endeavors and I was right on the money [...]