Pad Thai

Ready in: 20 minutes

Ingredients for two:

100g of flat rice noodles

A hand full of green onions, cut into 1" long

A hand full of bean sprouts

A hand full of bell peppers

1/4 tomato, cut into wedges

A hand full of tofu, cut into small cubes

Shrimp, cooked, as many as you like

Cilantro, as much as you like

1/4 green lime

2 cloves of garlic, minced

[Prepare in a cup]

2 tablespoons of fish sauce 

2 tablespoons of oyster sauce

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 tablespoon of rice vinegar

Step 1:  Soak your noodles in water until it softens. Cut them so they are not so long to eat.

Step 2: Prepare vegetables.  

Step 3: In a pan, heat up some oil and garlic, and cook vegetables and tofu except bean sprouts.

Step 4: Add noodles and bean sprouts, mix all well.

Step 5: Add the sauce and coat it well in the pan. Add cooked shrimp and serve.

Tan Tan Tofu Nabe - Spicy Tan Tan Tofu Hot Pot with Miso & Sesame Sauce

Nothing cannot go wrong with a hot meal on a cold rainy day.

Ready in: 10 minutes

Ingredients for two:
[Sauce, prepare in a bowl]
1 tablespoon of miso paste
1/2 teaspoons of sugar
2 tablespoons of grind sesame seeds
1 teaspoon of chili sauce
1/2 teaspoons of grind garlic
1/2 teaspoons of grind ginger
1/2 tablespoons of sesame oil

[Soup, prepare in a pon]
400cc water
1/2 teaspoons of chicken stock powder

bok choi
green onions
1 block of Tofu
Pork or chicken meatballs, option

Step 1: Put soup, tofu and vegetables in a pot, and boil it.

Step 2: Mix ingredients for the sauce

Step 3: Serve

Ichigo Daifuku- Rice Cake with Red Beans and Strawberries

When I see this cake in a store, I feel spring has come.

Ready in: 20minutes

Ingredients for six:

6 strawberries, cut leaves off

180g of Azuki red bean paste, make 6 balls

Some corn starch to shape cakes

[Prepare in a bowl]

100g of rice flour

20g of sugar

120-140cc water

Required Equipment:

Microwave

Step 1: Prepare ingredients.

Step 2: Add water in the dry ingredients and mix it.

Step 3: Cover the bowl with a plastic and microwave it for 1 minute, and mix it. Repeat it 2-3 times until there is no powder left.

Step 4: Put some corn starch on a counter, and place the cake onto it. Divide it into six.

Step 5: Wrap a bean-ball with the cake.

Step 6: Cut the top using scissors.

Step 7: Place a strawberry on top.

Pho

I used to work for a man who was from India. One day of a week, he took a vegetarian noodle soup for lunch. He wasn't vegetarian. His reason of eating vegetarian food was to get rest his stomach.

It's been almost 20 years, but I sometimes remember the conversation.

Our stomach works hard to digest meat. I like the idea of choosing food that is easy to digest to care about own body.

That is macrobiotics; listening to your body needs. 

Ready in: 10 minutes

Ingredients for two:

Rice noodles

4 shrimp or handful chicken, optional

Vegetables such as tomatoes, bean sprouts, shredded carrots, green onions, etc

Herbs such as lemon grass, mint and coriander

Lime

[Prepare in a pan for soup]

400cc of water

1/2 tablespoons of chicken stock or vegetable stock

1 tablespoon of fish sauce

1 tablespoon of Sake

Salt and pepper

Step 1: Cook noodles by following the package.

Step 2: Heat up the soup with shrimp.

Step 3: Place cooked noodles in a bowl.

Step 4: Place vegetables and herbs on top.

Step 5: Slowly, pour the soup in a bowl and put a lime on top. 

Nashi Golen- Fried Rice/ Nasi Goreng

Back in 2003 when I started living in Australia, Japanese food wasn't so popular. There were no Ramen shops or Izakaya pubs. There were a few fancy Japanese restaurants, but they were pricy for a student.

Finding Japanese ingredients was challenging!

I remember eating lots of Indonesian, Vietnamese and Chinese food.

Nasi Goreng just brings me back to fun days. 

Ready in: 15 minutes

Ingredients for two:

2-3 cups of cooked rice

Vegetables in your fridge, i.e. spinach, mushrooms, carrots, onions, bean sprout, cabbage, and/or lettuce

A few slices of tomatoes

A few slices of cucumbers

Coriander

1 garlic clove, minced

2 eggs

Shrimp and/or chicken, optional

Frying oil

[Prepare sauce in a cup]

2 tablespoons of Asian sweet&chili sauce

1 tablespoon of soy sauce

1 tablespoon of nam pla fish sauce

1 tablespoon of oyster sauce

Click here for How To Cook Sushi Rice on Stove

Step 1: Make egg sunny side-up, and put it aside. I prefer a running egg! 

Step 2: Heat up a pan, and fry garlic first. Cook vegetables after.

Step 3: Add rice into the pan.

Step 4: Add sauce into the pan, and mix well.

Step 5: Voilà!

French Gallete

In a microbiotics diet, buckwheat is listed as a power food. It contains balanced vitamins and minerals.

As I mentioned in the article Harajyuku Kurepu- Crêpe, I thought a crêpe was a Japanese food.

A savory crêpe will make your weekend morning enjoyable!

Ready in: 45 minutes, including 30 minute batter resting time

Ingredients for four crêpes:

Vegetables and eggs for filling

Cheese and bacon, optional

Butter or oil

[Prepare in a bowl]

100g buckwheat (or 80g buckwheat and 20g flour)

One egg

2 pinches of salt

1.5 cups of water

Required Equipment:

Pan

Step 1: Prepare batter and rest it in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Step 2: Cut vegetables in dice and cook in a pan.

Step 3: Heat up a pan and put some oil or butter. Pour batter.

Step 4: Once one side is cooked, make sure that the crêpe is removable from the pan. No need to flip over.

Step 5: Add filling on the crêpe and half-cover the filling. You may want to cover the pan with a lid to make sure your egg is cooked.

Furutsu Shiratama- Rice Flour Balls with Canned Fruits

This is my favorite dessert!

Ready in: 7 minutes

Ingredients:
Rice flour
Water
Canned fruits
Ice cream, optional

Step 1: Put some rice flour in a bowl.

Step 2: Add a bit of water into the bowl and mix with the flour. Keep adding water until you have a "dough".

Step 3: Boil water in a pan.

Step 4: Make "date's size" balls, and cook in the pan.

Step 5: When balls come to the surface, they are cooked.

Step 6: Drain water, and cool down the balls under the cold water. 



Step 7: Open and cut canned fruits, and put them in a bowl with rice balls.

Komeko Men no Chinjao Rosu Nose- BBQ Steak and Veggies on Rice Noodles

I am interested in gluten-free diet just because it's hip!

Ready in: 20 minutes

Ingredients for two:
Rice noodles, I like a spaghetti noodle type.
Vegetables, I usually use whatever I have in my fridge.
Meat
Sesame oil to cook
Coriander, topper
[In a Bowl]
2 tablespoons of soy sauce, make sure it's gluten-free
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice

Step 1: Start boiling water and cook noodle because it will take about 15 minutes. See the label on your noodle package.

Step 2: Cut vegetables and meat into stripes and cook only vegetables in a pan with sesame oil. Place cooked vegetables on a plate.
Cook meat in the same pan. Add vegetables and mix with meat in the pan. No seasoning needed.

Step 3: Place noodles in a plate, and put vegetables and meat onto them.

Step 4: Mix the sauce well in a bowl, and put it over your dish.