This is my wife’s baking project. This one is called “black bread” but it is a type of pumpernickel bread. The recipe came from the cookbook...

This is not a new dish just a variation on an established one but the variation came out rather nicely. Since we received fresh wood ear and...

Since “ Fastnacht ” day (“Fat Tuesday”) is approaching, my wife made a new and improved version of “Fastnacht” cake . This one is made with ...

This is another my wife’s baking projects. She’s made almost all the muffins from Nancy Silverton’s “Pastries from La Brea bakery”  but some...

This is another variation of Japanese potato croquette . I have already posted quite a few variations on this potato theme previously. I got...

This is another version of “ tomato and egg stir-fry”.  I made a few changes to improve this dish. Least of those is the inclusion of fresh...

Japanese “Nabe” 鍋 hot pot is a dish that is cooked at the table while you eat.  Classically, a portable butane-canister gas cooker is used w...