When a Japanese girl keeps making Christmas pudding every month, she eventually wonders if she could break the British tradition and make it more Japan. It was a fine morning in early April when I was making my 4th Christmas Pudding in Bangkok, an idea popped up in my mind. "I think I could just ditch the pudding bowl and use a square container instead... Then it will probably look something like....*gasp!* Domo kun!!" While my pudding was marinating in the refrigerator, I ran to a baking … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
No sugar Healthy Classic Christmas Pudding
It's always bitter-sweet when you remember your ex-boyfriend's family recipe, and this Christmas Pudding is no exception. I thought about deleting this post, as our break-up was exceptionally bitter. But I winced, because I still have a good relationship with his family, and knowing their support is exceptionally sweet, and also warm; -just like his grandmother's Christmas Pudding. So there you go, Grandma's Christmas Pudding! I had to alter the recipe a bit, since I do not eat suet. So, … [Read more...]
Homemade Gluten Free Flour
Gluten is a sticky, stretchable protein found in grains like wheat, barley, oats, and rye. I love gluten. In fact, I take it a bit too much lately. Pizza, bread, pasta... all my favorite foods contain gluten, even in my soy souse! So I decided to take less gluten when I'm home cooking for me and my boyfriend just because we think it might be better not to be "gluten overloaded". You need to avoid gluten completely if you have celiac disease or some sensitivity to it. So if you are one of … [Read more...]
How to make Veggie Meat
"Don't you miss eating meat?" People ask this often. I've been studying so many kinds of spices and flavoring ideas ever since I became vegetarian. I've learned that there are a ton of ways of the cooking technique that I have never heard of or even think of. So my answer to the question is "no". I don't miss meat, because my eating got so much more interesting than before, knowing so many interesting ways of being a vegetarian. Have you had veggie burgers before? It was 2011 when I had my … [Read more...]