Vegetable oils are NOT healthy. Many people believe that vegetable oils are healthy. It's called "Salad Oil" in my country, and my mother had been feeding me with this toxin until the day I left Japan for school. I don't blame her. It's 100% false advertising and there is no way you can detect the bullshit if you live normally. Vegetable oil makes you exceedingly vulnerable to cancer. Every mouthful of vegetable oil you consume takes you one step closer to a deadly outcome. Every mouthful of … [Read more...]
Rilakkuma Burger
For the past couple of years, I've been on a quest for making the perfect veggie burgers. It's been a quite mission to create the burgers that have everything that we need. But I think I'm finally comfortable enough to announce to the world that I've reached my goal today. My veggie burgers have finally hit my high standard, and I'm super excited to share this with you. In this one, I'm showing you how to make the veggie burgers with a Rilakkua, for the sake of Yukitchen.com. But if you are … [Read more...]
Neatloaf
It's not meatloaf. It's "Neatloaf"! Neatloaf and I first met at a restaurant called Jyoti-Bihanga in San Diego back in 2011. It was love at first "bite". It was so juicy, so tender, and it gave me a sense of hope that I will have no problem becoming fully vegetarian one day. It was one of those unforgettable moments where you know for sure that you will remember for the rest of your life. But just like any other love stories, there was a tragedy; I had to move out of San Diego! Neatloaf … [Read more...]
Domo-kun Christmas Pudding
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...]