Simple Japanese Cheesecake

I did it! I finally did it… I made a Japanese cheesecake. A must try variation on a baked cheesecake recipe. No crust, no fuss—baked fluffy deliciousness. This unique dessert is a mix of cheesecake and angel food cake. The egg whites give it a light and springy texture. The cream cheese adds that signature …

Breakfast Tamagoyaki Bowl

Want to make tamagoyaki, but you don’t want to buy another pan? No worries! You can still make it in a regular non-stick pan. It might not be perfect like you would get in the Japanese rectangle pans, nut it will do! I have been on a journey, if you can call it that, to …

Vegetable Tempura with Dipping Sauce

Crispy fried vegetables dipped in a salty sweet garlic sauce. It may be fried, but at least its veggies right? RIGHT? It’s still healthy…. Yeah… I love tempura vegetables. So delicious, plus tempura batter is easier to deal with than the flour, egg, and breadcrumbs mix. It’s all in one bowl! If you are lazy …

Simple Sushi Rice

I love making vegetable rolls at home, it makes me feel fancy! Of course I’m too chicken and unqualified to make actual raw fish sushi. I could add some cooked salmon or crab though. Vegetable sushi or maki rolls usually have ingredients like cucumber (kappa), carrots, avocado, sweet potato, tempura vegetables, lettuce, or asparagus. Really …

Vegetable Okonomiyaki

Any American anime fan worth his salt knows about the food in their favorite anime or manga. The top 7 would be Japanese curry, katsu, tomagoyaki, omurice, sushi, ramen, and okonomiyaki. Of course being nowhere near a Japanese restaurant that serves okonomiyaki, I have to make it myself with a limited American pantry. Now if …

Chicken Katsu with Curry

A super comfort food from Japan! I liked both of these dishes all ready, but combine them and it’s nuts! Two awesome foods come together to form the ultimate dinner. It can take a lot of work to do in one day, but if you have the time, it’s worth it. Or you could make …

Vegetarian Japanese Curry

Such a filling and satisfying dish, it tastes like no other curry out there. It’s definitely unique in taste. I have made it from scratch in the past, but in this recipe I will be using a store bought sauce (roux). Maybe one day I will perfect the scratch version, but it is not this …