Dishes

Pork Shigure-ni. This time, the salty flavor is more prominent.

Today, I tried making pork shigure-ni with burdock root, konjac, and onion. The finished dish had a sweet and savory flavor, but perhaps because I omitted 50g of mirin, the salty taste was more prominent. Pork Shigure-ni Recipe (Ingredients) […]

Pound cake

Okara pound cake with raisins. I aimed for a moist texture by drizzling it with rum.

Today, I tried pouring rum over an okara pound cake with raisins. The finished product had a very moist texture. The sweetness was just right, but with 30g of rum, the aroma was too strong. If you don't like alcohol […]

Pound cake

Okara pound cake with raisins. The raisins add moisture to the otherwise dry cake.

Today, I tried making okara pound cake with raisins. To prevent the raisins from sinking, it's easier to succeed if you increase the viscosity of the batter, so I added okara. The finished product, as expected, had a dry batter […]

Pound cake

Okara pound cake with cheese added afterward. The saltiness of the cheese and the sweetness of the cake don’t quite match.

Today, I tried making okara pound cake with cheese added on top after baking. The finished product had a nice, fragrant cheese aroma, but the balance was a bit off: the cheese part was too salty, while the cake itself was quite sweet due to the sugar. Raw […]

Pancake

Pancakes using a pastry ring 2. I can’t flip them over well.

Today, I tried making pancakes using a pastry ring again. I'm still not used to it, so I'm in the practice stage. The pastry ring is quite tall, so I couldn't flip the pancakes properly and spilled some batter. This time, the spilled batter was […]

Pound cake

Okara and Cheese Pound Cake. A slight cheese flavor lingers in the aftertaste.

Today, I tried making a cheese pound cake with okara. I used 30g of cheese, but the finished product only had a slight cheesy aftertaste. There was no shrinkage during baking, and the inside was moist. Okara-infused […]

Pound cake

Pound cake with okara. Adding okara makes the dough a bit dry.

Today, I tried making a pound cake with okara. I made it with a generous amount of okara and soy milk. The finished product had a strong dryness in the dough due to the okara, and it felt like it absorbed moisture from my mouth when eaten. It was a deep yellow color […]

Pound cake

Caramel pound cake with okara. I added okara, but it shrank during baking.

Today, I tried making a caramel pound cake with okara. I thought the okara would absorb the moisture from the caramel and prevent shrinkage during baking, but... Unfortunately, the finished cake still shrunk. When water gets in, it doesn't turn out well […]

Dishes

Shigure-ni (ginger-simmered dish) with pork, konjac, burdock root, and onion. Simmer while stirring.

Today, I tried making pork, konnyaku, and burdock root shigure-ni. This time, to eliminate uneven cooking, I stirred it while making it. The finished dish, perhaps because the simmering time was a bit short, had firm burdock root, and the soy sauce and sugar were more […] than usual.

Pound cake

Caramel pound cake, 4th attempt. I burnt the caramel well for a rich caramel flavor. However, it had too much moisture and shrunk a bit during baking.

Today was the fourth time making caramel pound cake. This time, I made sure to burn the caramel sauce well. The finished product was a pound cake with a rich caramel flavor. However, perhaps because the caramel had a bit too much moisture, the pound cake […]