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 […]

Pound cake

Caramel pound cake, third attempt. The caramel wasn’t burnt enough, so it tasted like plain pound cake.

Today marks my third attempt at making caramel pound cake. I've tried to create a marble pattern before, but it seemed difficult, so I tried mixing caramel sauce directly into the batter. When it was finished, it seemed I hadn't caramelized the sauce enough when I made it, so the appearance […]

Dishes

Pork, Konjac, Burdock, and Onion Shigure-ni

Today, I tried making pork, konjac, and burdock root shigure-ni. The finished dish had a rich, sweet and savory flavor, with a slight sukiyaki-like taste. Pork, Konjac, Burdock Root, and Onion Shigure-ni Recipe (Ingredients) # Ingredients Grams ([…])

Dishes

Pork belly shigure-ni. I used an otoshibuta (drop lid) to ensure the flavors soaked in thoroughly.

Today, I made simmered pork with ginger. I used a drop lid to ensure the flavors soaked in well. – The finished dish was delicious, with a perfect balance of sweet and savory, and a lovely hint of ginger. The onions were still a bit chunky, but I couldn't tell by the taste […]

Pound cake

Caramel pound cake, second attempt. It’s difficult to make a marble pattern with caramel.

Today, I tried making caramel pound cake for the second time.   When it was finished, some of the caramel had turned into candy, but there was also a liquid part, so I was able to make it reasonably well. However, I couldn't get it to swirl into the pound cake like a marble pattern […]

Dishes

Savory cheesecake with wiener, onion, and carrot.

Today, I tried making a savory cake with wiener sausages, onions, and carrots as ingredients, topped with cheese. The finished product was quite salty overall, perhaps due to the 15g of salt in the dough and the saltiness of the sausages, making it a flavor that went well with rice. Wiener sausages […]

Pound cake

Caramel pound cake. Failed because the caramel hardened too much.

Today, I tried making a caramel pound cake that I found online and looked delicious.   The finished product, however, was a bit of a disaster. I messed up the caramel, and it hardened like candy, making the pound cake look quite misshapen. […]