A cook who can’t feed herself at times
I stopped blogging because I stopped eating. It was not a choice. Nor an eating disorder. Sometimes life throws so much at us that we bend under pressure.
Japanese Mixed Rice, 炊き込みご飯 (takikomi gohan)
Japanese hidden treasure: rice cooked with vegetables and/or meat, with soy sauce and mirin. Winter, I am ready!
Korean Snack: fried chicken stomach (닭모래집볶음)
midnight snack again! Tuesday night, watching movies with tensai. around 4am, little bit tipsy and still not sleepy we suddenly realized that we're hungry. checking the fridge. nothing. freezer? chicken stomachs! we're saved! and that's how I came to know this Korean midnight snack (often eaten while drinking alcohol). delicious! INGREDIENTS 300g chicken stomach 1 ...
Korean Chicken Stew (닭볶음탕)
it's been a while since we cooked something, i know. but like i mentioned in the last post - exams and writing final reports were pretty exhausting. so today, Korean cuisine again. really easy to make and delicious Korean chicken stew, dak bokkeumtang which literally means 'fried chicken hot pot'. But what's funny, we don't fry the ...
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Sushi train: the adventures of くら寿司
since the exams and writing end-of-the-semester reports took up all my free time, I had no other choice than introduce some Japanese food which is not made by me. Kura Sushi is a chain sushi restaurant, train-sushi, actually. One of the most popular in Japan. For ¥100 you can have two pieces of sushi. Maybe it's not ...
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Japanese birthday cake
it's my birthday today! wasn't expecting anything until tomorrow morning at least - i started my usual workout with olivia (hardcore cardio+boxing+belly blitz). 5mins after we finished someone suddenly started knocking on my door. like aggressively knocking. - wait! wait! - I said cause I was all sweaty, imagine how sweaty i was after that ...
Polish Hunter’s Stew: bigos
It might not look awesome but believe me - tastes great! Bigos is one of the most traditional Polish dishes, sometimes even called the Polish national dish. There is no single recipe to make bigos, recipes vary from region to region and from family to family. Traditionally, it's supposed to be made over 4 days ...
Japanese Hot Pot, 鍋物 (nabe)
when it's really cold outside and not much warmer inside your house, there is one perfect thing which can warm you up. nabe - a Japanese 'hot pot' dish. So what do you need to make that heavenly dish? Not much, actually. Nabe is awesome for at least few reasons: it's easy to make, cheap, ...
Tensai’s Favourite: Tatanka
Not that I am convincing you to drink, but if you like an occasional cocktail tatanka should definitely be on your list!
Yaki Udon (midnight snack)
An example of the infamous student cooking. From the time I was a student in Japan.
aho no toko 