Peanuts Butter & Jelly Squares

Tarte aux Pommes/Kuzu Kiri

Apple tart

This is rice noodles+soysauce,,,,,NOT.It's arrow root noodles and raw sugar syrup.

This menu will be taught only upon request($115)
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Japanese Home Cooking Class3 @ Shermay's Cooking School

Here are the menu for Japanese Home Cooking Class 3Shermay's Cooking SchoolI will teach more basic dishes.
1Simmered Garlic Pork
(Yudebuta no ninniku syouyu zuke)
2 Edamame & Spinach Marinated with Dashi Fish Stock and Soy Sauce
(Edamame to hourensou no ohitashi)
"Ohitashi"Literal meaning of this word is "dipped dish".
Simple spinach "ohitashi"was the first salad dish I learnt in elementary school .
I still remember how tasty it was though it was only blanched spinach dipped in soysauce.
After three dicades, making sauce by myself mixing spinach with edamame like this, I try to remember the moment of my first self realization(?).
3Steamed Rice with Chicken, Carrots, Konnyaku and Other Vegetables "Takikomi Gohan"
and 4 Miso Soup
For dessert, light tofu chiffon cake with whipped cream with roasted soybean powder.
The class will be conducted on 1 August(Sunday)

JAPANESE Sweet Potato Tart

After having lived in abroad for 9yrs ;I could cry if I watch cherry blossoms are in full bloom on TV that I had never cared when I lived in Japan.I envy people in Japan when I hear it snows though I don't like cold place.
Just like that after having lived in Singapore for 9yrs though you can find most of ingredients for Japanese cuisine-yes, this country is wonderful place-I must admit I tend to overestimate the taste when it has Japanese something. But this sweet potato tart..Setting aside all the nostalgia and homesickness, I still simply love it.Flaky crustTopped with cinammon whipped cream.BEST!It is not overestimation for sure.

Japanese Home Cooking Class2 @ Shermay's Cooking School

Konnichiwa.Time flies.It's already July.This month on the 24th, I will be teaching at Shermay's Cooking Schoolagain. Those who attended the previous class, doumo arigatou gozaimashita, thank you very much.I hope I can see you again on the 24th.
Those whom I will be able to meet on the 24th for the first time, douzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
I will teach 5dishes this time.
1:Seafood, Salmon & Tofu Gratin with Miso Cream Sauce (Tofu to seafood no miso cream guratan)Miso(soybean paste),soybean milk,soybean curd(tofu)....Soy, soy, SOY.
Without soybean, you can't talk about Japanese food.
One of my friends once told me that he could smell soy all over Japan.
Is that true?
I am not sure about it but I am sure I'll get irritated if I have to go without soybeans.
That means I have to give up most of Japanese Food so.How could I?
Back to the gratin, it seems heavy but it's surprisingly light.
Cheese and miso goes very well, it's just like a perfect international marriage.
Actually when you make custard pudding, if you add some miso paste to taste, the pudding will taste like cheese.
Oh well, back to the gratin again, it goes well with both rice and bread.
2:Simmered Chicken & Boiled Eggs in Sweet Sour Sauce (Toriniku to yudetamago no amasuppa ni)
3:Simmered Chinese Cabbage (Hakusai to aburaage no nibitashi).As I mentioned, soy is essential as well as rice in Japanese cuisine.One more essential thing is Dashi fish stock.I had no chance to teach in the previous class but this time I'll teach how to make dashi stock, good one in the next class.Using good dashi fish stock,I'll cook this simple dish.
This dish always reminds me that I don't have to do too much when only a few items can create such a good taste.
4:Tofu Cheese cake
5:Plum Liquor Jelly (Umesyu kan)

Deep Fried Ginger Mackerel-Saba no Tatsuta Age Set

Deep Fried Ginger Mackerel.Saba no Tatsuta Age
Simmered soybean skin(desiccated soybean).I love soybean curd too much but I love soybean skin even more.This can not be found in classy restaurants as it's considered to be "leavings".
What a shame.soybean skin is as versatile as tofu contains a lot of dietary fibres, has unique texture.When I am on diet(once in a while, yes I try to)I use soybean skin even for baking cakes.
Shredded Celery & Onion with Bonito Flakes(Katsuo Bushi)

Lessons will be given;
12(15:30-),13(10:00-),14(15:30-),15(10:30-)19,20,21(10:30-)JULY

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