Sweet Potato & Star Anise Soup

Sweet Potato & Star Anise Soup

by Ilaria Catazone If you are after a quick soup that’s easy and tasty, here’s a new idea for you! And as the weather warms up, this soup is just as good served cold as it is hot. And best ever, all ingredients are available at the Co-op!!! For four hungry people you will need:One...

Japanese Winter Series #5 – Shiratama-Zenzai 白玉ぜんざい – Sweet red-bean soup with sticky-rice ball

Japanese Winter Series #5 – Shiratama-Zenzai 白玉ぜんざい – Sweet red-bean soup with sticky-rice ball

by Maki Watson Zenzai is a very traditional Japanese dessert soup made with ‘azuki’ beans and ‘mochi’, or glutinous rice cake. For ‘shiratama zenzai’, we’re making a particular kind of mochi known as ‘shiratama dango’ – shiratama translates directly as ’round white jewel’, and dango being the name for very popular glutinous rice balls that...

Japanese Winter Series – #1 The staples

Japanese Winter Series – #1 The staples

by Maki Watson Gohan (rice) and miso-shiru (miso soup) are the staple elements of Japanese dining. At meal time we serve gohan and miso-shiru along with ‘okazu’, or side dishes (we’ll be covering some winter-inspired okazu later in the series)! To tell you the truth, I enjoy making and eating gohan and miso-shiru often, however...

Overnight Oats

Overnight Oats

by Ilaria Catizone Don’t know about you, but I love waking up to a warm brekkie that I don’t have to prepare… and even better if it is healthy, filling and of course yummy!! We discovered overnight oats a few years ago and we love them. They are a staple for me, and my 11...

Kitsune Soba – 狐そば

Kitsune Soba – 狐そば

by Maki Watson Soba has been considered good luck for a long time (at least 200 years) in Japan! Japanese people eat Soba on some special occasions like moving house or New Year’s Eve, as we did in my family. Since Soba, which are noodles made from buckwheat, are easier to cut than thicker varieties,...

{Bulk} Tofu delight

{Bulk} Tofu delight

by Illaria Catizone We are not vegan, but I am always on the lookout for more plant-based recipes and when I recently tried this one I knew I had found a winner! Originally from Veggie Society (https://veggiesociety.com/sesame-tofu-recipe-broccoli/ ) this sesame tofu dish was very well received by the whole family… well almost… my super fussy...

Zucchini Cinnamon Muffins

Zucchini Cinnamon Muffins

by Illaria Catizone It’s zucchini season!! No doubt you’ve noticed, they are everywhere in great numbers: at the markets, in our gardens and of course at the Co-op. But fear not, zucchini are such a versatile veggie it’ll be hard to get sick of them. This year, in the quest for new ways of using...