Dorayaki are a delicious Japanese treat, but unfortunately much more expensive and harder to find over here in the UK – so I decided to try making my own! Usually red bean paste would be used as the filling, but I decided to go for something a little different and made a green tea crème patissière to sandwich the two pancakes together – mostly down to the fact that I’d bought matcha powder recently and wanted an excuse to try it out!
This meal is both healthy and delicious but also very quick to make, so perfect if you’ve got in late from work and want a pick-me-up!
As I’ve never really cooked with aubergine before, I thought I’d challenge myself to make something with it. This suddenly became an even greater challenge when my boyfriend confessed he didn’t really like aubergine – and of course this was after we’d already bought it! Luckily he loved it in the end – I hope you do too!
I’ve been wanting to make my own soup ever since I bought my hand blender earlier this year, but I’ve not actually got around to it until now… So without further ado, let me introduce my very first soup – spiced squash and apple!
As I was feeling a bit under the weather when I made this, I wanted something warm and comforting, but also vitamin-rich to help boost my immune system. Butternut squash is great for this as it’s high in antioxidants and vitamins A and C.
As promised, here’s a little recap on what we ate on holiday. I’m only going to talk about the foods that I think of as typically German (although a few of these are generally from the South of Germany and possibly also Austria and Switzerland). I always think Germany is great at comfort food and tasty treats that you’ll want to eat all through winter. Just think of mulled wine and you’ll know what I mean!
Germany is one of my favourite countries to visit, and last weekend I managed to head back to one of my favourite German cities – Munich! Made all the better as this was the first weekend of Munich’s Christmas Market!
As I expected, our holiday ended up being more about food than anything else… I’ll be sharing some of the tasty treats that we enjoyed while we were there in my next post.
But for now, here are a few of my favourite photos from while we were there – enjoy!
My lovely boyfriend made us some veggie tortillas tonight – and they were delicious!
Read on to find out how you can make your own!
Following on from my theme park post, here’s a little something I made this weekend – a healthier take on traditional fish and chips.
I’ve been wanting to make sweet potato fries for ages. Somehow they just remind me of Autumn. Possibly it’s the pumpkin-like colour?
I used salmon to go with the chips, but you can use whatever kind of fish suits your tastes.
While I was in Japan a few years ago, I visited a fast-food chain called “Mos Burger” – and fell in love with their amazing vegetarian “kinpira” burger. Kinpira is traditionally made with carrot and burdock root, but as I couldn’t find any burdock root I’ve recreated this meal using carrot and red and yellow peppers. You could also use parsnips instead of the peppers for a different taste; just add them slightly earlier than you would for the peppers.
My boyfriend and I went on a very rainy day out to Alton Towers at the weekend.
For those of you who don’t know, it’s a theme park built around a former estate in the middle of England. As well as rides, it has its own gardens, a pagoda, and a cable car that gives you a great view of the park (although I wasn’t warned quite how high that would be!).
Despite being a cold and rainy day, we had a great time – and the firework display in the evening really topped it all off.
This trip has got me thinking about making some theme park style food now – so be on the lookout for some tasty treats! Think burgers with a twist and more…
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