Cooking Fun (Diary)

 In this issue, I would like to write about the joy of cooking.

The reason why I enjoy cooking

is because I get a great sense of accomplishment when I complete a dish that is in a recipe. Also, because I don't have to dip into the recipe exactly as it is written, and I can think of my own ideas.

What can I do?

What can I do with cooking? You can enjoy cooking even if you just add a little something to an existing recipe.

What is a lot to make?

Whenever I have a hard time deciding what to make, I always end up making fried rice. It's not a good idea because the recipes I can make are biased. I need to increase the number of recipes I can make as soon as possible.

What's the hardest part?

I think the hardest thing is washing dishes. It's hard to wash a rice cooker that's full of oil and natto rice.

What do you want to try?

When I go out to eat, I take pictures of the daily lunch specials and set menus, and then I think of the ingredients and make them myself. I enjoy the process of deciding on ingredients based on my credentials. As I make the dish, I feel like I'm doing research to see if I can really make it exactly like the picture. That is why I want to try my hand at cooking with only photographs.

Summary: Cooking can be arranged by yourself. It is also fun because it becomes a part of your life as a new hobby. Why don't you enjoy it in your daily life?

Cooking P4Cooking Verification of Salted Mackerel and White Dashi P5Arranged Pasta P6Arranged Mock Cooked Rice (Diary)

 

Wednesday, April 9

Cooking verification of salted mackerel and white dashi

Today, I wanted to cook a new dish and tried to make mackerel miso, but I didn't buy miso. I didn't buy any miso, so I made this dish as a verification of the cooking.

Ingredients: Salted mackerel, white soup stock

Preparation: Heat up a frying pan

Put white soup stock in an oiled frying pan.

Add salted mackerel and fry.

Note: It is better not to put the white broth in the pan, as the oil will splash around the gas stove.

Reflection: I was going to make mackerel miso, but I didn't have miso, so I wanted the white dashi to play the role of alternative miso. The oil splashed quite violently.

I tasted the crystals that remained and found that they tasted like salt. I looked at the ingredients list and found that salt and soy sauce were in the white dashi.

Did it not work because I forgot to look at the ingredients list?

I thought it was a substitute for miso, but something was different.

I'll do the research again. I like this kind of experimentation and research. I wanted to make mackerel miso this time, but I wasn't thorough enough, so I'll try to improve it this time and succeed.

Maybe I should have boiled leeks with it? I'll do it all next time.

PS: Natto (fermented soybeans) is a great way to eat rice. I recommend it. If I make it like this, I wonder if it would have been better to make grated daikon with grilled mackerel?

Thursday, April 10

Arranged mock takikomi gohan

Ingredients: Salted mackerel, salmon, shimeji or maitake mushrooms, white rice, white soup stock

Cooking method: Before cooking rice, add salted mackerel, salmon, shimeji or maitake mushrooms and white soup stock as needed. Be careful not to add too much white dashi. I found this out when I heated it in a frying pan, because when it evaporates, the salt content remains.

The salmon was about to expire, so I added salmon. It's boneless so I don't have to worry about it when I eat it.

A little effort makes it tasty!

Arranged Pasta

The dish I would like to introduce is arranged pasta. You can make it quickly and add your own toppings. Let's make your own unique pasta. Ingredients: Pasta noodles, ham, eggs, pasta sauce to taste

Directions: Boil pasta

Grill ham

Fried egg, keeping yolk semi-cooked.

Arrange the pasta noodles on a plate and arrange the cooked ham around the noodles.

Place the fried egg in the center and pour the sauce over it.

Sprinkle with nori seaweed.

Done.

Impression: The pasta sauce used this time was mentaiko sauce, so it was a little spicy.

The ham is salty and exquisite. And the egg did not lose its spiciness and saltiness, and the sweetness of the egg could be tasted.

Book Introduction “What You Need to Know When You Live Alone: Wisdom and Techniques for Living Alone”

 

I hope everyone is starting a new life. How are you doing?

I am struggling with my new life. Things that I was able to do at my parents' house have become a hassle and I am unable to do them now that I live alone.

I would like to introduce to you a book that saved me from such a predicament.

The book I would like to introduce to you is “What You Need to Know When Living Alone: Wisdom and Techniques for Living Alone”.

This book is a bit thick at 229 pages, but it is very easy to read. It is easy to read even for those who do not read much.

The writing style gives a motherly impression as if she is talking to you.

What not to do, what to watch out for, what you must do.

I felt this is a book to have both before and after starting a new life.