If you like pork, chances are that the pork loin will be one of your favourite cuts. The meat is one of the leanest pork cuts you'll find...

Looking out of the window this morning, it's misty and the leaves on the trees are turning into a chequerboard of faded greens and browns...

The Japanese love to have a selection of fermented and pickled foods to eat with their rice at dinner and today, I'm looking at one of...

"There's a pig in my soup!" This could the start of a corny joke...but it's not. In Japan this dish - Tonjiru, literally means "pork...

Are you in the mood for a dose of healthy Japanese cooking? This recipe features cod steak baked with a topping of miso-mayo sauce. I'm...

Here's a dead easy way to take an onigiri rice ball to the next level - mix a little miso with mirin and sugar. Then, call on your inner...

I love sharing platters of food with family & friends, don't you? I don't know what it is but there's something communal about eating...

I am a big fan of combining Japanese ingredients with foods from other cultures. So the other day, I tried out a new sauce combining...

I'm in Japan at the moment visiting friends and family. Before I left, I developed a really nice Miso Tahini sauce which I thought would...

Today, I'm posting one of my favourite miso soup recipes - sweet potato miso soup. This is a great combination - the sweet potato...

I've posted a number of New Year's resolution style, light and healthy veggie dishes in recent weeks but here's something different for...

The daikon (AKA white radish or mooli) is a much beloved vegetable in Japan - you'll find it featured in many classic Japanese woodblock...

Poke bowl dishes are a bit of a think these days, aren't they? As I've said before on my blog, the origins of the poke bowl are a lot...

Here's a winter fish hotpot (or nabe in Japanese) recipe from Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. This is a traditional Japanese meal...

Do you believe in serendipity? I know it doesn't happen very often, but I believe that sometimes, things do just fall into place. I was...