by : Reiko Sweets

Flourless Mocha Cake
濃厚モカケーキ

 

When non-vegan friend invites us to her house for home-made vegan dinner, I make sure I bring the dessert that will surely please her.

I know she likes chocolate, and based on my dining experience with her, I don’t think she particularly likes anything flour-dense.

So I thought flourless chocolate cake would be a good choice, and I found a perfect recipe!

I’ve made several things with Amy’s recipes, and I’ve never been disappointed.

And this was not an exception!

I used strong home-brewed coffee and brandy to add some mocha flavor.

It turned out delicious!!

I served it with vanilla soy ice cream.

We also tried it with roasted nuts, and that was awesome too!

Did our non-vegan friend like it?

Oh yes, she did!!

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by : Reiko Japanese Food, Noodles/Pasta, Soup/Stew

Green Fox Soba Soup
緑のきつね蕎麦

Soba noodle soup is one of my favorite lunch dishes.

Growing up in Japan, I ate a lot of noodle soup for lunch.

One of the reasons was that I was a huge noodle fan, but when I was old enough to use the stove, noodle soup was one of the easiest to make myself.

You may be wondering why it’s named Fox.

When you add this fried soy bean curd, we call it Fox (or Kitsune in Japanese).

They say it is because Fried bean curd is fox’s favorite food or/and it has the color of fox’s fur.

You cook the curd in soy sauce based sweet broth first before adding to the soup.

And green comes from this beautiful seaweed, called “Aosa.”

My sister recently visited us from Japan, and she brought it for me.

It’s dried seaweed, and it’s crunchy as it is, but when you add it to soup, it quickly becomes softened and you can enjoy a different texture.

I like mine with a sprinkle of this Japanese spice called “Shichimi.”

Ultimate comfort food for sure!

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