by : Reiko Breakfast, Sandwiches

Azuki Cream Cheese Rhubarb Croissant Sandwich – Vegan
あんクリームチーズルバーブクロワッサンサンド（ヴィーガン）

I bake all different types of bread myself, but croissant is one of a few ones I realy on others, vegan or regular.

Thankfully, Whole Foods sell vegan croissants.

I don’t buy them very often, but once in a while I like to get them as a treat.

Remember the second batch of rhubarb I got from my mother-in-law’s backyard?

I made it into jam.

You can’t eat rhubarb as is because it’s too tart, so it’s easier to use when it’s sweetened like this.

To make sweet Azuki bean paste I used this canned cooked Azuki again.

This time I added some more water and cooked the beans first to soften them, and then added sugar and cooked some more.

What you are seeing here are a vegan croissant, sweet Azuki bean paste, homemade vegan cream cheese, and rhubarb jam.

It has all the flavors and textures you need!

Sweet, salty, fatty, creamy, tangy, and fruity…

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Sweets

Rhubarb Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls
ルバーブ苺シナモンロール

The rhubarb season is here!

I’m so lucky because my mother-in-law grows the most beautiful rhubarb in her backyard.

If you’ve never seen the rhubarb plant, this is how it grows.

The freshest rhubarb!

I thought about adding rhubarb or/and strawberries to the cinnamon sugar, but I decided to add them later on the top.

So what you see here (↑) are plain cinnamon rolls (vegan).

I used the recipe. ↓ Highly recommended!

This recipe makes 14 rolls.

https://tasty.co/recipe/the-best-ever-vegan-cinnamon-rolls

Rhubarb jam goes first.

Then, strawberry glaze.

Yum!!

Recommended beverage: Black coffee. Hot.

I brought some to my mother-in-law.

She called me later and told me she liked them very much! 🙂

And she gave me more!

What should I make next?

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Sweets

Amazake Cranberry Muffins
甘酒クランベリーマフィン

We cleaned our condo thoroughly this morning because we might have a visitor this afternoon.

I probably shouldn’t have used the kitchen, but I really wanted to bake with my freshly made (yesterday) Amazake.

(I made a big batch. I froze most of it but kept some in the fridge for today’s use.)

The kitchen smelled so good!

I hope you can tell how light, soft, and fluffy they are!

This is going to be my breakfast this week.

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Uncategorized

French Toast with Pear Cinnamon Jam
フレンチトースト、洋梨シナモンジャムのせ

We usually like bread from Trader Joe’s, but the sourdough bread we recently got was unfortunately a bit dry.

So I decided to make it into French toast.

I used my recent go-to recipe, https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-french-toast/ .

This is really the best vegan French toast recipe!

This time I added a little almond extract.

This was from the jam set I got from Aldi.

There are a lot of big pear chunks, which I really liked.

It was delicious, served with homemade vegan butter and pear cinnamon jam.

The combination of almond flavor (from the French toast), butter, pear, and cinnamon was wonderful.

I was never a big caffeine consumer, but I’ve cut down on caffeine even more.

This herbal tea is pretty intense, but it’s good.

It’s only for people who like turmeric, though.

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by : Reiko Breakfast

Yeast Waffles with Homemade Butter and Fancy! Jam
イーストワッフル、手作りバターとお洒落！ジャムでいただく。

I wanted something sweet for breakfast this morning.

First I thought about making regular waffles, but I wanted something a bit different.

So I went for the yeast version.

They are vegan and turned out great!

I bought this jam set a while ago.

It’s a “cheese pairing” set, and I was waiting for the right opportunity to try them.

But I just couldn’t wait anymore (lol)!

I didn’t have cheese, but my homemade vegan butter has a rich flavor that somewhat mimics something fermented.

So, I thought this would work.

I chose Cherry & Rosemary.

This was really good!

I would have liked that the jam had a little stronger rosemary taste, though.

One of my favorite mugs.

Miss Chicago…

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by : Reiko Bread, Breakfast

Fruit Bread and Fruit Bread French Toast フルーツブレッド＆二日目はやっぱりこれ、フレンチトースト

One of my favorite cakes is fruit cake!

I don’t understand why fruit cake is so unpopular.

I love its denseness packed with yummy fruits and nuts, and I would eat a slice with a cup of tea every day if I could.

But I don’t do that because that would make it difficult to stay at my ideal weight for sure.

Even having one fruit cake this time of the year is dangerous because my husband does not touch it (he is NOT a fan of fruit cake).

So, I decided to make the second best thing, fruit “bread”.

Well, it’s not “sweets” technically, and I can eat it as a “meal” instead of “dessert”, which makes me feel better (lol).

This turned out amazing!

I loved the light and soft crust, and all the fruits and nuts!

You toast it lightly and eat it with butter.

It’s heavenly!!

The second day I made French toast with it, and it was great too!

My husband even asked me to make some (he said he liked it, but quickly added “fruit bread is still not my favorite” ; ( ).

For the vegan French toast batter, I used her recipe -> https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-french-toast/ .

And for the fruit bread, I used her recipe -> https://merryboosters.com/easy-fruit-bread-recipe/ .

I just replaced butter with vegan butter.

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Vegan Cheese

Sun-Dried Tomato Shiso Pancakes
甘じょっぱい、がたまらない！サンドライトマト紫蘇パンケーキ

I’m always attracted to dishes that are both sweet and savory.

I still had some fresh Shiso left, so I thought it would be fun to use it for pancakes.

What goes well with Shiso?

Tomatoes!

I added chopped fresh Shiso and sun-dried tomatoes to my vegan pancake batter.

The pancakes were ready.

You can simply enjoy them with butter and maple syrup.

Or…

Add things.

This time I placed homemade vegan cheese and fresh Shiso.

Then…

Here is my not-so-secret sauce.

A mixture of chopped sun-dried tomatoes and maple syrup.

Trust me.

This is SO GOOD.

Ta da!

Scrumptious!

I would put this on the menu if I opened a restaurant (lol).

Yes, it would be served just like that, with salad and Tofu croutons.

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Vegan Egg

Fun Idea! Hashbrown Egg Bake このアイデアいただき！ハッシュブラウンエッグキャセロール

I enjoy trying new food ideas.

Particularly for breakfast.

They make the routine a bit more exciting.

So, when I saw this idea, I had to try it!

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClMHYakp6DJ/

First, frozen store-bought hashbrowns.

You don’t have to thaw them.

They cook with the “eggs” just fine.

Some scallion and plant-based meat slices were added to the “egg”.

This was really good.

Field Roast is one of the vegan meat brands that we like.

Looks good, doesn’t it?

I used tofu and chickpea flour as the main ingredients for the egg.

It was delicious.

I will make it again for sure.

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Tofu

Plant-Based Turkey Egg & Cheese Crescent Rolls
全部植物性、ハム卵チーズクレセントロール

I got the idea from Ms. Diane.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci5GygtO9Jq/

It looked so good, and I had to create this plant-based!

This turkey deli-style slices are my favorite.

The ingredients are pretty good, and I love how they taste.

So I thought this would be perfect for this.

These are so easy and so fast to make!

I love how beautifully golden brown they turned out.

We enjoyed it for lunch, and we absolutely loved it!

I will definitely make it again.

This will be great for non-vegan guests too.

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by : Reiko Bread, Breakfast, Gluten Free

V/GF Banana Kinako Buns and One Plate Breakfast
バナナきなこパン、朝食ワンプレート

You can really taste the banana and kinako (roasted soy bean powder).

If you like them, these are for you!

We enjoyed the buns with scrambled tofu, salad leaves, and persimmon.

I loved the taste, but they turned out a bit dry.

(It’s not a huge problem because they taste just fine with vegan butter!)

Next time I will adjust the amount of rice flour though.

By the way I smoothed the surface of a half, and I just dropped the dough for the other half.

That’s why they look a bit different.

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