by : Reiko Bangkok Restaurants, Pizza/Flatbread, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Tofu

BLT (C) Open Sandwich & Butterfly Pea Lime Yuzu Tea

I had my homemade sourdough bread, lettuce that needed to be used in the fridge, and a beautiful tomato delivered from Happy Grocers today.

So it was easy to decide what to make for lunch.

In my pervious post (Soba Salad) I showed you my tofu “bacon” pieces.

This time I made the same thing, but the thick-cut version.

It was supposed to be BLT, but since we found and bought this vegan cheese at a grocery store, Villa Market, I decided to add this too.

In my opinion good mayonnaise is a must for the BLT sandwich, so I made a fresh batch of vegan mayo.

This was so good!

I made “open” sandwich because it would be easier to eat, but it ended up being so pretty too.

By the way we made pizza with this cheese later, and I thought it tasted better melted.

One of the things I like about Bangkok is that there are beautiful flowers everywhere.

When we go for a walk, I’m usually busy taking pictures of flowers (lol).

It is true that wires appear in many of my flower pictures though (lol).

This is a common thing to see in Bangkok.

There are reasons why there are so many shops that sell beverages in Bangkok.

It’s hot, and we all need to hydrate.

We’ve stopped at this shop before and had Matcha Yuzu drink, which was delicious.

This time we ordered Butterfly Pea Lime Yuzu Tea.

It was super tasty as well!

It was a bit sweet, a bit tart, very refreshing, and you can definitely taste yuzu.

We requested 25% sweetness, and it was perfect.

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by : Reiko Bread, Pizza/Flatbread

Potato Flatbread with Pesto – Who knew I had a green thumb?

I may surprise some people, especially Japanese readers, but I don’t cook rice anymore.

Here in Bangkok I like to keep our belongings to minimal (so that we can easily move when we want to), so I made the decision to not own a rice cooker for now.

I could still cook rice with a pot, but I don’t want to keep a large bag of rice in our pantry either.

So I now buy cooked rice from the deli section of a grocery store if I want to eat rice, and this new change has led to our eating more bread, which means I bake bread more frequently.

Flatbread is one of the easiest breads to make, so I make it regularly.

I like freshly baked flatbread for lunch.

This time I simply added sliced (pre-cooked) potatoes.

It was good just like that.

But one thing that makes my husband happy regardless of what dish I serve is sauce.

A lot of it.

Luckily, the basil I’m growing in the planter is doing great, and I needed to harvest some anyway.

I made vegan pesto and drizzled it over the flatbread.

Super yummy!

Vegan pesto: basil, cooked garlic, roasted sunflower seeds, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, sugar

Basil bouquet!

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by : Reiko Pizza/Flatbread

Ginger Teriyaki Pizza
ジンジャー照り焼きピザ

I made this pizza on Monday.

I don’t know why.

The idea happened to come to me that day.

We had Pizza Sunday, so that meant we had to eat pizza two days in a row.

Luckily, my husband did not mind (lol).

I tried a new recipe for pizza dough. https://sugarspunrun.com/the-best-pizza-dough-recipe/ , and I really liked it!

It was light, fluffy, and soft, just the way I like for homemade pizza.

My husband likes Teriyaki sauce, and he wanted to buy a bottle for a while.

I told him that I would make some for him, and I’m happy to say I finally got around to it.

I adapted this recipe, https://sugarspunrun.com/the-best-pizza-dough-recipe/ .

On this pizza, you’ll see soy meat, onion, mini bok choy, tangy sauce, and homemade ginger jam, along with the teriyaki sauce.

I made ginger jam when I received this beautiful fresh ginger as part of Happy Grocers’ surplus set.

You can grate it, but I decided to mince it to keep some texture.

Ginger jam is amazing.

If you like ginger, you should make and keep some in your fridge.

It’s so versatile, and you can use it for various things, like toast, pancakes, yogurt, ice cream…

I was pretty sure in my head that the jam would work on this pizza, and I was right.

It was such a lovely addition and took the pizza to the next level.

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by : Reiko Pizza/Flatbread, Potatoes/Squash, Vegan Cheese

Potato Onion Chutney Black Pepper Flatbread
ジャガイモと玉ねぎチャツネと黒胡椒のピザ

We had this for lunch, but this will be great for snack with a glass of white wine.

I don’t really drink anymore myself, so that would be an idea for someone else though.

I liked this onion chutney, a gift from our neighbor, so much that I decided to use this for our flatbread, too.

Loved the combination of the onion chutney, potatoes, and black pepper.

And homemade plant-based cheese.

It’s the best.

This one was tofu-based.

It was a quick concoction.

To tofu I added salt, garlic powder, onion powder, nutritional yeast, apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, and a little sugar.

Itadakimasu – Thank you for the meal.

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by : Reiko Koji, Pizza/Flatbread

Onion Koji Pizza
シンプル美味しい玉ねぎ麹ピザ

When it comes to pizza I usually say, “the more toppings the better!”

But this time I decided to savor the simple goodness.

Remember the koji onion I made a few weeks ago?

https://sideb.culinarytribune.com/2022/09/27/koji-salt-onion-koji%e5%a1%a9%e9%ba%b9-%e7%8e%89%e3%81%ad%e3%81%8e%e9%ba%b9/

I’ve been using it for many different things.

It definitely enhances the flavor of the dish, whatever I add it to, but it usually takes a supporting role.

So, this time I wanted to make it shine as a lead actor!

Homemade crust, tomato sauce, onion koji, and fresh thyme.

With this pizza onion koji was definitely the star.

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by : Reiko Fruit, Pizza/Flatbread, Potatoes/Squash

Apple Kabocha Pizza with Cashew Yogurt and Pecan Nuts
林檎かぼちゃピザ、カシューヨーグルトとピーカンナッツのせ

Walking to the local farmers market is something we do in the morning on most Saturdays.

I love this little routine we have.

But you can tell things are quickly changing, with less leafy vegetables and more root vegetables…

This means we only have a few weeks left before they close until next spring.

One of the things we got from the market was these Regent apples.

This particular vendor was so knowledgeable and friendly, and she helped us pick which to cheese.

We loved these apples.

They are crisp, sweet, juicy, and just super tasty!

The Kabocha is from Trader Joe’s.

I have bought Kabocha from the farmers market in the past, but some of them that they were labeled as “Kabocha” did not taste like actual Kabocha.

So unfortunately, now I only buy Kabocha from stores.

I cooked the pizza with Kabocha slices (quickly pre-cooked in the microwave) and apple slices first, and then, it was served with cashew yogurt, pecan nuts, maple syrup, and cinnamon.

This was delicious!!

There is something so special about fall foods.

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by : Reiko Pizza/Flatbread, Vegan Cheese, Vegan Meat

Vegan Pepperoni and Cheese Pizza
ヴィーガンペパロニチーズピザ

It seems obligatory to make a pepperoni pizza when you have awesome pepperoni.

Well, to tell the truth, I don’t know any other dish where I can use my pepperoni (lol).

You usually do not see me make a pizza like this.

I usually like a lot of toppings including some veggies for sure, so you can imagine how hard it was for me to stop here.

But again, I made this pizza to show off my vegan pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.

It turned out great!

The Mozzarella did not melt the way the regular one melts, but it melted in its own way, and I was fine with that.

It was creamy and complemented the pepperoni so well.

I liked this vegan version so much better than the regular pepperoni and cheese pizza I had in the past when I was still eating meat and dairy.

I’m feeling pretty good about this.

Well, good enough to be boldly thinking about making this for my 15-year-old nephews next time they are over and see what they think!

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by : Reiko Pizza/Flatbread

Korean Garlic V-Meat Pizza
韓国にんにくVビーフピザ

Am I the only one who overeats when it comes to pizza?

Because of that reason I try not to eat pizza, but I still make it because my husband likes it (and I don’t dislike it; I just don’t have the willpower to stop myself!).

Homemade crust.

Next Meats plant-based beef.

Onion.

Sugar peas.

Garlic.

Sweet and spicy gochujang sauce.

Shredded vegan Mozzarella cheese.

Shiso leaves.

I always have a hard time taking pictures of pizza.

Especially a round shaped one.

How much did I eat?

Well, don’t ask me.

More than I intended for sure, though.

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Pizza/Flatbread, Uncategorized, Vegan Egg

Breakfast Pizza Picnic
朝食ピザでピクニック

Since we enjoyed our last picnic so much that we decided to do it again.

I was initially thinking of making rice balls, but I didn’t prepare enough for that, so instead I went with pizza.

I still needed to make crust, but it takes much less time than cooking rice.

I usually make my egg with tofu or a mixture of tofu and chickpea flour, but today I just used chickpea flour (because the cheese I was going to use is made of tofu), and I really liked it.

Hash browns.

I found these on sale ($2.99 instead of $6.99).

Of course, I grabbed some.

I cooked the sausage as another topping.

I used my favorite tofu crust and make the sheetpan pizza.

This turned out great!

I packed up a few more things.

I also got my hot green tea packed just like the last time.

We decided to go to the same spot as the last time.

It was another cloudy day.

Today I didn’t even bother to bring a hat or sunglasses.

The pizza was so good!

We got some veggies and dip.

Green tea for me.

My husband brought coffee.

Unsweetened vegan yogurt with blueberries and currants.

It was another successful picnic breakfast.

But toward the end it started sprinkling, so we packed everything up quick once we finished eating.

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by : Reiko Breakfast, Pizza/Flatbread, Vegan Egg, Vegan Meat

Vegan Steak and Egg Breakfast Pizza
ヴィーガンステーキ＆エッグ朝食ピザ

Since I got Next Meats vegan meat, I’ve been having a lot of fun experimenting with it.

I got two types of meat, but this time I used their “short ribs” for the steak.

Since I didn’t have to make the meat, I made vegan eggs.

It’s been a while, but I always enjoy making these eggs.

The “meat” and “eggs” both look so good on the pizza.

I used this recipe for my pizza crust.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/6776/pizza-dough-i/

I’ve been using it repeatedly, because it’s easy and really tasty.

And with this recipe you don’t have to wait for the dough to rise.

This works well for me because I usually want to eat “now” (ot two hours later!) when I want to eat pizza.

There is vegan mozzarella cheese under the meat and the eggs.

Do you want to make this amazing vegan egg?

Watch this video.

It is in English. ↓

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mANUZa8OAs

Today you see other people making vegan eggs too, but I think hers are the best so far.

I always liked steak and eggs for breakfast.

And this didn’t disappoint.

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