by : Reiko Sandwiches

Tempeh Dog
テンペドッグ

Vegan hot dogs are fun to make because I can play with different “substitutes.”

This tempeh dog was made with a homemade bun, homemade vegan mayo, Teriyaki tempeh, mango slaw, and fresh cilantro.

I never post any food that I didn’t taste.

Even when I make food only for my husband, I usually have a bite so that I know it’s good.

This one, however, is the first food posted on my blog that I didn’t try.

But each component (bun, tempeh with glaze, slaw, mayo) which I did try before I put them all together was tasty, so I believe my husband telling me that it was tasty.

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by : Reiko Bread, Sandwiches

Vegan Smoked Salmon Bagel
Vスモークサーモンベーグル

Salmon was one of my favorite fish when I was still eating fish, and I loved the flavor of the smoked salmon.

This vegan smoked salmon is delicious.

It’s got all the flavors you want from smoked salmon, and it completely satisfies my craving.

I do have the recipe for my vegan smoked salmon, https://sideb.culinarytribune.com/2019/06/01/carrot-loxvスモークサーモン/ .

(I like to double the marinade to ensure every piece absorbs the flavor.)

Homemade seed bagels.

Homemade vegan cream cheese.

This cream cheese turned out delicious.

I am planning to share the recipe soon.

Keeping it simple.

Cream cheese, smoked salmon, onion slices, and capers.

I love how it looks.

Scrumptious!

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by : Reiko Bread

Seed Bagels
シードベーグル

I like different types of bread, but I have a lot of memories associated with bagels.

The first time I was introduced to bagel was when I was home-staying at a Californian family as part of the summer ESL (English as a Second Language) program of the college I was attending in Japan.

I went to ESL class at church while staying at one of the church members’ house for about a month.

I still remember how delicious it tasted the first time I tried bagel smeared with a thick layer of cream cheese.

Since I liked it so much that my host family would make sure they had bagels every morning for my breakfast.

I was 19 at that time.

Who knew I would be back in the U.S. and baking bagels myself later in my life.

Seed bagles: black sesame, white sesame, hemp seeds.

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by : Reiko Asian Food, Japanese Food, Rice/Grains, Sweets

Afternoon Tea: Asian
和なアフタヌーンティー

It took me a long time to decide to purchase this tiered tray.

But when I made the decision, I told myself to use it.

To use it often, not once a year.

Here, https://sideb.culinarytribune.com/2020/05/09/vegan-afternoon-teaヴィーガンアフタヌーンティー/ was my first homemade afternoon tea.

Since my first one was quite traditional, this weekend I wanted to make something a bit different, with an Asian flair.

On the bottom tray you’ll find red and green sushi rolls and smoked V-salmon Temari sushi balls.

On the second tray are mango, red cabbage, v-bacon spring rolls and rice paper egg rolls.

The top tray is a dessert tray, of course!

Strawberry mochi daifuku.

Butter and red bean mini pancake sandwiches.

This is what an individual plate looks like.

Yes, I eat dessert first sometimes.

Since it’s called afternoon tea, I have to have tea (well, I have green tea for almost every meal).

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by : Reiko Sweets

Strawberry Mochi Daifuku
いちご大福

Daifuku is a popular Japanese sweets item.

It’s basically a soft and slightly sweet mochi ball stuffed with sweet bean paste and a fresh strawberry.

I usually wrap the bean paste and strawberry completely inside the mochi, but this time I decided to try a different presentation.

I wrapped a ball of bean paste with mochi first, cut the top using kitchen scissors, and placed a strawberry in that well.

I really liked this because you can see the strawberry without cutting in half, and it gives an interesting look.

For the white bean paste I used butter beans.

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by : Reiko Breakfast

“Carrot Cake” Pancake Cereal
キャロットケーキ風味パンケーキシリアル

When I made my first pancake cereal, https://sideb.culinarytribune.com/2020/05/10/pancake-cereal-in-a-mugマグカップでパンケーキシリアル/, I liked it so much that I decided to make it again.

I still had some leftover mini pancakes from the last time (I froze them).

But this time I chose toppings inspired by carrot cake: shredded carrot; dry cranberries; walnuts.

Served with melted vegan butter, maple syrup, lemon oat yogurt (unsweetened), and cinnamon.

This was delicious!

I’m always looking for a way to eat vegetables in the morning, and it was perfect.

My husband and I finished a carrot.

It’s still categorized as a “sweet” breakfast, but it’s not overly sweet as you can control the sweetness by the amount of maple syrup you use.

My husband makes the best coffee.

I like cups and mugs that have a design inside.

Seeing this at the bottom makes me smile.

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