Melting cheese is coming out..;) Cheese Hamburg Steak

Just simple hamburg steaks but what if melting cheese comes out as you split them? Nice surprise and it makes it twice more yummy, doesn't it? I was kneading this hamburg dough and just remembered some pizza cheese leftover in the fridge and asked John to bring it out. Of course it made him smile ;)

The recipe is real simple. Just add whatever cheese in your fridge and put some in the dough before you shape it. 

Since I'm a flavorful meal lover, I used pretty much of spices to season, as always.

250g Ground beef

1 clove garlic minced

2 small onion finely chopped

2 large eggs

50g bread flakes, actually I didn't measure it. let's say 50g

Salt & pepper

Dry Oregano, Rosemary, Ginger

1 teaspoon soy sauce (if you have)

100g (let's say) cheese, any kinds. it melts and no difference

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Mexican Lasagna メキシカンラザニア

On Saturday, I made Mexican lasagna for dinner. ..even though I just made tortillas by myself for tacos. You ask me why? John's flying back here from Japan today, I want to make something nice, warm, satisfying for him (of course for me too), and I've been eager to have Mexican food which is why I made tortillas, but tacos isn't warm/hot enough for nights this season still...Why not make it lasagna!

Simple reason :) Enchilada?.. I never made it before, though I'll soon try to make it..Quesadilla? Not enough "Mexican" flavors.

The smell of cheese, hot salsa, olives, coriander, and seasonings everything flooded out of the oven and it makes you even more feeling starving. Until I was 17 years old (oh my goodness it's already 6 years ago?!..1,2,3,4...yea 6.) as I visited my aunt in Montana state, I never had Mexican food.

The shock of its deliciousness and the surprise of encounter of the amazing taste,...how could I forget? 

I ended up going to Taco John's and Taco Bell back and force everyday.  Mmm..nice memory.

What are you making for weekend? Hope you're having YUMMY weekend! 

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日本語訳あります♡

• 4~5 sheets lasagna pasta (ラザニアパスタ) 
• 200g/1 cup Mexican blend cheese, shredded (ピザ用チーズ) 
• Fresh cilantro – enough for a little over 1/2 cup chopped (コリアンダー。トッピング用)  
• 100g sliced black olives (オリーブの実) 
• 2 onions chopped (玉ねぎ2個 細かく刻む) 
• 800g total or more of canned crushed tomatoes, Salsa sauce, and fresh tomatoes.  ---[You can change the proportion.  if you want more salsa flavor, make larger amount of salsa, less tomato sauce & tomatoes. ] (トマト缶、サルサソース、あればトマト合計で800g, 割合は自由に) 
• Dried oregano  (乾燥オレガノ) 
• Salt to taste (塩 適量) 
• Garlic minced (にんにく1欠片刻む)

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Handmade Whole Wheat Tortilla ハンドメイドトルティーヤ

I LOVE Tacos. Especially quesadilla and enchilada always make it hard for me to choose. Thinking of lack of eating Mexican food eventually made me make tortilla by myself. This time, again, I used whole  wheat (bread) flour mixing with all-purpose one. The reason I've been using the whole wheat flour is simply because I want to finish asap. I'm not in a hurry but I like to use plain bread wheat more than this dark one. I'm not familiar with kinds of wheat but it feels like when I use the whole wheat one the texture feels harder than plain one, doesn't pump up much, and the result is almost always different from what I expect. No idea if this is what it's supposed to be and if I only need to know this is so, but ..this isn't for me. The whole wheat, you are very healthy, beautiful as shown, good for the body, skin, and maybe balance up the nutrition, so here goes, tortilla.
The recipe I used.
日本語訳もあります :)

6 sheets (I made it *2: made 12 sheets) Ingredients....

Vegan Raspberry Chocolate cake- No sugar No flour No butter

It's late to post but I wanted to share this vegan delicious cake which I made for my Birthday party at school.  I never made "vegan" sweets before but now I'm totally a fan of its method. I would never go vegetarian but I want to learn more about the food and sweets (especially sweets part).
This tastes so fresh in your mouth even though it's baked, nuts are crunchy, and this sour raspberry sauce refreshens each time you bite this cake.. Would you try this?

1 1/2 cup (300g) walnuts or any nuts (ナッツ類)
90g (about 1/2 cup) dried raspberry  (ドライラズベリー)
5 tbsp cacao powder (unsweetened) (純ココア)
1 tsp cinnamon (シナモン)
3 tbsp olive oil (大さじ3 オリーブオイル)
4 tbsp apple sauce (unsweetened) (大さじ4 りんごソース)
1/2 cup (100g) fresh raspberry (フレッシュラズベリー 100g)

Topping:
150 g dark chocolate (ダークチョコレート)
1/2 avocado (アボカド)
1 tbsp honey (大さじ1 ハチミツ)
a pinch of salt  (塩ひとつまみ)
1/2 cup (100g) fresh raspberry (フレッシュラズベリー 100g)
1 tbsp cornstarch (大さじ1 コーンスターチ)
1tbsp lemon juice-unsweetened (レモン汁)
50 cc water (add or less if desired) (水 50cc)

Shakey's Golden Potatoes! シェイキーズ ゴールデン ポテト!

Do you know Shakey's fried potatoes? Every time I go there, I never fail to bite them. I could eat them more than Pizza and pasta! Nicely seasoned with soy sauce and roasted black petters are working amazing on these...
If you have some potatoes you are wondering what to make with, try this recipe!

3 Large Potatoes (じゃがいも L-3個)
2 tbsp Soy sauce (醤油 大さじ2)
1~1/2 cup Cornstarch (片栗粉 まぶす用に。適量)
Salt & Black petter to sprinkle (塩・黒こしょう 適量)

Simple, delicious Tomato Risotto

On St. Valentine's day, after my birthday, I wanted to go healthy & warm food to "clean" my stomach/body. John and I celebrated my 23rd birthday at a nice starred ☆☆☆ restaurant on 13th evening, which was so fantastic and gorgeous. But you know, after having huge, Birthday dinner (and plenty of cakes), you might feel like eating light and low-fat (hopefully almost no-fat).
So I decided to make this tomato risotto that was simply seasoned with spices and yet delicious. No way, my body would reject extra butter or glossy food shining from oil...yuck.
This risotto was so easy as always, and pretty much tomatoes are satisfying. Serve with salad and soup so that you would be staffed even though you don't eat much and no need to go another helping.

バレンタインデーの夜は体内環境正常化すべくヘルシーにトマトリゾット作った。
13日、私の23回目の誕生日にジョンとレストランで食事に行って、おいしいものたくさん食べたんだけど、ちょっと豪華すぎ。イベントの後とかって食事は軽くしたいもんだよね。ってことで低カロリーにこれ。簡単に香辛料で味付けしただけのリゾット。余計なバター、油はおえって感じ。
いつも通り簡単たけど、たっくさんのトマトで満足感高いし、サラダ、スープもつければ摂取カロリー低いまま満腹になるでしょ :) 白人は"ばっかり"食べ(品数少ない)が多いからおかわり増えて太るんだよね。じょんにはそうはさせないわ笑
簡単だから作ってみて!

2 portion
Rice 150~200g cooked (ご飯 150~200g (1合ちょい) --->炊く)
Canned whole tomato 800g (ホールトマト缶 800g)
Onion 2 Small size minced (S 玉ねぎ2個 刻む)
Carrot 1 Medium size finely chopped (Mにんじん1本 刻む)
Garlic 1 clove minced (ニンニク1欠片)
consommé soup powder 1 Teaspoon (1 cube) (コンソメ 1個)
Salt & Pepper to taste (塩こしょう適量)
dried Basil flakes, oregano powder, ginger powder (I always use some spices on any food for more flavor) (乾燥バジル、オレガノ、生姜パウダー: 使った香辛料)

Almost Flourless Gooey Addictive Chocolate cake! I'm addicted.

I used this recipe.
This cake was simply amazing. I made it for tea time of my birthday which was 13th. Perfect one for you who love chocolate and chewy sweets, and care about calories & fat. As she says on the blog I used, it came out wonderful and gives plenty of gooey texture with only a little amount of butter and flour. It's so easy to make and satisfying to enjoy.
The cake has a crunchy crust on top and so gooey inside. You should give it a try!

25g plain flour  (小麦粉 25g)
15g unsalted butter  (無塩バター 15g)
4 eggs  (卵4個)
200g caster sugar (砂糖 200g)
1 tsp vanilla essence  (バニラエッセンス 小さじ1)
150g dark chocolate (70% cocoa & best quality chocolate you can get hold of: ビターチョコ150g)
50ml water  (水 50ml)
50g almonds powder (アーモンドプードル50g)