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irishosaru
 
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Living In: Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Member Since: Jun. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Healthy, Vegetarian, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Fishing, Reading Books
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About this Cook
I'm an English language teacher in Japan, who missed certain foods so much I had to learn how to cook them. With a wife and infant daughter, cooking quickly and healthily has become more important.
My favorite things to cook
Breads, stews, soups, sauces, roasts.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Growing up, I always did my homework in the kitchen as my mother cooked. Without knowing it, I learned a lot. Now, I cook like she does - simple, healthy, wholesome foods. Soda breads, stews, soups, roasts.
My cooking triumphs
A special kind of brownie - I must put the recipe on this site. Cooking Christmas dinner for 6 skeptical Japanese people, and succeeding.
My cooking tragedies
Omelets. I just can't get them right.
Recipe Reviews 12 reviews
Cucumber-Cilantro Raita (Yogurt)
Good! A nice balance of flavours. Second time round I added 1 clove of very finely diced garlic, which I thought worked well.

11 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 1, 2010
Homesteader Cornbread
Not bad, but not exactly bread. When I looked at the ingredients and quantities, I thought it would make a sweetish cakey bread, which it did. Tasted great, but not exactly what homesteader cornberad is supposed to be.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 19, 2008
Yummy Couscous Salad
Fantastic salad. Like other reviewers, I felt there is too much red onion. But the problem may be that if the amount of servings is reduced, the amount of onion - 1 red onion - stays the same. For 2 people, 1/4 of a red onion at most. But it's a delicious salad, easy to make, very flexible in terms of ingredients - I've added cucumber, chicken, sweetcorn etc, at various times, and it still tastes great.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 19, 2008
 
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