Welcome to the World & Chocolate Fondant Muffin

My best friend just had a baby boy on this Thursday. In this afternoon Roger and myself went to a hospital, finally met him after 9 months talking to him through his mother's tummy.

As she is very close to me like a family, it was really emotional with full of happiness to meet him.

While she had been struggling with morning sickness Roger had cooked meatball a couple of times and delivered to her. And the first Roger's cook for them after he came to our world was Chocolate Fondant Muffin. Hope he will taste some from mummy milk.

Welcome to the world!!
And N&M., congratulations from bottom my heart.

A letter from Japan

When I got home, I found an unexpected letter from Japan.
It was from a lady who had cooking lessons with us and went back to Japan.
The letter was a notification of new address and an appreciation for a little present that we made for her leaving. The massage really warmed us up and I thought if we are managing to have cooking classes connecting to students continuously, not just one-shot cooking class, it's real pleasure for us!

Castella from Japan

My best friend is expected to deliver a boy in this next a couple of days.
And her mum came from Japan to help her with sweets gift for us.
Baumkuchen and Castella(the first photo)!!
Castella is is a popular Japanese sponge cake originally came from Portuguese and made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

Japanese sweets are so precise and very gentle taste!!
Absolutely loved it!!!!!!!

Stockholms Kök 2010/07/05 Corned Beef

One student came back to the class with her friend.
It's been pretty chill in Melbourne these days, so we decided to cook something warm and nice meal. It was Corned Beef in buljong with vegetable and Dijon Mustard.

Tempura Hajime

(Photo form The Age)

We went to Tempura Hajime this Friday night.

When I read a review of this restaurant a couple years ago, it was quite surprising at the fact that we finally could have Tempura on counter in Australia ! 

In this restaurant you hardly believe you are in Australia, almost feeling like in Japan.

Food was much better than expected and if you could have more chance to talk with a new owner chef who is cooking right in front of you, it would be even better !

Try for your special occasion.   

Tempura Hajime
60 Park St, South Melbourne
03 9696 0051

Monthly Cake from My Boss

On every first working day of the moonth my boss at work brings in home-made cakes for all employees. He does every single months even just after coming back from overseas business trip.

For July it was coconuts base and raspberry jam with coconuts flakes on top.
His cakes are getting as good as ones sold in a shop in this half year,, really tasty.

Thank you for this month too!

Midsummer Festival

26th June was the Swedish Midsummer Festival and we had a little Midsummer dinner at friend's place. It's , however, middle of winter in Melbourne here, so Roger cooked classic Swedish winter meal called "Laxpudding", which is layers of salmon, potato, dill and onion covered with milk and egg mixture.
Canneles we had as desert were really yummy!

I'm happy that daylight is getting longer towards to summer!!

Stockholms Kök 2010/06/21 Bread Mater Course

The first bread lesson!
The student made home-made Hamburger with this bread at home! Lovely!!