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Japanese traditional strawberry & cherry green tea treats

The white porcelain dishes with the traditional Japanese green tea treats are gold trimmed Yokohama china in a shell shape.

The tea treats are cherry mochi (a thin sweetened cherry flavored rice cake) a with cherry flavored Japanese an (a cherry flavored sweetened bean jam) filling and topped with a fresh strawberry. The outer covering is a fresh cherry leaf.

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This blog is the recipe file box... other people might call this a table of contents... either way, this is the index to the entire cookbook.

Each blog is a separate chapter of the cookbook. These chapters are numbered from (1) to (20). All recipes are hot-linked under the chapters in this blog. This makes it easier to enjoy trying to find a recipe. The extra chapters are titled this-n-that and food.names.

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In addition, some recipes will be cross-referenced in this index to make it easier to find a recipe... however, they will be only listed in one chapter.

Lastly, photos will be added to some recipes as they become available...

food.names

A translation of food names from English to Japanese.

flour - kona
vinegar - su
tofu - tofu
meat - niku
grain - kokurui
sea vegetables - kaiso
fish and shellfish - sakana & kai
vegetables - yasai
miscellaneous - sonota
nuts - natsu
pasta and noodles - pasuta & nûdoru
fruits - kudamono

The words are translated into Romaji from English. This is to help with people interested in a dictionary.

The words are not translated into Japanese Kanji because the blog is using English characters for postings.

Numerous dictionaries provide Japanese Kanji characters for those that need to learn further.

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this Index needs an Index...

This might sound a little bit duplicated in nature, however, this index is becoming longer.

This will help move everyone to the right chapter to see the variety of recipes that are listed there.

(1) appetizers.&.snacks
(2) beef
(3) beverages.&.drinks
(4) breads.&.muffins
(5) casseroles.&.stews
(6) cups.of.coffee
(7) cups.of.tea
(8) eggs.&.cheese
(9) fish.&.seafood
(10) fruit
(11) other.recipes
(12) pasta.&.noodles
(13) pork
(14) poultry
(15) rice
(16) sandwich.recipes
(17) soups.&.salads
(18) sweets.&.treats
(19) tofu
(20) vegetables
this-n-that
food.names

(1) appetizers.&.snacks

Appetizers
Easy Cheesecake Spread

Rumanian Appetizer Recipes
Ciuperci cu Maioneza (mushrooms in homemade mayonnaise)

Tea sandwiches
Cream.cheese,.celery,.&.walnut sandwiches
Salmon.bagel.rounds
Cucumber.sandwiches
Afternoon.tea.sandwiches
Almond.chicken.tea.sandwiches
Watercress.tea.sandwiches


Snacks

Oat scone bread
Whole-wheat hotcakes (pancakes)

(2) beef

Beef Recipes
Cajun Beef & Cabbage
Porcupine Meatballs

Korean Beef Recipes
Ground Beef - Lettuce Sushi


Mexican Beef Recipes
Enchilada bake

Rumanian Beef Recipes
Sarmale (cabbage rolls)

(3) beverages.&.drinks

Punch
White wine punch


Drinks
Sangria


Beverages

Lemonade


Fun stuff
Decorating your cold drinks

(4) breads.&.muffins

Bread
Beer Bread
Italian Breadsticks
Oatmeal Bread


Muffins
Banana, Pecan Muffins
Maple-Pecan Corn Bread
Cinnamon Muffins
Old fashion donut muffins
Low-fat bran muffins


Scones
Scones
Oat scone bread

(5) casseroles.&.stews

Casserole Recipes
Black-Eyed Pea & Cornbread Casserole
Golden Casserole
Ground Beef Casserole
Hash Brown Casserole
Mexican Casserole
Macaroni & cheese
The one-dish meal
Corn Dog Bake


Indonesian Chicken Recipes
SEMUR AYAM (INDONESIAN CHICKEN STEW)

(6) cups.of.coffee

using steamed milk
a cup of coffee

(7) cups.of.tea

Tea Time
brewing.perfect.pot.of.tea
one.cup.of.tea.party
your.special.teatime.break
Solitary tea


Tea recipes
Ginger tea
Mulled apple tea
Plantation tea
Chocolate tea
Rose herbal tea
Iced tea
Fruit herb tea – iced
Sunshine tea
Herbal tea cooler
Basil herb tea
Rose petal tea
Spring-time tea
Mint julep tea
Spiced Russian tea
Apple tea
Tangerine special tea
Slemp (from the Netherlands)
Hot-spiced cranberry tea
Mint chocolate tea
Mulled harvest-time tea
Spiced Milk Tea (Chai from India)

Japanese Green Tea
Japanese Greeen Tea Bowls

(8) eggs.&.cheese

Egg Recipes
Cheesy Mixed Vegetable Bake
Scrambled Eggs Primavera

Rumanian Egg Recipes

Ciuperci cu Maioneza (mushrooms in homemade mayonnaise)

Cheese Recipes

Baked Cheesy Onions

(9) fish.&.seafood

Rumanian Fish Recipes
Salata de icre (spawn salad)

Japanese fish recipes
Fish baked in foil
Cold white meat fish with Umeboshi sauce

Fish recipes
Pan-sautéed salmon with lemon-wine sauce

(10) fruit

Apples
Baked Maple Apples
Sautéed Apples

Pears
Poached Pears

Chutney
Cranberry Chutney

Kiwi
KIWI Pie

(11) other.recipes

Pickles
Cherry Blossom Pickles

Crêpes
Ham and cheese crêpes
Basic crêpes


Japanese
Japanese New Year's foods...

(12) pasta.&.noodles

Sauces
Mushroom-Tomato Sauce


Italian
Italian style baked macaroni

(13) pork

Rumanian Pork Recipes
Pork Ciorba (pork & vegetables)
Sarmale (cabbage rolls)

Chinese Pork Recipes
Pork boiled in tea with dipping sauce


Japanese Pork Recipes
Pork Miso Soup (in Japanese, Ton-jiru)

(14) poultry

Poultry Recipes

Baked Chicken and Rice
Chicken Broccoli Bake
Chicken 'n' Biscuits

Indonesian Chicken Recipes
SEMUR AYAM (INDONESIAN CHICKEN STEW)

Rumanian Chicken Recipes
Salata de Boeuf (Boeuf Salad) – Chicken salad with vegetables

French Chicken Recipes
Le Coq au vin

(15) rice

Rice Salad
Black Rice and Garlic Salad


Wild Rice
Creamy Wild Rice Casserole

Rice
Green Tea Rice

Rice with Vegetables
Baked Rice and Broccoli

(16) sandwich.recipes

Egg mayonnaise sandwich
Tuna and cottage cheese


Tea sandwiches
Cream.cheese,.celery,.&.walnut sandwiches
Salmon.bagel.rounds
Cucumber.sandwiches
Afternoon.tea.sandwiches
Almond.chicken.tea.sandwiches
Watercress.tea.sandwiches

(17) soups.&.salads

Soup recipes
Bacon & Corn Chowder
BAKED POTATO SOUP
Dandelion Spring Soup


Rumanian Soup Recipes
Supa de rosii (Tomato soup)

Japanese soup recipes
Clear soup with eggplant and egg
Pork Miso Soup (in Japanese, Ton-jiru)

Salad recipes
Caprese Salad
Potato salad
Black Rice and Garlic Salad


Salad dressings
Creamy herb dressing
Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Rumanian Salad Recipes
Salata de icre (spawn salad)
Salata de Boeuf (Boeuf Salad) – Chicken salad with vegetables

Japanese salad recipes
Cucumber Salad

(18) sweets.&.treats

Yogurt
Chocolate yogurt fruit parfait


Cakes
Cherry Dump Cake
6-minute chocolate cake
Chocolate cake without eggs
LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS CAKE
Rugelac



Cookies
Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies
Gingerbread People
Lazy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Sesame kookies
Frosted Date Balls


Candy
Easy, Easy Fudge

Puddings
Banana pudding


Fruit
Cranberry Bread Recipe
Cranberry Delight
Last-minute Christmas Fruitcake

Ice cream
Tea.ice.cream.soda
ice.cream.tea


Pie
SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Pastry crust
Short Crust

Cheesecake
DELICIOUS CHEESECAKE (NO-COOK TYPE)


Toppings
lavender.tea.whipped.cream.topping

(19) tofu

How to prepare Tofu
Crunchy Tofu Burgers
Tofu Chicken Stir-fry
Tofu Cutlets
Tofu Chili
Tofu Burgers


Mexican
Tofu Guacamole

Chinese
Tofu Gyoza

Korean
tofu with ground pork mini-burgers

Japanese
Chilled Tofu (best in summer)
Yudofu (best in winter)
Tofu Oden


Dessert
tofu cheesecake
Tofu Sweet Potato Pie

(20) vegetables

Vegetable Recipes
Mushrooms and Asparagus Sauté
Hot and Spicy Bean Sprouts

Baked
Baked Cabbage
Baked Onions
Baked Hash Brown Potatoes
Colorful Vegetable Bake
Baked Cheesy Broccoli
Baked Carrots
SWEET POTATO PIE

Relish
OLD SOUTH PEPPER RELISH

Japanese
SUMMER EGGPLANT SALAD

Rumanian Vegetable Recipes

Zacusca (cooked vegetables)
Fasole Batuta (cream beans)
Mamaliga (corn mush)


Vegetarian Recipes
Vegetarian Chili

this-n-that

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Weight & Measures
Emergency Substitutions
Oven Temperatures
Correcting cooking errors
Clever hints...


Tea Time
Solitary tea
brewing.perfect.pot.of.tea
one.cup.of.tea.party
your.special.teatime.break