Only Recipes, by Alessandra Zecchini ©

The other day I had a crazy craving for gomadofu, the 'tofu' made with sesame seeds. But I couldn't find it anywhere in Auckland! If anyone can help (or tell me how to make it at home!) please do! Anyway, I ended up buying konnyaku, a Japanese starchy-jelly food made from Konjak yam plant. It has nothing to do with gomadofu but perhaps the colour (a little) and to satisfy my  goma  (sesame) craving I thought of serving it with a sesame dressing. You don't need to do anything with the konnyaku except taking it out of the packet and slice it! For the veggies i steamed some cauliflowers florets and carrots (separately) and cooked some spinach. The spinach were rolled in a nori seaweed sheet (like a sushi roll, but with spinach instead of rice). For the dressing, usually I make  this miso dressing , but this time I tried to make  Nami's miso dressing , from  Just One Cookbook , mostly because I have never tried to put rice vinegar in my dressing and ...

A simple dessert or a treat at any time of the day: use some plain thick yogurt, like greek yogurt, or yogurt from  The Collective Dairy . For the topping I cooked some quince apples until mushy, then I put them into a muslin cloth over a bowl for a night to collect the juice. I measured the liquid and added half of its weight in sugar and boiled everything until I got a thick syrup. This can be kept in the fridge for a long time and spooned over the yogurt (or cakes or other desserts) when needed. So yummy! Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini  ©