While I’m off to Japan for 5 months, I get a lovely room in the Chiyoda residence. Unfortunately, I only have one stove up, limited tools, sauces and ingredients to play with. This starts my journey for simpler and cheaper dishes as I live the poor student life. 🙂 Enjoy~ (I don’t really follow recipes when I’m trying to make do with what I have, but if you’re really interested to know, feel free to leave a comment!)

I wish missing vegetables in the second week in Japan. This curry is really hearty haha. Made enough for Lisa and Jason~

Could’ve cooked the carrots a tad longer so everything is just soft! I added a splash of apple juice to the curry to add some sweetness and tanginess!

Tofu is always on sale, added some chicken, garlic and ponzu sauce!

Strangely, I love using fruit in dishes. I was particularly craving apples that day.

I played around with my ham cutter! Japan loves to put effort in making their bentos. Just used some leftovers and fried some udon with bean sprouts (which is really cheap).

Pickled daikon is my favourite. I was in a crazy mood for soups.

By the end of the month, I needed a grilled cheese sandwich!

Mozzerella cheese for me! I added some sweet chili sauce to add a bit of flavour.

Okra, and leftover hamburger steak meat. I haven’t had to use oil for these kinds of dishes and it still has a lot of flavour!