How to make your own “MY BOY” cake

Hello! Project, Recipes
16 May 2009 This was a request from Beth for a recipe for the cake at the end of Buono!'s "MY BOY" PV. Have a look at the PV first if you've never seen it. Now, really, the PV doesn't do a great job of showing off the insides of the cake, so I'm kind of making this up. But, I've made a lot of cakes similar to this, and I know the type that's popular in Japan, so this'll be a lot like that. You have a few options here. For the cake itself, white cake is your best bet. You can either make ... {Tags: , , , , , } {More...}

°C-ute knows all about steak… right?

Hello! Project
16 May 2009 I'm not quite sure where this comes from, but I came across this clip (subtitled by someone, but it doesn't say who!) of some of the members of °C-ute getting quizzed on the various ways that steak can be cooked. The answers they are looking for are "rare", "medium" and "well done", but it takes several minutes for them to get to these answers. Watch and enjoy. ^_^ Congratulations to Kanna for being the most well-versed in steak. I wonder if she gets together with Reina from Morning Musume for meat every now and again? As for steak recipes? Simple is usually ... {Tags: , , , } {More...}

Potatoz Koubou

Featured, Hello! Project, Recipes
09 May 2009 This recipe doesn't really relate to H!P. But it's delicious! So I'll give it an H!P-ish name. Potatoz Koubou by Kirarin☆Snow ☃ Mashed potatoes with zest. Or an extra 'z' at least. Ingredients: 2/3 cup mashed potato flakes 1/4 cup asparagus chunks 1/4 cup mushroom pieces 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup green tea 1/4 cup vanilla soymilk 1 tablespoon margarine ϵ cinnamon (where ϵ > 0 is some small amount) ϵ pepper ϵ parsley Instructions: Boil water, margarine, and green tea in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Add soymilk, flakes, asparagus, mushrooms, and cinnamon. Stir to desired level of homogeneity. Garnish with parsley and pepper. Serves 1-2. {Tags: , , } {More...}

Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brownies are <3

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09 May 2009 For years, I've tried to find a chocolate chip cookie recipe that tasted remotely as good as the insanely preservative-filled ones that you can buy at the store or buy in dough-form to bake for yourself. After coming very close several times, I think I finally stumbled across one that everyone should have the ingredients for already, and tastes possibly better than all of those *other* cookies. Here's the recipe: 3/4 cup each white and brown sugar * 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup (or one stick) butter or margarine, softened ** 2 large eggs 1 tsp. vanilla (try to avoid imitation vanilla) 2 1/2 cups all-purpose ... {Tags: , , , } {More...}

Morning Musume dishes up Ahi Poke!

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06 May 2009 Back during Morning Musume's Alo-Hello! 3, Sayumi, Reina and Linlin got to play around in a kitchen for their segment, "Love Love Kitchen". They made fruit sculptures, decorated a cake, and then took a stab at (or at least took a large knife to) a traditional Hawaiian dish: ahi poke. Have a look! Here's a recipe that's pretty similar to the one the girl's followed if you're interesting in making it yourself. 4 cups ahi (yellowfin tuna, sashimi grade) diced into bite-sized pieces 1/2 cup onion, sliced 1/4 cup green onion, minced 1 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons sesame oil 1/2 cup shredded seaweed Salt (and pepper?) to ... {Tags: , , , } {More...}

Café Buono! is open for business!

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04 May 2009 Welcome to Café Buono! May we take your order? SuperHappyGenki and KirarinSnow are proud to bring you a brand new blog about food, with Hello! Project thrown proudly into the mix by the handful. Inspired by Buono!, we're taking this to the taste extreme. Follow along with us as we explore the things that other people are cooking and share with you the things that are happening in our own kitchens. Get ready for one delicious ride! {Tags: } {More...}