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...}

Morning Musume dishes up Ahi Poke!

Featured, Hello! Project, Recipes
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...}