Exciting New Beginnings

The New Year brought a lovely new home, but a lot of stress moving in and unpacking everything. My extensive range of kitchen equipment had to be quickly stored in an orderly fashion, where I could easily find even the smallest dish, ready for my workshops, courses and catering assignments.

Welcome to my new blog, which links to my website www.yukiskitchen.com. I hope to write my thoughts of life in London, including recipes, and restaurant reviews. I love food and think about it all the time, planning the next meal or a new workshop. I have also been asked to write about European food for a monthly Japanese magazine circulated in Europe, so I may include some western recipes too.

No sooner had we moved in than the weather turned very cold and there was so much snow that I preferred to stay in and cook comforting dishes to warm us up.

One of my family’s favourite winter dishes is Gyoza Soup and I make no apologies for including it here in March, because although the sun is shining out of a clear blue sky, and the daffodils are starting to bloom, it is still very cold and spring is not quite here.