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Shibuya is a great place to stay if you want to experience the Tokyo night life. And we haveloadsof recommendations for places to eat here its one of our favourite areas! While Harajuku is home to Tokyosalternative youth culture, Shibuya is fairly mainstream by comparison. Is Shibuya safe at night? Much like the rest of Japan, Shibuya is safe at night and theres no areas to avoid. RecipeTin Highlights Witness the world-famous Shibuya Crossingin action Reputedly the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world!...

You could spend a month in Shinjuku and still feel like a newcomer to the area. Its like a mini Tokyo in itself! Shinjuku Shinjuku encompasses a large area in west Tokyo. Bars along Omoide-Yokocho, Shinjuku Everything you could possibly want is here in one place from shopping to drinking, entertainment to dining. We love to stay in Shinjuku sometimes for this reason. You could spend a month or even a year here and barely scratch the surface!...

Jump to:What To Do/What To Eat/Getting Here/Map Tokyo Stationis so vast, its almost mini-city in itself! Along with Tokyo Station, this guide covers the areas to the west and north-east of the station. This includes theImperial Palace(home of the emperor), MarunouchiandNihonbashi. Tokyo Station Area Tokyo Stationis the citys central station and main hub for intercity rail connections. 16 different lines converge at Tokyo Station and it sees around 3000 trains pass through it each day....

If youre wondering if Ueno is worth visiting in its own right, the answer is YES! **Psst Excellent ramen options here! Historically a working class area, some remnants of a downmarket character still linger in Ueno. There is alsoAmeyoko, which traces its history as a former black market area post-World War 2. Get your ramen fix in Two of our favourite ramen shops have a presence in the area. Ichiran and Nakamoto are both killer options, so hit up one or even both …!...

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbookDinner! I love them because they areinterestingand the dressings are so good. However, at Asian restaurants, there is a good prospect of it happening!! Prevent screen from sleeping My favourite part is the zingy, fresh, strong flavoured dressings used in Asian salads. No mayo, no cream, no cheese, far less oil. Just pure fresh flavours often with plenty of fresh chilli heat in it....

Its a little food miracle, right there. Stuffed Peppers Anything stuffed is infinitely more enticing that the unstuffed counterpart. Stuffed mushrooms (try thesepizza stuffed ones).Stuffed Chicken Breast. Prevent screen from sleeping Capsicum, on the other hand, are not so exciting in plain, raw form. Theyve got my name ALL over them. Look at that molten, oozing, cheesy, flavour loaded beef and rice stuffing!! They come in various colours, with red and green being the most popular....

It takes more than store bought sausage mince to make a truly delicious filling. The little but important thing I do that takes this from yummy to OMG these areincredible!! SO MUCH BETTER!!! Prevent screen from sleeping A juicy homemade sausage mixture wrapped in puff pastry. I mean really do you need any more information than that to know these are wickedly delicious? Brits reading this are probably rolling their eyes or getting fired up, thinking Hey!...

So many Poke Bowl recipes disappoint with bland dressings and tasteless rice…. Skip the store bought! But all too often, the Dressing falls short. Prevent screen from sleeping This one is gingery, sesame-y and has complexity from Mirin which makesall the difference! PLUSless fish goes further sashimi grade fish is expensive! Seasoned sushi rice so much better than just plain white rice, its tasty enough to eat plain! This is the same rice used to make sashimi and sushi rolls....

This is how to make a real Tiramisu the proper Italian way! Tiramisu proper Italian recipe! There are many, many Tiramisu recipes out there in this big wide world. Prevent screen from sleeping Some are very shortcut, made using cream in a can. This is a proper Italian Tiramisu recipe. The way its made in Italy and the GOOD Italian restaurants. There isno whipping cream. And its made usingraw eggs....

Crunchy Seasoned Baked Potato Wedges Golden brown. Why buy frozen ones when homemade is so much better and so easy to make?? And did you know that the calories in potato wedges is less than half that of fries?? Prevent screen from sleeping CRUNCHY Baked Potato Wedges! Potato wedges are almost as popular as fries in Australia. When you go to a pub, there will inevitably be wedges on the bistro menu right alongside fries....

Chicken with Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Sauce an 80s throwback! Why throw away free flavour?? Back in the 80s they were ALL THE RAGE! Prevent screen from sleeping But they never went out of fashion in my world. Throw a small amount into almost any meal and you get a wonderful burst of extra flavour. Theadded bonus is the oil that the sun dried tomatoes are marinated in.Free flavour! I never toss out the oil that olives and other antipasto things come in....

And guarding the blueberries… We had little pails or baskets, and we children picked and ate our fill. But sometimes I like to make a simple open-faced tart to really show off the fruit. In addition to blueberry muffins we tucked quarts away in the freezer and we made two pies. It’s been a good blueberry year here in Vermont, with lots of beautiful fruit that is sweet and ready to be transformed....

Boost the flavor of lemon pepper with the addition of a little lavender! I love lemon pepper on fish and vegetables. If you want just lemon pepper, it’s possible for you to stop short of adding the lavender. If you dont want to add any salt, thats ok too! Conventionally grown citrus fruits hold onto the pesticides and fungicides from their production, especially in the peelings. So, look for organic lemons....