25.10.2025 WS memories

Thank you very much for joining this event :)

This cooking event was inspired by the cozy, social spirit of izakaya🍶✨

— but with a twist: no alcohol, all flavor, and plenty of vegetables!

We had such an amazing variety of ingredients to create delicious dishes together.

I’m truly grateful to everyone who came and spent a precious weekend evening cooking with me ☺️

We made some

Skewers

Improv fried rice Nasi Goreng style(250g cooked Jasmine rice,1tsp sambal,1tbsp kecap manis,1tsp dark soy sauce, 1tbsp of mixed lemonglass ginger garlic.

topping onions.1cup vegetables.1tbsp oil, pepper)

Kohlrabi steam fried dumplings

Vegetable pancake (the full recipe here)

Improv pakora inspired cauliflower (Shan Seekh Kebab spice)

Salad with home made mix sprouts (Thank you Vanessa for the sprouts)

Tteokbokki

Grilled tomatoes with some oyster mushroom.(similar recipe here)

Edamame

Baked Brussels sprouts (just baked with olive oil and spices in oven for 30 mins)

Turkish pepper coconut peanut sauce

Ginger Ale

Minty avocado paste (Avocado, pepper mint leaves ,lemon juice,salt)

This sauce was made with only 4 ingredients

60g Turkish pepper paste(it includes salt)

60g coconut milk

40g hot water

30g peanut butter

Lastly this is my Gingler ale recipe.

Ginger Ale Concentrate (about 500ml syrup)

Ingredients

Fresh ginger: 150 g sliced

Sugar: 150 g (raw cane sugar)

Water: 400 ml

Green cardamom powder: ¼ tsp

Ground black pepper: ⅛ tsp (a small pinch)

Cinnamon stick: 1

Cloves:4

Chili: 1 small red dried chili

Instructions

Simmer:

In a small saucepan, combine ginger, sugar, water, and spices.

Bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle simmer for 20–25 minutes until slightly reduced and aromatic.

Strain:

Remove from heat. Strain through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a clean heatproof jar. Let cool completely.

To Serve

Mix about 1 part concentrate to 3 parts sparkling water (adjust to taste).

Example:

60 ml concentrate + 150 ml sparkling water+lemon juice+ ice cubes

My meetup event will be scheduled for the 1st of November lunch time :)

I'm still thinking about the theme because it's actually the World Vegan Day.

See you soon & Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday 💜💜💜

Misaki