Baking without dairy can be a real challenge as replacing butter and milk isn’t as easy as you’d think – plant based/non-dairy milks affect how baked good rise and oils can give flavour to cakes that you don’t want. That said, here’s a fabulous recipe for a lovely sticky, spicy ginger cake which is even better the day after baking. ...

Yoghurt making is one of the unique add-on features on our Sakura rice cooker, this setting takes all of the hard work out of producing perfect, creamy, tasty yoghurt. The best thing is, there is no added sugar in homemade yoghurt so you know exactly what you are eating. The key thing about yoghurt making is being able to keep a ...

The marinade is important as it helps to tenderise the beef. Do this for one hour minimum, 3 hours is better. Watch our recipe video to see how it’s made! ...

These easy salsas and slaw can be paired with barbeque meals, tacos, fajitas, fish, grains, rice – anything really. They pack a punch of flavours and it’s a really easy and delicious way to get your veg. Our recipes here are tried and tested and completely yummy – easy tomato salsa, easy sweetcorn salsa and easy mixed veg slaw. ...

Yumami or ‘extra taste’ rice function on Bamboo enhances the flavour of any type of white rice by using a specially designed cooking cycle, It does this by using a sequence of soaking and steaming to release the sugars contained in the rice that are then reabsorbed back into the rice as a different chemical structure that can activate Umami ...

Dairy-free treats and cakes are harder to come by and adapting recipes is sometimes hit and miss as the ingredients don’t react the same when you substitute things. Even if you aren’t dairy-free or vegan, this banana bread is well-worth the tiny bit of effort to make it – it’s amazing! This dairy-free, nut-free and vegan banana bread is the ...

This is a dish that doesn’t take much cooking at all – it’s a fast, tasty and nutritious meal that can be done in a flash. If you don’t fancy the chicken or are vegetarian/vegan, it can easily be swapped with a couple of tins of your fave beans or pulses. ...

Szechuan or Kung Po chicken is world famous for being aromatically spicy and fiery, with a mouth-numbing after-effect. You can make this as spicy or non-spicy as you like. Below is the recipe for a spicy version (as we like it hot!), so just skip the fresh chilli and half the szechuan pepper if you want it less spicy and ...

This zingy lemon cake is very simple to make and hits the spot for an any time of day snack. We have given two options for a glaze – either a simple sugar and lemon juice drizzle makes a sticky and slightly crunchy glaze, whereas the icing sugar and lemon juice is more like a traditional iced topping…either way, it’s ...

People often struggle to match the type of rice they are cooking with the correct rice cooking setting – after all, white rice can be long, short or even medium grain, brown rice, black rice and red rice similarly throw up conundrums for people using their rice cookers. We are often asked by customers for advice on what rice cooking ...