Regional Recipe

Recently, I'm interested in Japanese Traditional or Regional food. I don't want to waste my opportunity to learn how to cook Japanese since I born as a Japanese Girl =)  

Traditional Summer Meal

Cooked rice with bamboo shoots and Saba

(I used the earthen pot called "Donabe" to cook this rice)

土鍋で炊いた、筍と鯖の炊き込みご飯

The best part of cooking rice with Donabe is the burned part of the rice called "Okoge".

Crunchy and tasty =) 

Regional cold miso soup in Miyazaki (Southern Island in Japan) called "Hiyajiru"

冷や汁

I learned the recipe from my grandmother when I went back to Japan last summer, so I want to share with you guys! Enjoy =)

Ingredients: Crushed Tofu (Red cup)

Sliced Cucumber (Yellow cup)

Grinded  White Sesame seed (Blue cup)

Grinded dried fish (Green cup)

I uses small fish called "Chirimen jyako" for my soup =)

Add Sesame, Dried fish and 2 tbl spoon of white miso in the bowl

Mix them with fork

Add a bit of Hot water and mix it again

Add ice cube, crushed tofu, cold water and mix it again.

Finally, garnish with cucumber, Shiso leaves, Miyoga, Katsuobush, and ichimi chili powder =)

I can only enjoy the Summer food for several month, so I gotta enjoy it!!

Stewie Birthday Cake

I had another Birthday Party again! So I made chocolate cake for two of my girls =)

Stewie Chocolate Birthday Cake for Aika and Arisa

Doraemon Omlet Rice Lunch

Pork Kimchi Ball 

豚キム丼

Kinpira Rice Burger and Hand-cut Aonori Fritz

きんぴらライスバーガーとハンドカット青のりポテト

きんぴらを作り置きしておいた

Day by day, my Love toward cooking become bigger and stronger =) 

Eventhough It's just a hobby for me, I am into the Art of foods!!

Noodle-holic

I Love Noodles! I feel like eating noodles Anytime Anywhere =) Udon, Soba, Somen, Ramen, and Pasta... just like it so much!

Tempura Udon

Okura Natto Somen

ネバネバそうめん

Traditional Regional Kinpira Udon that I learned from my Grandmother

きんぴらうどん　田舎の味

Tilapia Roasted Tomato Bucatini Pasta

Busy with work these days, so I have less chance of making Dinner at Home... wish I have 34 hours a day instead of having 24 hours a day, so I can make one or two extra meal a day =)

Bamboo days

A bamboo shoot was on sale at T&T, so I had a Bamboo cooking week =) Working a lot recently, so did not have time to cook these days.... sad, but its life =)

Chicken and Bamboo shoot Soy sauce based Pasta

Topped with Shiso from my garden

Bamboo shoot Udon

Tempura Dinner Set

Vegie Tempura 

里芋、筍、かぼちゃ、しそ 

Bamboo Sticky Rice

筍と銀杏のおこわ

Stewed Bamboo

筍の土佐煮

Kyouto Style 

京風の里芋の煮物

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it! That's why its fun to have it =)

Day Off

I had a day off today and didn't really have any plan, so I was just stayed on my couch and relaxed all day. I had a lot of ingredients in my fridge so I tried to cook my meals with those today. 

Used left over vegies to make this Stewed Vegie and Pork Rice Ball

残り物のお野菜で中華丼

Broccoli and Mushroom Cream Rigatoni 

Marinated Ginger Pork with Brown Rice

生姜焼き玄米定食

Marinated Ginger Pork
 生姜焼き

おくらの梅和え

This cute "the Car" paper towel was on sale, 6 for $3.99 =)

I was trying to make my self busy these days... just didn't wanna have time to think anything. But today, I had a good rest and feel better =) Got an energy to work again tomorrow!

Tanabata Star Festival

Tonight is the Japanese Star Festival called 七夕-Tanabata. I made a Tanabata Desert for My brother and My self. My wish was "wish I can keep my Smile Everyday=)" and his wish was "wish I can get high score in TOEFL"...

Star Peach Mousse, Star Cookie, Strawberry Ice cream, and Hand made chocolate Tanzaku "wish plate"

My brother's wish is pretty Realistic lol

Yuba rolled Vegie Terrine Star Fest Appe

ナポリタン Dinner July 6th

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections! wish I can keep on Smiling Everyday =)

Summer Night

The wether in Vancouver is so Hot these days... and I've been feeling dull these days because of the hot weather. So I made a meal that can give me an energy.

Japanese Non- Soup Noodle called "油麺 -Abumen"

It was Accidentally so Tasty =)

My Radish Flower at Night is Even more Beautiful!!

I got this Large Soft Mozza for $4.99 at Super Store!

It is the Softest Mozza I ever had =)

Balsamico from Italian Market

My Favorite Caprese Salad 

I wanted to use Fresh Basil, but I only had a dried one...

Love Silent Summer Night alone on my Balcony =)

Reading favorite books, face pack and Listen to my favorite slow music after work...

Life isn't that Easy and Simple as people think, yet Just take an Advantage of It! Love Summer =)

Blossom

I had a Bad day today... but this Radish Blossom made my day =) Tiny lovely white flowers... !! 

Anchovy from Italian Market

Mushroom and Cabbage Anchovy Pasta

"Everything will be fine"... That's what the radish blossom taught me today =)   

Happy Birthday

My Brother just turned to 26 years old =) So I made his favorite food, the Japanese style Curry with his favorite mini fried pork, mini shrimps, and mini hamberg steak!

Happy Birthday My brother =)

I made my self a Vegetarian Curry with 9 kinds of Vegie...

Roasted Vegie Curry

Vegetables are the best resource of natural nutrients =)  

Live with Vegies!

Relaxzation

It's a Canada Day =) I Enjoyed dinner on my balcony with My brother last night. Love Summer!

ビアーガーデン風

White Aspara Meat Stick

ホワイトアスパラつくね

豚汁

I marinated these wings over night w/ Garlic, Ginger, Soy sauce, Mirin, Sake, and Black pepper =)

I'm gonna spend my long weekend w/ Cooking, Gardening, and Reading books on my Balcony... Lovely Relaxing Time Alone =)