Trip to Japan 2014

I was visiting my family in Japan last month. It was first time using my vacation to meet my parents so I was extremely excited! but what made me excite the most is the food in Japan♡ This trip again become one of my foodie trips!! 

初めて有給を使って、日本へ帰国しました。両親に会うのが楽しみでしたが、何より日本のグルメが楽しみでした。また食べ歩きの旅になってしまいました♪

My favourite Udon from my city where I used to live called "Yoshida no Udon"…oh I already miss this.

私が中学生までいた山梨県富士吉田市の吉田のうどんは、帰国のたびに食べにいっています。すでに恋しいです。。。

Some kind of wild veggie that I enjoyed at a restaurant in my old neighbour.

山梨の近所で食べた山菜のおひたしは、おつまみに最高でした。 

Stewed beef guts!! Thick Miso sauce is my favourite =)

モツの味噌煮込みは、大好物です！

Traditional Thick noodle in my old city called "Houtou"♡

Pumpkin miso soup is rich and delish!

有名な山梨郷土料理のほうとう

Some kind of wild fish from river. Salt and Lemon style is the best!

ヤマメは、塩とレモンが一番ですね♡

Beef tongue steak meal in Tokyo =)

お友達と東京で食べた牛タン

Famous $3 gratin in Japanese franchised italian restaurant called "Saizeria"!! It was my first time visiting the restaurant. My mom told me that I have to try the place if I am a Japanese girl because the place is  too famous to not know! I tried $3 gratin and $2 house wine. 

Not Bad at All, well.. I must say it was actually good =) I found a English web site for Saizeriya in Singapore so check it out =)

母と兄に連れられて、サイゼリアを初体験してきました。日本のレストランを知らなすぎる私をいろいろな所に連れて行ってくれる母に感謝です♡安くて美味しい♡

Okinawa style Lunch set in Central Tokyo. Since I visited Okinawa island last year, I'm into Okinawa style food!

バンクーバーにいた女の子のお友達とランチに行きました。沖縄そば定食♪

Fancy coffee time with friend from Vancouver

A lot to eat and a lot to talk =)

ランチの後にカフェに行きました。日本のケーキは優しい味がします♡

Time to book a flight to Japan!

…to be continued =) 

The 5th Anniversary

Last weekend, I spent my sunday afternoon planting seeds on my balcony. Its the 5th anniversary for my petite garden so I got strawberry plants as a celebration! Can't wait to see my beautiful veggies again♡ 

毎年恒例のお野菜のガーデニングの準備をしました！いつもはイースターの連休にするのですが、今年は日本に行っていたため遅れてしまいました。私のプチガーデンが５周年を迎えたので、可愛いイチゴの苗をお祝いに購入しました♡

My new planting pots for herbs! My favourite European countryside style =)

Main st x 22nd stにあるお店で新しく買い足したハーブ用のポット

This is the beautiful strawberry plants I got from Canadian Tire! The most of the gardening stuffs for my petite garden are from Canadian Tire on Cambie street.

これが、Canadian Tireで買ったイチゴの苗です！私がまだ小学生だった頃、祖父がイチゴを育てていたのを思い出して私も挑戦しようと思いました♪

Thanks to my brother who always helps me to carry heavy stuffs! Well… I guess these were too heavy to carry with two of us for sure. We both got sore muscle the next day.

兄がカナダに住みだしてからは、毎年ガーデニングのお買い物を手伝ってもらっています。すごく助かります！お礼に兄の好きなシソや万能ネギを育ててプレゼントしようとおもいます♪

The strawberry plant on the tricycle plant holder! Cute Cute♡
一番のお気に入りの三輪車のポットスタンドです♡ 

This "GARDEN♡"gardening accessory is only $2 from Japanese dollar store Yokoyaya!! oh it was green colour so obviously I painted to my favourite Blanc White =)

この"GARDEN♡"の飾りはチャイナタウンの側のモールにある日本の１００均の Yokoyayaさんで買いました。緑色だったので、もちろん大好きな白にペイントしちゃいました♪

I look so serious when I plant my seed but I AM enjoying the time!! Just I enjoy thinking how I should plant it and imagining  how these seed will look like on the summer… so look a bit serious =(

毎年ガーデニングをしていると怖い顔をしていると言われます。ただ、何をどのように植えようか悩むことを楽しんでいるだけなのですが。。。

I planted the following seed: baby white radish, baby red radish, baby carrot, baby zucchini, mini tomato, baby leaf lettuce, green onion, mint, basil, red and green shiso, mitsuba leaf, and kaiware =)

たくさんの野菜やハーブを植えました。ミニ大根、ミニラディッシュ、ミニ人参、ミニズッキーニ、ミニトマト、マイクロトマト、ベイビーリーフレタス、万能ねぎ、ミント、バジル、紫シソ、青じそ、みつば、カイワレ。毎日の成長が楽しみです！

Looking great after planting seed! 

新しいポットもいい感じです♪

I cleaned my Garden with mop after planting and ready for the Summer now=)

床を掃いて、モップをして完成♡夏が待ち遠しい

At the time I finishing planting and cleaning, the sky was about to get dark. 

終わったころには、夕焼けです♪　

I enjoyed my chillaxing sunday♡

Can't wait for the Summer in Vancouver!!

Lunch Box Ideas

I love making my Lunch Box and I was very excited to make Lunch for work every day when I just got my job… but it was only in the beginning. After a couple of months, I realized that making Lunch everyday is a Hassle. I really respect MOTHERS in the whole world♡ Oh by the way, be-lated Happy Mothers Day!

Here is some of the Lunch Box pictures that I made past few months. I will start posting Lunch Box Ideas with my recipes soon! Hope you enjoy it =)

 This is how I enjoy my Lunch on my desk=) Usually I make a cute lunch box with smilies or characters for my monday Lunch so that I can manage my stressful monday!!

My favourite Japanese style lunch box is the "Nori Ben" style. Its a bento box with rice+ dried bonito marinated with soy sauce+Dried seaweed, just like the picture above. I love making a heart egg role for my lunch♡ I wish I can make one for my future husband and kids one day=)

This is another Nori Ben style lunch with grilled Veggie sticks. It is very important for me to have a balanced meal each time (even at work).

This is a salmon fried rice lunch with marinated shitake mushrooms and coleslaw salad. I call it "The end of the week" Lunch Style. I usually go out for grocery shopping every Saturday so my fridge is almost empty on Friday. I only had  few veggies, salmon, and leftover frozen rice in my fridge at the time but these ingredients are always enough to make fried rice! Cheap, Easy and Tasty! Fried rice is the life saver for me =)  

The one on the right hand side is "San-Shoku Don" means Three(San) Colour(Shoku) Bowl(Don). Its a type of bowl style dish with simmered grounded chicken, green onion, and scrambled egg. The one on the left is steamed veggie salad with creamy sesame dressing =)

 Japanese kids love this hamburg steak lunch. This kids meal comes with hamburg steak with cheese, sweet tomato pasta and flavoured carrot. I still get excited for my lunch break when I make this hamburg steak lunch box =)

This is Baby shrimp gratin cups. Actually this is very famous and popular in Japan. It is usually previously frozen and sold just like the picture below. 

But obviously we don't have one in Canada so I make it with my original recipe =) I will share the recipe soon for sure!!

Life is so much better when your lunch box is 

filled with tasty food and the Love♡