Mother's day

Took a while to post my mother's day meal to show my LOVE to my MOM... I made a heart egg toast with avocado and mini sausages =) This year, I was too busy to make a big meal and also could not send a gift to Japan since this is my first year working full time... but hopefully next year!  I left Japan to study English 10 years ago, and I'm already mid twenty and still here in Vancouver. However, I wasn't lonely at all because I could feel the pure love from my mom all the time even we live apart.  

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever!! =)

Vacation

I haven't updated my blog for so long... I was busy with my work, and also I had a vacation to Cancun, Mexico. The trip was amazing and it was a great experience to see a different side of the world! It wasn't just a vacation, but also a field trip for learning new cooking ways and research about different kind of cultural food =) Here is a picture diary of my trip!! I took too many pictures so I'll separate it into two different post. Enjoy =)

We took a westjet airline so I made a lunch box to have it on the airplane

Rice ball with umeboshi, small dumpling, sweet and sour pork, sausage, nanohana ohitashi, 2 color carrot gomaae

It's a cactus dish!! サボテン!!

Caracol clam Ceviche 

カラコル貝のセビーチェ

Chichen Itza!!!

Local restaurant

Pork steak

Salbutes!! I loved it sooo much

Samula cenote!!

Light spotting in the water

X'kenken cenote

4 kinds of Taco set

(Shrimp, chorizo, chicken, beef skirt)

Cactus salad

サボテンサラダ

Clam and crab appetizer

Avocado and shrimp appetizer

Mayan bean soup

Main with fish and crab

Pork dish

There are many different kind of veggie, meat,  and fish, so I had so much fun trying these new type of food with new cooking method. Also, it was first time experiencing a Mayan culture and their food is inspired me a lot.

Cute Sushi

Every year on March 1st which is a girl's day in Japan, I make a cute sushi and celebrate it. I made a bear sushi this year, and I believe I am getting so much better with this sushi roll techniques =) 

This is the only ingredients I need to make a roll.

Last year, I made my favorite Hallo Kitty sushi! 

First cute sushi I've ever made was the Anpan man sushi... 

I wasn't good at making these sushi back in the time =(

I want to make some more sushi with cute characters soon!! and will show you my steps to make it. 

My favorites

I got this special cooking pan for making Donburi meal from my good friend of mine, so I made a Oyako Donburi. I believe most of Japanese people glow up with this meal and people in all ages love it.

Process of making Oyako donburi

Oyako Don

This is my favorite local food from Hokkaido called Salmon Chanchan yaki.

This is a special meal for an event called Hinamatsuri (Girl's day) on March 3rd. It is colorful and I feel the spring breeze.

I can't wait the spring and summer season =)

Deep Fried Food

I've been practicing making the Deep Fried Food recently... because I'm weak in making deep fries. I'm trying to make the deep fries as healthy as possible. 

Deep Fried Salmon with home made tartar sauce

Deep Fried Chicken

Potato Pork Cheese Qroquette 

Deep Fries taste so good, but you have to be careful with it because the exceeded amount of oil in the meal will cause vary kind of sicknesses.  Good to have it once in a while =)

Original Chicken Ham

Here is my Recipe for Original Chicken Ham... It is sooooo good with red and white wine, beer, whiskey, and any other kind of alcohol. Also good with salad and sandwich. 

For my Chicken Ham, I use Maple Syrup to add some flavor to it. In Canada, we use maple syrup to any kind of cooking. I grill bacon with maple syrup and there are maple syrup flavored ham too. So I use maple syrup to my chicken ham recipe.

Original Chicken Ham

Ingredients: 

Chicken Breast     1

Salt     1 table spoon

Sugar      1 table spoon

Maple Syrup     2 -3 table spoon

(Depend on the size of the chicken breast)

Montreal Stake Spice     3-4 table spoon

(Depend on the size of the chicken breast) 

if you don't have the spice, use

Krazy Mixed up Salt      3-4 table spoon

(Depend on the size of the chicken breast)

if you don't have these, use

Black pepper      1 table spoon

Grind Garlic      1 table spoon

Dried Dill     1/2 table spoon

Dried Thyme      1/2 table spoon 

Ziplock plastic bag     1

Plastic wrap     

A pot of boiled water to boil it

オリジナル チキンハムのレシピ

材料：

鶏胸肉　１

塩　大さじ１

砂糖　大さじ１

メープルシロップ　大さじ２−３

（鶏肉の大きさによる）

モントリオールスパイス　大さじ３−４

（カナダで有名なスパイスミックス）

なければ、

クレージーソルト　大さじ３−４

なければ、

黒胡椒　大さじ１

おろしニンニク　大さじ１

乾燥ハーブ（ディルとタイム）大さじ１／２づつ

プラスティックバッグ　１

ラップ

鍋いっぱいのお湯（茹でるための）

Step 1: Rub mixture of salt and sugar into the both side of Chicken breast

 砂糖と塩を混ぜて、鶏肉の両面にすり込む

Step 2: Rub Spice mix into the both side of chicken breast

スパイスミックスを鶏肉の両面にすり込む

Step 3: Put the chicken breast into a ziplock plastic bag, and leave it in the fridge for over night or 2 night.

鶏肉をプラスティックバッグに入れて、冷蔵庫で一晩、または二晩熟成させる

Step 4: Place it on the plastic wrap , and roll the chicken just like folding the chicken. 

 熟成させた鶏肉をラップの上に置き、折り曲げるように丸める

Step 5: Roll the Chicken into a Candy shape, try to roll it as tight as you can.

 そのまま、キャンディーのようになるべく固く丸める

Step 5: Tie both of side of the plastic wrap. If it is not long enough to tie the both side of the plastic wrap, tie it each one of them separately.

ラップの両端を結ぶ。両端が短い場合は、別々に結ぶ

Step 6: Boil a pot of hot water, and boil it for 3-4 min. Stop the heat and move the pot with the chicken and leave the chicken in the pot till the pot of water get cold (about 4 hours). This step will work as slow cook and the meat will be tender and juicy.  

鍋にお湯を沸かし、３−４分茹でる。火を止め、そのまま熱湯が冷えるまで約４時間置いておく。この作業が、お肉をやわらくジューシーに仕上げます。

Now, ready to serve buy it self or serve with salad.

 切り分け、そのままもしくはサラダにのせていただく

I used the chicken ham to make vietnamese salad roll. 

生春巻きにいれたり、サンドイッチにしても美味しい

It is very easy so Please try it,

Enjoy my recipe =)