Are you on diet ?? - Have you ever tried Sugar-free noodles??

 

Are you on diet?  Or try not to eat Wheat flour? Then please go to the Chinese supermarket and look for Tofu sheet!

Instead of pasta, using Tofu sheet to make a noodle !!!!

   You can fine Tofu sheet and cut as same as pasta size. 

　Unwrap and boil

well... you can eat without boil but to have a worm dish, maybe good choice to worm a bit. 

See??? bolognese!!!!

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Is it easy to come to Japan right now????

 

 

Well,,,, I would say it is not so easy to enjoy Japan first 2 weeks when quarantine. 

So at first,  depends on the country where you come from but basically you need to stay hotel 3 days then quarantine 2 weeks. 

So, I came back to Japan for summer holiday and needed to spend 3days hotel which is terrible because almost same Bento box and off course cannot go out from hotel which feels like in prison. 😫

After this, you can go out but with control by Japanese government. Should install 3 applications with GPS and should reply 2-3 times phone call and shouldn't take a public transportation. 

I really don't get it why need to receive such control in 2weeks?????  I took PCR before coming to Japan, took PCR when arrive at the airport in Japan and last day of staying at hotel!!!

It means even I am a negative in 3times, Japanese government control people 😎

Maybe there are big gap of the way of thinking mind between Europe and Japan. I am living in Europe so I know people start not to wear mask and vaccination rates become increase but not in Japan. 

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Meimei no sho - first ceremony to your new born baby

 

In Japan, there are many traditional ceremony exist. But I think 'Meimei no sho' is a first ceremony for the life. 

What is Meimei no sho???  'Meimei' = to give name / 'Sho'= calligraphy 

So, it means to give a name to your child at first and introduce to everyone. 

Well... related to new born baby, there is a similar ceremony in Japan and Europe. In Europe, there is a traditional item to give a 'silver spoon' to the baby to wish 'being born with a silver spoon on his/her mouth' . Japan also have a similar meaning of ceremony call 'Okuizome'  

Anyway, my sons are getting old but I make time to time 'Meimei no sho' and reminds me when my sons old memory. 💗

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Are you on diet? How about the Ketogenic bread

 

Actually,,,,, What is the Ketogenic???? 

The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. (From Wikipedia)

Then, we would like to introduce the bread made with almond poodles😀

<RECIPE>

White egg (albumen)

2pc

Almond poodles

30g

Powder cheese

5g＋ a bit of quantity to put on later

Whey protein

                                   

5g〜8g (less for soft version, more for hard version)

Salt                                                                                                                            a bit 

<Let's Cook!>

1.   Beat the egg whites and salt until stiff, at least 3 minutes, until the meringue puffs up and loses some of its bulk.

!!!! Unlike baking a cake, you make big bubbles, not fine ones.

2. Mix with meringue, almond poodles, powder cheese (5g) and whey protein. 

3. Put the material into the mold (12.5 X 12.5) then make surface smooth. Sprinkle powder cheese on the surface  then drizzle with water then sprinkle powder cheese. 

4. Put into the 150 degree oven 20-25min.

How's this?  Let's diet cook with fun👍👍

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Maritozzo - Japanese way????

 

The Maritozzo is a typical sweet bun of the Lazio region, specifically from Rome.

What a nice looking bread!   I would like to introduce what my friend made it. 

Do you want to make it? Let's check here!  or here

Use all-in flower 

the bread become cool, cut, fill with cream and decorate.

Just cute!

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Gluten Free - Breakfast Cupcakes with Oatmeal Flour

It's 100% oatmeal, so it's gluten-free and full of fiber!  Are you interested in to make a healthy cup cake? 

<RECIPE>

Dry ingredients

1. 100g oatmeal flour
2. Erythritol 30g
3. 20g coconut sugar
4. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Wet ingredients

1. 1 egg
2. 20g butter or Coconut oil
3. 60g milk
4. 1 teaspoon lemon
5. 1 tablespoon honey

<Let's cook!>

Well,,,,, actually it's really easy. 
After mixing all the flour ingredients (Dry ingredients), just add all the Wet ingredients which mixed in a separate bowl before. Baking time is about 20 minutes at 180 degrees. 

         ENJOY! 

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GYOZA ! Is it easy to make? or Not? -mille-feuille Gyoza -

Off course if you buy a frozen Gyoza at Japanese supermarket or Chinese/Korean supermarket, it's easy to make. But I prefer to make own Gyoza as easy way!

<RECIPE>

1. flour: 300 g

2. Water: 150 cc

3. Minced meat: 400g

4. Green onions (or chives): about 1 bunch

5. Ginger (finely chopped or grated): I added this: about a big spoonful

6. Sesame oil: about a big spoonful

7. A pinch of salt and pepper

<Let's make!>

1.  mix with flower and water and leave (min 1h)

2. mix No.3 to 7 

3. make a Gyoza skin as below. thickness about 2-3mm

4. then put Gyoza material on the skin then cut as below Yellow line

5. then bending

6. then push a little bit that Gyoza becomes 1 - 1.5cm.  (never mind if more than 1.5cm, you should cook more)

7. then grill 

   Enjoy! 

 

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Sake lotion to your skin ? - Summer is coming soon -

 I wonder if western people use moisture lotion every day. At least I don't see much lotion in supermarkets or pharmacies in Belgium.

SO, what I am doing right now is making own lotion. Well.... actually I have been making my own lotion with sake and yuzu since decade. Even my mother, who taught me how to make it, has been making her own lotion for a long time. 

My own lotion is quite simple. Prepare sake (cheap sake is OK) and cut yuzu into 4 pieces in a big bottle. After about 6 months, transfer them to a small bottle and start using! If you have it, you can add some serum or glycerin (small amount) . 

In Belgium, I cannot find Yuzu.  So I googled for yuzu substitutes and came up with "yuzu = fragrant citrus = sudachi, kabosu, lime, etc" ! I can't get sudachi, kabosu, , but I can get lime!

Then, I am trying with Lime to make my own moisture lotion😀

'EAU CELLULAIRE' Actually, this is also good moisture lotion what I tried.

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Do you know Ça va ?

 

'Mackerel' in Japanese, same pronunciation as 'Ça va'. 

Last time when I back to Japan, I found very funny ' can' as above picture. 

Off course there are different tastes of mackerel inside the can but not other thing you can find from the can. 

Ça va? is How are you? How's doing? so, not like funny stuff come out when open the can 😋

Well, the taste was good and not only funny design.  

you can order in English

Click here !!!! Ça va can to order

There are 5 tastes, Acqua Pazza, Black papper, Olive oil, Lemon basil and Paprika chili

FYI; the company site (but no English version for Ça va can 😭)

https://www.iwatekensan.co.jp/cava/

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SAKURA - Cherry blossom - start in Japan

 Spring is a very very lovely season 

in Japan

Spring is the time to start a new year in Japan and I feel the Sakura celebrate us to start school, office, etc. 

Actually in Europe, school start from Sep but not in Japan. 

I received a lovely video  (Sakura Tunnel)  that made my heart skip a beat and would like to share with you. 

 Let's go to Japan in next spring. 

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Bread Japanese Style - Yami style

 

What do I miss in Japan?  I miss Japanese style bread sometimes.  I think Japanese style bread has a more variety to eat at lunch. For example kind of salty side dish (or main dish) is in the bread. curry, meat, sausage, bacon, etc 

If you live in Germany, USA, China, Singapore,,,,, you can find a Japanese style bread shop but not in Belgium. so, some of the people start to make Japanese style bread during the COVID shutdown. 

and me? Yes, I also learn from my friend and start to make it as lunch bread! Thanks to Google and Youtube! 

  some example from Youtube  sausage bread　　curry bread

Enjoy!

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Are you on diet ? then try chocolate mousse with Tofu

 

This is probably not the classic chocolate mouse recipe but very good for diet.  You cannot really taste that the tofu is in it !

If you are on a diet, this is the perfect recipe when you want something sweet. No sugar (erythritol is 0 calorie), no guilt and rich in protein !

How to make (3 small cups)

• Dark chocolate       75g
• Soft Tofu                150g
• Espresso                 TBS 1
• Rum                        TBS 1
• Sugar (Erythritol)    50g

You can use any type of sugar, I am on diet so using Erythritol :)

1.  Put tofu in a bowl
2. Use blender to make it smooth
3. Add sugar, espresso, Rum and mix till smooth.
4. Melt the chocolate slowly in a double boiler over simmering water.
5. Add tofu mix to melted chocolate little by little.

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Hinamatsuri - Girl's day

3 March is a Girl's day in Japan (Hinamatsuri)

This is a traditional event for Girls to celebrate and to wish child's health and decorate traditional dolls. 

And this dolls should put away by 3 March. I don't know if it's true or not, but my mother used to say 'if we don't put away by 3 March, you will missed to get married 😨'

Off course it was really important for most of the people to get married at that time.... (yes, it was already more than 20years ago....)

Currently, I believe the meaning of this event is changing and just celebrate to wish your child's health or opportunity to eat quite cake , etc. 

So cute cake which my friends made it! 

Left ; Prince / Right ; Princess

5 May will be a Boy's Day

 

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