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+COOKING CLASSES for JAPANESE MONTHLY EVENTS 2024+
- 2023.4.4
- Lesson Booking, Lesson Info
Just as you have events and holidays unique to your home country, we have many seasonal events throughout the year, which are strongly associated wit…
+ KURI GOHAN / chestnut rice +
- 2021.10.5
- Recipes
To be honest, I never was a huge fan of KURI GOHAN or chestnut rice, simply because I never really enjoyed sweetness associated with savory meals. Pl…

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< FLAVORS of JAPAN : Mastering Japanese Home-Cooking and Culture >
One more class to go and the June classes are over!

This month’s theme:
TANABATA / The Star Festival
- What is TANABATA?
- How did it start?
- How is it celebrated?
- What is eaten on this day?

This month’s menu:
- SOMEN / Thin noodles with 2 dipping sauces
- Winter gourd w/ shrimp sauce
- Broad beans dressed with cod roe sauce
- Tomato and okra dressed with UME BOSHI (sour plum) and SHIO KOMBU (soy sauce flavored semi-dried shredded kelp)

*Learn all about the Star Festival, cook the festive dishes full of UMAMI, and celebrate the event!*

今月も後もう１レッスンで終わり！

今月のテーマ：七夕
- 七夕とは?
- 歴史と始まり
- 行事とその意味
- 行事飯

今月のメニュー：
- 素麺（つけダレ２種）　　　　
- 冬瓜のエビ餡かけ
- 焼き空豆のたらこ和え
- トマトとオクラの梅と塩昆布和え

七夕について学び、行事飯、旬の食材を使ったお料理を作ってお祝いしましょう♪

#Tanabata
#StarFestival
#JapaneseCulture
#SomenNoodles
#FestiveFoods
#JapaneseCuisine
#JapaneseCulinaryJourney
#JapaneseCulturalCelebration
#JapaneseTraditionalFoods
#SummerFestival
#DiscoverJapan
#JapaneseHomeCooking
#JapaneseCookingLesson
#JapaneseCookingClass
#JapaneseFood
#SeasonalIngredients
#WinterGourd
#Okra
#Umeboshi
#JapaneseSummerDish
#wasabiplus

It was last year end when we sadly had to return o

It was last year end when we sadly had to return our veggie garden, but we’re back with somewhere new! (Though it’s right next to our previous one)
So happy I can go back to using our harvest for my classes again! Can’t wait🎵

昨年末に泣く泣く返却した畑。また新たに借りられる事に！(以前の畑の真横だけど)
またレッスンで畑の収穫が使えるのが何より嬉しい！楽しみーーー🎵

A make-up class from last week. For those of you w

A make-up class from last week.
For those of you who missed our May class, please consult for dates as I am making myself available to requested dates, until the end of this month. Thank you!
*typo: bon appetit😅

▫️May theme: Summer Purification Ritual
▫️May menu:
+veggie tempura rice bowl with yummy sauce
+cabbage and egg miso soup
+seared horse mackerel with yuzu soy sauce dressing
+creamy black sesame tofu

先週の振り替えレッスン。
今月末までは比較的対応出来るようにしているので
今月受けはぐっている方は日程のご相談下さいませ。
宜しくお願いします！

I can’t believe it!! For some reason, I somehow

I can’t believe it!!
For some reason, I somehow misunderstood our meeting time and arrived at the restaurant an hour earlier!! No wonder the restaurant was closed😅

Found a nice cafe and decided to have a nice glass of chilled wine to console myself😭

ヤバい！
何故か待ち合わせ時間を間違えて、1時間も早くレストランに着いてしまった！！どうりでお店が空いてなかった訳だ😅

自分を慰める為に近くでカフェを探して冷えたワインをいただいてます😭

One of fun things about growing your own veggies i

One of fun things about growing your own veggies is washing and trimming after harvest. They look so fresh and happy bathed in fresh cold water. Just love this moment of washing them while thinking about how to eat them✨
畑をやっていて楽しい事のひとつ、収穫後のお手入れ。野菜たちも綺麗なお水で洗ってもらって嬉しそう🎵どうやって食べようかなぁなんて考えながら、ひたすら洗う楽しい時間✨

KIKU IMO菊芋or Jerusalem Artichokes are one of m

KIKU IMO菊芋or Jerusalem Artichokes are one of my favorite veggies.

They are not all that rare today, but still not so commonly found in supermarket shelves yet, and so I buy them whenever I find them.

They can be eaten just like potatoes, in soups, simmered dishes or stir fried dishes, except unlike potatoes, they can be eaten uncooked in salads and such.
But my favorite is always simple deep fried with simple seasonings of salt and pepper, and my kids love it too!

Not only they’re so yummy, its health benefits are exceptional that there is no way you don’t eat them!

Just to name a few, Jerusalem artichoke is known to be rich in dietary fibers known as ‘Inulin’. These Inulins are said to control your intestinal environment, which helps improve constipation and reduce the risk of large intestine cancer, and boost immunity.

Of all the plants the live on this planet, Jerusalem artichokes are known to contain the highest amount of this ‘Inulin’.

They are also known to help control blood sugar level balance, as well as help maintain stable blood pressure, and swelling.

So!! If you ever find them on supermarket shelves, get them and try the simple deep fry. I’m sure you’ll love them too!

Ooops!! All of them are gone while I was making my posting!! 😂

NB: please refrain from eating if you are allergic to Asteraceae family.

菊芋は私の大好きな野菜の 1 つ。
今ではそこまで珍しくもなく、
とは言え常にスーパーで買えるものでもないので
見つけるとついつい買ってしまいます。

ジャガイモと同様にスープや煮物、炒め物などにして食べることができますが、
ジャガイモと違ってサラダなどにしてそのまま生で食べることもできます。

でも、私の一番のお気に入りは、塩コショウでのシンプルな味付けのシンプルな素揚げで、
子供たちも大好き。
美味しいだけでなく、健康効果も抜群なので食べない手はありません！

その健康効果。
いくつか例を挙げると、菊芋には「イヌリン」と言う食物繊維が豊富に含まれていることが知られています。
このイヌリンは腸内環境を整え、便秘の改善や大腸がんのリスクの軽減、
免疫力の向上に効果があると言われています。

この地球上に生息するすべての植物の中で、
菊芋にはこの「イヌリン」が最も多く含まれていることが知られています。

また、血糖値のバランスを制御したり、血圧を安定させたり、
むくみを改善したりすることも知られています。

なのでもしスーパーの棚等で見かけたら
ぜひゲットして、簡単な素揚げを試してみてください。
オススメですーーー！

おっと！！投稿している間に全部食べられて
しまったーー!! 😂

注意：キク科アレルギーのある方はお召し上がりをお控えください。

Happy Girls’ Day to all the girls in the world🎵

Went on a little excursion down to KAPPABASHI, one

Went on a little excursion down to KAPPABASHI, one of the world’s largest district devoted to kitchen tools; a true paradise for culinary lovers and cooking/baking enthusiasts!

The KAPPABASHI street stretches over 1 km of about 170 shops which specialize in anything to do with cooking and baking, ie tableware, kitchen utensils, baking equipments, food packaging, lacquer ware, bamboo ware, cooking knives, brushes, cooking pots, store signboards, chef uniforms, wax food samples… just everything!!

So here is what I got:
+SAKURA branding iron/¥1980@ Arai Shoten
+Mini MASU (Japanese measuring cup)/¥1540 for 5 @ Okuda Shoten
+Cutlery rest/¥1980 for 5 @ Tosho Gama
+Small dish/¥1310 for 5 @ Maeda
+SAKURA rice mold/¥1144 @ Kawasaki Shoten
+Wooden bowl/¥1300 ea @ Utsuwa zoshi
+Wooden spoon/¥1000 ea @ Utsuwa zoshi
+Bento cups/¥530 for 500 @ Itokei Pack
+Wooden spoon/ given @ Utsuwa zosh
+Sponge wipe/ given @ Kitchen World TDI

And oops!! also got some other stuff I forgot to mention here, but this place is a must-go if you like/love cooking/baking because it is juuuuuust amazing!!

Definitely going back soon again since half a day was certainly not enough!!

Can’t wait to use some of the things I got in my March lesson (Hanami theme)🎵

大人の遠足で合羽橋に行って来ました。
今回ゲットしたもの:
＋桜の焼印/¥1980@新井商店
＋三勺枡/¥1540(５個)@オクダ商店
＋豆箸置き/¥1980(５個)@とうしょう窯
＋豆皿／￥1310(５個)@まえ田
＋桜ご飯型/¥1144＠川崎商店
＋木製お椀/各¥1300@器草子
＋木製スプーン/各¥1000@器草子
＋お弁当カップ/¥350(500枚)@伊藤景パック産業
＋木製スプーン(サービス)@器草子
＋スポンジワイプ(サービス)@キッチンワールドTDI

今回は、来月レッスン用(お花見テーマ)に購入したものも多々。
早速レッスンで使うのが楽しみです🎵

半日では全然足りなかったので
また近々絶対に行きたい！！

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