Thank you! (日本語は後に続く）This is my last Hatena bilingual blog about my daily life. I enjoyed sharing many things. I will continue to share things on my YouTube channel and I look forward to staying connected with everyone there. Life…

Sloppy Joe (日本語は後に続く）The other day I had some multi-grain bread and a craving for American food with a twist...or two...! For these Sloppy Joes, I browned minced meat with finely chopped onion and finely chopped maitake mushrooms.…

朝のサラダ The other day, to go with our morning toast, I prepared a carrot salad and a tuna/cucumber salad which I served on Wedgewood dishes. I used mostly sesame oil and ponzu to season the carrot salad and I used mostly finely chopped …

(日本語は後に続く）On weekends, I often upload a new YouTube video. Even during busy weeks, it is fun preparing during the week..deciding what I would like to share...practicing...researching... It helps add a little fulfillment to my dail…

スライス （日本語は後に続く）This photo shows a super easy breakfast. I just sliced! The cucumber is simply seasoned with crazy salt and decorated with lemon balm and mint from our veranda. I served this with toast and coffee etc. In this …

ソーダ フロート （日本語は後に続く）Recently, I was able to enjoy going to a cafe on the 8th floor of the Mitsukoshi Department store near where I live. I went there with a friend and we both ordered melon soda floats. As many of you know,…

桜饅頭 （日本語は後に続く）I found sakura manju at a Mujirushi shop and was able to enjoy it as a seasonal afternoon snack. One aspect of Japan that I like is the spirit of "Ichigo Ichie" （which roughly means the appreciation of the seaso…

レモンバーム・チキンサラダ （日本語は後に続く）A quick search of the internet showed me that lemon balm has many benefits. It can reduce anxiety,relief stress, nausia,insomnia and indigestion. It may even help with cognitive function! As w…

名古屋市公会堂の和室 (日本語は後に続く）One of the highlights in March for me was the opportunity to experience touch therapy in an architecturally fascinating Japanese style room in the beautiful Nagoya City Assemly Hall. It was recommend…

「収穫野菜」で夕飯 （日本語は後に続く）Last weekend, a friend and I had an interesting time participating in a one day agricultural tour of Aichi prefecture, starting with Aoi Park near Hekinan (where I got the strawberries above),and endi…

ストロベリー・チョコレート (日本語は後に続く）I found some small inexpensive strawberries at my neighborheed super market. While my husband was at the barber shop, I made chocolates to surprise him for our Saturday afternoon coffee time. I…

raisin cookies (日本語は後に続く）I had too many raisins so～, I made too many cookies and ran out of wax paper! They look funny but are really delicious. We have an old saying in English, " You can't judge a book by it's cover." It means …

Marshmallow Coffee （日本語は後に続く）Our 3:00 coffee time the other day was fun! I decorated snowman shaped marshmallows with a choccopen and floated them in our coffee. I used our Noritake cups and saucers which I really like. It was ju…

Pumpkin Salad （日本語は後に続く）Last night I made typical American style cooked pumpkin as one of our side dishes. It is made by steaming pumpkin and quickly mixing it in a bowl with butter, sugar, cinammon and a sprinkle of salt. I alwa…

お雑煮 （日本語は後に続く）Happy New Year, everyone! This is a photo of traditional Japanese New Year's soup called, "ozouni." Ozouni differs greatly between regions and even by households! At our house, we use instant matsutake mushroom o…

クリスマス クッキー （日本語は後に続く）I started my Christmas cooking early this year in that I already made cookies and we already ate them! I kept them somewhat healthful in that instead of using icing, I kneaded matcha powder into some…

オープンサンド A fancy looking but actually easy lunch to make is an open faced sandwich. For this one, I cooked thinly sliced beef and a whole packet of maiteke mushroom with a sprinkle of salt and added mirin, soysauce and a drizzle of k…

rice omelette (日本語は後に続く）This is just a regular rice omlette for lunch with plenty of onion and sausage. It is sprinkled with parsely. Of course, the main seasonings are ketchup, pepper and garlic powder, but the secret seasonings …

(日本語は後に続く）These days I have been lucky to experience Sokuyu therapy because my husband has been studying it with a very good teacher. I am glad that my husband practices on me! He uses his feet to massage my whole body. My shoulde…

オーブン料理 （日本語は後に続く）One indication of Autumn, is that I have been enjoying cooking things in our big old gas oven again! In this picture is a simple dish of egg plant mixed with meat sauce seasoned with salt, pepper, nutmeg an…

Lily/ユリ (日本語は後に続く）We don't own a car, but my husband belongs to a car share program, so once a month he rents a car and we go on an outing. I always enjoy it even if it is just to get groceries and eat our favorite ramen. The ot…

小松菜/mustard greens (日本語は後に続く）One of this evening’s side dishes was komatsuna (mustard greens) with Japanese age (fried age) and American peanut butter and Japanese soysauce. Today, August 6, is a day to remember the sadness tha…

Salad to go with our toast/トーストに添えるサラダ （日本語は後に続く）Many years ago, when I used to greet my dad with, "Good morning!"he would often respond with,"It is a good morning, now that you mention it." That helped me to realize t…

朝のサラダ (日本語は後に続く）To go with our morning toast, I prepared a green salad and yogurt. I tried to make the salad look like a morning sun, but I am afraid it looks more like a wagon wheel! I used baby leaves and broccoli sprouts w…

マッシュポテト (日本語は後に続く）As part of our breakfast to go with toast, I made an ordinary green salad (cabbage and sprouts) with a little salad dressing and topped it with a little bit of tuna salad, mashed potato and a dab of sauerk…

タロット、ペンタクルのエース (日本語は後に続く）Today, I was looking at the Ace of Pentacles. As with all the suits in the Minor Arcana of Tarot Cards, the Ace means new beginnings。The Pentacles represents wealth, finances etc. I feel tha…

基本的な焼きそば (日本語は後に続く）I have been in Japan for so long that one of my comfort foods is actually local"B gourmet" ...yakisoba (stir fried noodles)! It is nostalgic, familiar and easy to make. I usually buy the kind that alread…

シンプルな和食 (日本語は後に続く）People often ask me what kinds of meals I cook. Actually, I often cook simple and traditional Japanese meals. They are nutricious and delicious! One thing I like at mealtimes is the custom of putting my ha…

カジキ swordfish (和訳はあとに続く）The other day, I sauted swordfish in butter with a tiny sprinkle of salt and plenty of oregano and white pepper. I served it with asparagus as well as sauted zucchini seasoned with roasted garlic, ketchu…

冷やし中華 (日本語は後に続く）The other day I made the first cold noodles of the season. Tonight my husband and I were talking about seasons and I was remembering how much I used to dislike summer because the heat would always cause me to …