Hydrangea (日本語は後に続く）Yesterday, I took a walk even though it was raining. This hydrangea in the rain caught my eye. It wasn't a vivid blue. It wasn't a rare kind. It wasn't in a spectacular setting. It was just along an ordinary ci…

My New Hit Song （日本語は後に続く）For this entry in my bilingual blog about my daily life, I have something special to talk about. My new single "My New Hit Song,"will be on sale from I-Tunes June 10th! It is something happy for me, and …

お散歩道 （日本語は後に続く）In this bilingual blog about my daily life, I often talk about meals, however, there are other things I do to take care of myself as well. One of them is walking. I really like walking around my neighborhood an…

ドリア/Rice Gratin （日本語は後に続く）The star of today's bilingual blog about my daily life is Doria! Doria is a kind of gratin that has rice as a base. It is named after the Doria family of Genoa (Genova,Italy). This was really easy to …

ハッシュ ポテト The other day, I wanted to make something that would be easy for breakfast, but something that would give us a happy feeling, so I just drew happy faces on hash browns with ketchup. Ketchup is so convenient for decorating! …

French Toast （日本語はこの後）I had milk and eggs and was in the mood for French toast so....I made it! Actually, was out of maple syrup so I sprinkled it with cinnamon, sugur, and a tiny bit of nutmeg. A yummy breakfast helps to power th…

Garlic Rice （日本語は後に続く)In this photo is fried garlic rice. The ingredients in the order I put them in the frying pan are are olive oil, garlic, chikuwa (fish paste pre-cooked into a bamboo shape) ,cooked rice and a little salt. Tha…

株主優待券 A little while ago, I was glad to get these shareholder coupons from Aeon. I can use them until June of next year. These give me a ￥100 discount for every ￥1,000 I spend at Aeon. I don't have a lot of stock, but when I get div…

朝食の時間 Recently, breakfast time is my favorite time of day. I like that time for setting my goals for the day and for setting up my frame of mind. Seasonal items,such as the roses in this photo, remind me to be thankful for the gift of…

asparagus rolls For a simple supper, I boiled asparagus slightly and rolled it in pork that was sprinkled lightly with salt and pepper and then cooked it in a frying pan. Once the pork was nicely browned I dolloped it with sauce that was j…

爽やかな朝ごはん This morning for a refreshing spring breakfast, we had granola topped with yogurt, kiwi and strawberry gelatin. The cute two tone gelatin was easy to make. I just followed the instructions on the instant gelatin box, but i…

和え物 This is a vegitarian side dish I made. First I boiled carrot and shimeji mushrooms and then added spinach last to the boiling water. I squickly squeezed out the extra liguid using a strainer and then mixed it quickly in a bowl with …

Chicken Rice Now that I am staying at home and cooking three meals a day, it is important for me that cooking stays stress free. This chicken rice for lunch was delicious and easy to make. After sauteing the onions, chicken and then green …

Sustainable Sandwich I have been social distancing which means I am making meals at home to share with my husband three times a day❣ The meals have to be creative so that we don't get bored, have enough variety so that we get proper nutrit…

Happy World/Rabbits Spring! These year's spring is kind of strange and sad because of the Corona virus pandemic. But still, in nature it is spring. A time for fresh starts...new beginings. So, what kind of new beginnings will we have? What…

Seafood Salad This seafood salad is a simple tuna salad with wakame (seaweed) and immitation crab. What made it special was the added dried shrip flakes (sakura-ebi). This is a good way to get plenty of calcium for strong bones! このシーフ…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsqK9IoZHLQ 自分で作詞作曲した「平成最後の冬」かなり期間限定な曲をYouTubeに乗せました！ 平成の内に聞いてみてね！

音楽を楽しむ 今回は普段と少し違う投稿です。12月15日１８：００から喫茶プリーズ山手 (名古屋市昭和区山手通３－１６）でクリスマス ライブ（￥５００）をするのがとても楽しみで！今年の選曲はAmazing Grace, Silent Night, Country Roads, The Rose 等と…

先日、無事に日本の大学の卒業式を袴姿で迎える事が出来、家族と祝うことができて嬉しかったです。放送大学は秋にも卒業式があって、実を言う私は自分の子供の卒業式を数年前に祝っていることから見ても様々な意味での「季節外れの卒業式」と言えるでしょう…

今日の楽しいレシピ―はフルーツサンドです。今回は雪印メグミルクの「かんたんホイップ」と言うものを使ってみました。丁度使い切りやすい量で経済的でした。しかも泡立てやすいのがかんそうです。キーウィフルーツと今が旬の柿をスライスして、少量のイチゴ…

キノコ類です！簡単調理のマッシュルーム・スープです。時々メニューに加えればハッピーで健康的な一日のスタートに良いでしょう。二人分の作り方： マッシュルーム 一パック(6~7個）をスライスして、小さめの鍋で適量のバターでソテーします。（この時，木…

今回お勧めなのはカボチャのサラダです。楽なのはカボチャを二度楽しめる事です。一日目は蒸しカボチャ。蒸したカボチャが熱いうちにバター少量の塩と砂糖、苦くならない程度にたっぷりのシナモンと少量のナツメグで出来上がり。分量はその時の体調や好み等…

我が家で人気があるのは骨付き鳥のトマト煮込み！ゆっくり炒めた玉ねぎでおいしさもスタミナもたっぷりです。味付けはブイヨン、胡椒、ローズマリー、ナツメグ．．．そして骨をや肉を柔らかくしてうまみを出すのは隠し味のコーラ！ (入れすぎると甘くなるけ…

先日コンサートの日の朝ごはんはシンプルなものでした。メインは温野菜とハムだけ。それからサイドはいつものようにトーストとコーヒーと蜂蜜ヨーグルト。その日はどんな工夫が楽しかったかというと楽屋でお昼に食べるサラダをついでに作ったこと。主人のた…

今朝の朝ごはんはコーンとマカロニのサラダ。すっぱくてシャキシャキのピックルスで朝から頭すっきりシャキッとで一日のスタート！

我が家の朝ごはんの主役は時々チーズオムレツ。今回のポイントは添いつけサラダにかかってるヘルシーな「カリカリ蕎麦の実」。

イラストby Laura はてなブログを初めました。このイラストは自作CDの「人生の観覧車」の歌詞カードイラストの内の一つです。ちょこちょこ日常的なことを書いてみますのでどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。