Typhoon

Recently, I don't often buy vegetables in the super markets because I can harvest some vegetables every day.

I sometimes harvest the rockets in the morning. Then I eat the salad of the rocket.

This is Mizuna. We often eat them as salad or Japanese dish "nabe" in the winter.



I ate Japanese dish Skipjack tuna's sashimi "Katsuo no tataki". I ate it with garlic. It was so delicious.



My friend had sent me it and I ate with it my bother. He was so satisfied with it because he likes fishes. Of course, me too.

Yesterday, the typhoon came to Japan. So the weather was so bad and it was coldest...

I hope it will be warmer...

The dinner with my brother

I harvested vegetable "Komatsuna" and "mizuna". Then I cooked some dishes and I ate them.

- sarada of mizuna and nagaimo



- ohitashi of Komatuna and Aburaage



Aburaage is fried tofu. It is so popular in Japan. we often eat it after baking or drinking miso soup of Aburaage.

The fresh vegetables are wonderful.

The taste is so best!!!

This is leaves of Japanese radish "Daikon". I will harvest them soon.

Sushi's video

Today, it is so cold... So I don't want to go out...


I hope it is warmer tomorrow.

I found an interesting website of Japan.

You can watch how to make sushi on real.

The out-of-season herb

According to weather news, this fall will be ended and the winter will come soon.
This weather is so strange.
The vegetables of autumn and wither are fine.

I will keep to grow plans and vegetables after moving.





I harvested leaves of Japanese vegetables and I cooked Japanese hot noodle "Soba".



I often eat soba.

By the way, could you see this?



This is basil!!!

I found it a week ago.
I was so surprised because it is a summer herb. I will keep to grow it in my apartment.

Garlic

It is so cold today...

These are rockets.



These sprout are garlic.


Last year, I had planted garlic.
But I couldn't harvest them at all.

I hope I'll harvest them this year.

Deeper Underground

I still have a cold...

Today will be colder by the weather news.

I couldn't sleep well because of fever and congested nose.

When I have a cold, I often eat hot dishes.
I ate Japanese hot noodle.



My mother worried about me and she talked I had to eat some pork.

So I ate the hot noodle of pork and vegetables.

As I couldn't sleep at all of the heavy cold, I enjoyed to watching videos of Jamiroquai.

I think my favorite song is "Deeper Underground".



When I went to the concerts, I was so excited.

I would like to go to concerts of Jamiroquai at soon.

Rock Dust Light Star

The summer ended and it is fall in Japan. A few days ago, we had wear jackets in mornings and nights. By the way, I am so happy.

Because my favorite musician Jamiroquai's CD will be released in Nov.



I will buy it.

I am so glad!!!

I hope I'll go to their concerts in Japan.

I listened their songs.

- Bad Girls
- HighTime
- Deeper Underground

I would like to listen the newest songs!!!

The fried noodles "Yakisoba"

Recently, I often harvest Japanese vegetable "Komatsuna".





A few days ago, I made Japanese dish "Yakisoba" after picking up vegetables in my balcony.



We often boiled komatsuna or spinach with soy sauce.

We call it "ohitashi".

This is ohitashi of komatsuna.



By the way, I have to prepare to move my apartment. Oh, I have many books and etc.

The gift and Korean vegetable dish "Namul"

Finally, I harvested Japanese autumn's vegetable "Komatsuna".



So I made Korean vegetable dish "Namul".



I like it but I made it for the first time.
The recipe is so simple.
So I will make it again.

Last week, my best friend sent me a gift.

This is one of them.



She is living in the place where is close to a beautiful ocean.
The wonderful fishes and vegetables, fruits are famous.

I don't meet her. But we can communication by the net.

I have a favorite novel 10 years ago.
The place where she is living is written.

I would like to go to there before we knew each other.

Someday, I would like to go to there. Of course, I would like to meet her if it is possible.

Katsuo no Tataki

I harvested some lettuce.

Then I made a summer roll of lettuce and natto.



This is Japanese vegetables "Komatsuna".
I will harvest them soon.



In the autumn, we can delicious fishes.
For example, salmon, pacific saury "Sanma" etc.

However, it is difficult to eat pacific saury "Sanma" this year.

According to news, poor pacific saury "Sanma" is a poor catch of fish this year because of heavy hot summer.

The price is higher and the taste isn't good.

But Skipjack tuna "Katsuo" is a rich catch of fish.

So I bought it in the super market.
This is sashim of Skipjack tuna "Katsuo" .



We call it "Katsuo no tataki".

It was so delicious.

The aroma of happy

On the last weekend, I watched Japanese interesting movie "Shiawase no kaori".

The title means aroma of happy.

The story is about one young single mother and Chinese who is living in Japan.

Old Chinese runs a small Chinese restaurant in Japan.
Many people go to there because tastes of his dishes are so good.
One young woman decided to learn Chinese dishes.

After watching this movie, I felt happiness.

I could enjoy a wonderful movie.

Then I wanted to Chinese dishes at once.
Although I don't often eat Chinese food.

So I cooked Chinese dish.

This is green Pepper with oyster sauce .

Madagascar Periwinkle and full moon

I can still see Madagascar Periwinkle in my balcony.


By the way, Japanese weather is so strange.

It was too hot every day in this summer.
And it wasn't rain at all...

A few days, the temprature became cold.

This is Japanese vegetable "Mizuna". I will be able to harvest them soon.



On September 22, I made Japanese dish boiled food "Nimono".



Because we could see the full moon. My friend told me it is Japanese custom that we eat "Nimono" while enjoy to seeing the moon.

Ingredient of Nimono are taro , carrots, chicken.
Especially, taro is autumn's vegetable.
It means we hope we'll harvest vegetables.

Tsukimi (night of the full moon on August 15 and September 13 of the lunar calendar); the days for "moon-gazing." Decorations of Japanese pampas grass are used, and moon-offerings of sake and dango (a kind of dumpling) are made as the people gaze at the moon, enjoying the autumn evening.

I could see the full moon. I was so satisfied.

Carrot and turnip

Yesterday, it was too hot. However, today's weather is simmilar to the fall.
My balcony became to autumn garden.

This is Mizuna.

I had planted seeds of carrots.





Leaves of carrots are cute.

This is my favorite vegetable "turnip".
I hope they will be bigger.

Sushi of Mackerel "sabazushi"

I had planted seeds of Japanese vegetable "komatuna". I'll harvest them soon.



This is grilled fish "Mackerel" of sushi.
It is called "Sabazushi" in Japan.



I like it.

I bought it because my work is busy.

It was so delicious.

Autumn's fish "salmon"

This summer is so hot.

I started to plant autumun's vegetabales.

I planted a potato. Now , the sprout of it is bigger.



Then I planted seeds of Japanese vegetable "radish's leaves".



Matsutake mushrooms and salmons,pacific saury "Sanma" are one of the autumn flavors that represent Japan.

Tonight, I ate salmon. It was so delicious.



The news said it is so difficult to eat pacific saury "Sanma" because of heavy summer of Japan. I am sorry. But I like to salmon. So I will eat salmons instead of pacific saury "Sanma".

Turnip

I had planted seeds of Tarnips.



I found some sprouts. I hope I'll harvest them. My garden in the balcony was changed to autumn. But the weather of Japan is still summer. --- カブの種まきをして、カブのいくつか芽を見つけました。

私はカブの収穫を願っています。

バルコニーの私の庭は秋に変更されました。
しかし、日本の天気はまだ夏です。

今日の夕食は海老です

Autumun vegetable

I harvested leaves of Basil.Then I cooked chips of Basil's flavor.



I have planted autumn vegetables "turnip" and I found some sprout!!!

I will plant other seeds soon.

Rock Dust Light Star

Japan is is experiencing record high temperatures.
Many people keep to run air-conditioners while sleeping because it is so hot!
The weather has damaged agricultural products and is expected to decrease crops of vegetables as well.

I am suffering from the summer heat.
I don't want to eat anything now...

Yesterday, I read about the news of Jamiroquai.
Finally, the CD of Jamiroquai will be released in Nov of this year!!!
I am so happy.

If they come to Japan, I will try to go to their concerts.

I want to listen to their new songs!!!!

Steak and radish

I harvested a radish in my balcony.


I will prepare to plant autumn's vegetables.

In the summer vacation, my family got on Japanese express train "Shinkansen" to meet our relatives.

Then we came back to my parent's home.

My father wanted to eat steak.
So we went to have a dinner.



The meat was so delicious!!!

My mother made a salad by using freezing tomatoes.



They were so surprised because I harvested many tomatoes.
I am so happy.