YUCa’s Diary : Vlog #3
Content : My Hometown Visit, Family trip, Lunch with Flamingos, Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki
内容：家族４人の小旅行, 3年ぶりのいわき, メヒコ・フラミンゴ館で蟹ピラフのランチ, 日本にあるハワイ, スパリゾートハワイアンズ
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YUCa’s Diary : Vlog #2
Content : Weekday Routine, Miso Mushroom Cream Pasta for Lunch, Shopping at Japanese supermarket
内容：主婦の1日のルーティン | 味噌きのこクリームパスタのランチ | スーパーマーケットで買い物
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YUCa’s Diary : Vlog #1
Content : Early Summer Weekend, Tokyo Frappuccino & Maritozzo, Neapolitan Pasta for kids
内容：初夏を感じる週末, 食パンの保存方法, 東京フラペチーノとマリトッツォ試食, ナポリタンパスタのキッズプレートづくり, 息子の料理ショー
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OBON (Bon Festival)
O-bon is an important Buddhist festival to pray for the souls of the dead and conduct services in their memory. During the o-bon holidays, the souls of the ancestors are thought to return to this world from the world beyond. Lanterns are lit at each house to guide the departed souls back home.
During this season, Japanese people had always given thanks for a plentiful harvest. Over times those traditions were gradually combined with Buddhist rituals to become the Bon Festival celebrated today.
On August 14 and 15, people return to their native towns and gather with other family members to honor the souls of their ancestors. They ask Buddhist priest to come to their homes and read special sutras.
Families gather at the graves of their ancestors and clean all around before placing offerings on a special shelf and welcoming the souls back home.
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Kiriboshi Daikon (Dried Daikon Radish) 切り干し大根
Dried daikon radish stripes are rich in Calcium, Vitamin C, D and Iron. It is sun-dried to increase its natural sweetness and flavor and suitable for Macrobiotic, Vegan, Raw, Kosher, Gluten-Free dishes. In spring and summer, simply soak to enjoy raw in salads. And in fall and winter, add dried daikon to sauteed vegetables or soups for good flavor and nutrition. Also rich in dietary fiber long-term intake of Dried Radish is good for digestion.
Recipes to use:
– Simmered Daikon Radish (Kiriboshi Daikon No Nimono)
– Salad with Mizuna, daikon radish and fried tofu
Shop:
– Japanese Cooking Pantry
Tanabata (Star Festival)
Legend has it that Vega and Altair, who are separated by the Milky Way, are allowed to meet only once a year on the night of Tanabata or July 7th.
It is said that if you write your wish on a tanzaku (a strip of paper) and hang it on a bamboo grass, your wish will be granted.
A few years ago, my son Kengo wrote that he wanted to be like me. And this year, it seems that he wishes to be a firefighter!
From ancient times, it has been customary to eat somen noodles in the Milky Way in Tanabata. Today, somen is served for lunch at my son’s kindergarten. My son loves somen noodles, so he also had somen noodles for dinner at home.
YUCa’s Diary : Week 26, 2021
Happy weekend! My family and I went to the Roppongi area. I like the Roppongi area because there are imported food supermarkets that I love and there are some parks that children can enjoy. For lunch, we ate Hitsumabushi and went to a cafe. My daughter goes back and forth between me and my husband. And eat well, eat well. She ate her favorite egg pudding and was in a good mood from beginning to end. Recently, she has been able to eat with her own spoon and fork, which has made me easier.
YUCa’s Diary : Week 25, 2021
Home-style rice crackers.Kengo and I made home-style (easy!) rice crackers by combining the trial production of new recipes and activities with children.
First, we combined steamed Japanese rice and ingredients found in the kitchen, and put in a microwave for several minutes. And it’s done! Too easy?!
3 Kinds:
– Tenkasu (tempura batter) and aonori seaweed + soy sauce
– Black sesame seeds and cheese + salt
– White sesame seeds, cheese and dried shrimp + sesame oil and soy sauce
YUCa’s Diary : Week 24, 2021
Happy Weekend! My family and I visited Roppongi Hills and had lunch at our new favorite spot. We sit at the terrace seat and enjoyed the food and the sunshine. We had this beautifully sunny day today here in Tokyo. it’s still rainy season and rainy days will be back next week. Have a wonderful weekend & new week, everyone!!!
Big size hamburger for Lunch. Kengo ate his own cheese burger!
Then, we had the strawberry sherbet ice cream for dessert! Why not?
YUCa’s Diary : Week 23, 2021
After strawberry, it’s Melon time! Recently, my mother sent us this beautiful Japanese melon. Everyone (except me!) in my family seems to be not good at melons, so I have to create recipes so that they can be eaten deliciously.
いちごの後は、メロンの時間です！実家から母がメロンを送ってくれました。我が家では私以外、メロンが苦手のようなので、美味しく食べられるようにレシピを考えなきゃ。それが私の仕事です。
