2012/04/08 Vegetable Garden in New Look

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I already posted that I built new bigger plot with raising beds and water system but I needed to give up.

2012/04/01 Giving up new plot, disappointing….

 

Now I broke down new plot, re-built and move all plant to old plot. It took me for one whole week. I already got wood boards for double size plot, and I did not want to waste wood boards, so I raised bed so high.

 

Re built plot

 

Pea

 

Pea

 

Runner Bean

Runner bean

 

Ashitaba

Ashitaba

 

Trefoil

Trefoil

 

JP Cucumber

JP Cucumber

 

JP Pumpkin

JP Pumpkin

 

Green Onion

Green onion

 

Raddish

Raddish

 

Butter Lettuce

 

Butter lettuce

 

Mizuna

Mizuna

 

Swiss Chard

Swiss Chard

 

Red Shiso

Red Shiso

 

Komatsuna

 

Komatsuna

 

Salad Burdock

Salad Burdock

 

Daikon

Daikon

 

Black Soy Bean

Black Soy Bean

 

Morocco Bean

Morocco Bean

 

Chives

Chives

 

I need to squeeze into half size plot now, I do not have space for these…

Plants

 

 

2012/02/03 Soba Kaiseki @Tsuchiya

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I and my mom had soba kaiseki lunch @Tsuchiya in Higashi Murayama city. We wanted to celebrate our big effort for the all title change transaction.

This place is a cozy restaurant located in local town which I grew up.

Yuzu  wine

Yuzu wine

Buckwheat grain custard

Buckwheat grain custard

Appetizer/Roasted mackerel, Deep fried taro yam, Simmered squid,Flower bean, Sardine, Soybean konjac, Green vegetable

Grilled mackerel

Deep fried yam

Simmered squid

Sardine, flower bean, Carrot, Taro

Soybean konjac

Green leaf vegetable

Buckwheat dumpling & duck meat ball

Buckwheat dumpling & duck ball

Buckwheat noodle

Buckwheat noodle

Tuna & daikon

Tuna & daikon

Orange jello

Orange agar agar

 

2011/07/26 Plum Vinegar Daikon & Ratatouille Japanese Style

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Daikon in plum vinegar

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I got plum vinegar for this year, and pickled daikon in the plum vinegar. Nice bright pink color, sour taste daikon pickles, all natural color came from red shiso leaf from my organic garden.                             I harvested Japanese belle pepper and Japanese

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2011/03/25 Trefoil from vegetable garden

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Trefoil

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When I returned from Japan trip, trefoil grew so much in the garden. So I harvested them.                           Simmered trefoil and seasoned with soy sauce  and bonito flakes.                           I broiled

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2011/02/9 Simmered Pork Ribs & Daikon

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Pork & daikon

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I made simmered pork ribs & daikon for dinner. Normally it will take some time to cook until pork ribs become tender. But if I use pressure cooker, it took about 15 minutes and just simmer until evaporate liquid. Especially daikon is so tender and it’s melting in my mouth!          

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2011/02/06 Daikon Salad with Butter Lettuce & Chrysanthemum

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Chrysanthemum

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I picked butter lettuce from organic garden too and mix with chrysanthemum. Thin slice daikon and carrot, salted and squeeze water. mix with mayonnaise, pepper, canned clam. You can eat seafood, both leaf and root vegetables in one salad.                           Daikon salad with

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2011/01/01 New Year’s Dishes/Osechi

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Appetiser

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Happy New Year! In Japan, New Year’s day is the most important holiday. I cooked and prepared new year’s dishes on new year’s eve and celebrated new year with new year’s dishes. I just returned from Hungary on 12/26 night so I only cooked simple dishes this year. Appetizer/Sweet potato with chestnuts, Baked chicken, walnuts

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