Healthy Soshoku

2012/02/07 Runner Bean & Turnip

myagi — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:50:20 +0000

I returned from Japan on 2/5 for one and half month absence, I was worried about the vegetable garden.

Runner beans were ready to pick up.

Runner beans

Beans in the Pods

Runner bean pods

I harvested a lot of Runner beans this time.

Runner beans

Turnips are overgrown and little hard but still tasty.

Turnips

2012/02/03 Soba Kaiseki @Tsuchiya

myagi — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:46:07 +0000

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

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

Tuna & daikon

Orange jello

Orange agar agar

2/12/02/02 Seiji Togo’s Museum

myagi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:58:28 +0000

I visited Seiji Togo’s museum and saw the charity exhibit for Tsunami.

This is his art called “Boukyou/Memory of my town”

Boukyou

The view from the 42th floor in Shinjyuku.

View from 42th floor

Skytree tower

Pasta Lunch @Suminoe

Flower

Appetizer

Fish egg/Mentai pasta

Yuzu citrus sorbe

Coffee

Sweet Potato parfait @Musashino Sabo

Sweet potato parfait

2012/01/28 Kawagoe

myagi — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:39:52 +0000

I visited Kawagoe with my friend which is a local old fashioned town. This is the old pharmacy store.

Pharmacy store

Japanese style sandals

Pharmacy tools & signs

Pharmacy tools and signs

Lunch bento box

Bento box lunch

We joined the Matsumoto soy sauce factory tour where they make soy sauce in a old fashioned style. Their soy sauce is very tasty because they fermented soy sauce for 2 years.

Taru/Wood container for fermentation

2012/01/26 Nezu Museum/Camellia Exhibit

myagi — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:49:39 +0000

I visited Nezu Museum and saw the Camellia exhibit.

Camellia exhibit

This is a isle to the entrance, which has beautiful bamboo bushes.

Nezu Museum

I walked in the garden after I saw the exhibit.

Garden

Snow fell few days ago and did not melt yet.

Snow in the garden

I saw a big Heron in the garden.

Heron

Snow over the ground

Vegetarian lunch @Tamana cafe, which has brown rice and very filled.

Vegetarian lunch @Tamana cafe

2012/01/21 Ginkgo

myagi — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:54:48 +0000

My mom got two bags ginkgoes from her friends.

Ginkgoes

First microwaved for 1 minute, crack with nipper and boil until thin skin come off.

Boiling ginkgo

Ginkgoes

2012/01/07 Seven Herbs Porridge

myagi — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:30:02 +0000

My mom got seven herbs for the seven herbs porridge. Seven herbs are Water cress, Shephard’s purse, Cudweed, Chickweed, Lapsana, Turnip, Radish.

Seven herbs from Wiki

Seven herbs

Cooked with rice & water

Seven herbs porridge

2012/01/05 Roppongi/Monzen Nakacho

myagi — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:59:23 +0000

I went to Toukaido 53tsugi exhibit by Hiroshige at Suntry Museum in Roppongi. It was fun exhibit I really enjoyed it. After I saw the exhibit, I had a lunch at Fumuroya which is a famous wheat gluten store.

Simmered wheat gluten bowl

I visited Monzennakachou which was very crowded for new year shrine visit.

Shrine entrance gate/torii

Stores on the road to shrine

Fried dumpling

Good luck doll/Daruma

Shrine

2011/12/30 Birthday Dinner @Tre Monte

myagi — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:55:23 +0000

I had my birthday dinner with my mom @TreMonte on 12/30 because most of the restaurants are closed on my real birthday, new years eve, 12/31.

Appetizer

Bagna Cauda sauce

Bagna Cauda vegetables

Crab & Spinach pasta

Cod

Roasted duck

Birthday Dolce

2011/12/26 Yumura Hot Springs

myagi — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:49:53 +0000

I traveled Yumura hot springs 12/26-12/29/2011.

20111226 Yumura Hot Springs