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カステラ(Castella)

Hello. I would like to introduce one of my favorite sweet. It calls "castella", which is Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup, very common at festivals and as a street food. There are many castella shop in Nagasaki, and my favorite is Fukusaya. I had a special one from Fukusaya. OMG...it was so good. It was really delicious!!! I really love it!

Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia

Hello Everyone! Oh My God... I did not update my blog for a long long long time...
I am so sorry...always knew that I should add new post..., but...Sorry...

I went to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia for business trip. It was my first time to go to Malaysia.

It was HOT and Humid... I thought it is interesting city. Because I went there for business, I did not have enough time to go around...just stayed there only One Night!

BUT, I had nice dinner, like local food dinner. One whole street was all food restaurants, and there were really crowded with local people. All restaurants are like stand stores because everybody were eating outside, instead of eating inside. It looked so interesting.

I just stayed there only one night, so I would like to go back there to discover more about Malaysia. One night was not enough to know about the country... need more time...

Rainbow Bread

Hello. It is long time no see...I am so sorry...

I know that I should update blog more often... Yes, I know. I am so sorry.

I could go to Cooking Lesson only one time in this month... OMG!!! I need to go!!!

Will take 2 lessons in this weekend for sure, and am planning to take 2 more class in Feb.

Have more stories I can update on my blog!!!.

Today, I would like to talk about cooking lesson in this month which I took.

I took Rainbow Bread Cooking class!!!

This is my first time to bake bread...

First, I thought it would be difficult, but actually it was easy!!!

There are 3 different tastes. First, red layer is tomato. Second, yellow layer is Pumpkin. Third, white layer is plain. It was really fun to make this bread. It took longer than I thought, but it was really great experience baking bread by myself!!!

I am also surprised at the taste of bread. It was so delicious!!!

It is little bit sweet, and can taste tomato and pumpkin. NO butter when you eat.

They already have taste!!! It was really delicious!!!

I will try to bake bread at home and eat fresh bread in the morning.

It will be really GOOD!!!

Well, I will post new story soon!!!

Thank you!!!

New Year of 2011!!!

Hello. How was your New Year Eve and New Year celebration??? Did you have wonderful time for New Year Holidays?

I did not do anything much to celebrate New Year...just spent time with my family.

Had nice family dinner. It was nice!!!

I also went to see New Year Sunrise with my Mom!!!

I woke up at 5 am on Jan 1st, and drove to the Ocean side. It was not too cold...

It was really nice to drive in the early morning.

The Sunrise was really beautiful!!! because it was specially New Year.

After we came back to home, we prepared to eat New Year dishes.

Before noon, we had New Year meals. My mom and I made them.

It was delicious!!!...I thought... I hoped...

Anyway, really Hope everyone has wonderful happy year 0f 2011!!!

I will really try to update mu blog more often!!!

Ahaha!!!

Thank you very much for reading my blog!!! Thank you very much!!!

Pokemon Airplane

Hello, again!

I just want to have quick posting about Pokemon Airplane from ANA.

Found Airplane with Pokemon!!! OMG!!!

It looked so cute!

If you like Pokemon, this will be the one you would take!

Pokemon x ANA!!!

Christmas Dinner (from cooking school)

Hello. How are you doing?

I am so sorry that I did not update any posting for a month...

I know I should update my story more often... So Sorry...

Anyway, did you have wonderful happy Christmas???

I really hoped that you had a great Christmas holidays!!!

New Year is coming soon... Do you have any plan for New Year?

For me, I will spend time with my family for New Year!!! I will cook some Japanese New Year dishes for my family dinner. Will start cooking from Dec 31, and continue to Jan 1.

Oh, I need to tell you that I decide to go to cooking school. Went there already 3 times!!!

I learned 3 different dishes from school. It was really fun and enjoying to learn new recipes!!!

Today, I will tell you about Christmas Dinner dishes which I learned from school.

Ok........

First lesson I went to was Christmas Dinner dishes.

It is Christmas dinner plates. Yes, there is Chicken for sure.....but it is Japanese taste.

It was not like regular Christmas roasted Chicken. It was good, but thinking how I can describe about Japanese taste of roasted Chicken...

anyway, and also there is Toast with Pastrami, Corn soup, Potatoes Salad(look like Christmas Tree Style), and Leaf Pie with Strawberries and custard.

It was not too hard, and Leaf Pie was so good. But it was easy to make! Wow!!!

I took pics, but not really good quality, so it will be hard to see clearly...Sorry.

will post other dish tomorrow!!!

Hope it will look good...... so sorry about picture quality...

Anyway, it is too late to say this word, but I wanna tell you that....

Happy Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet Potato Cake

Hello. Today, I decided to make Sweet Potato Cake. My mom went to shopping and found sweet potatoes. I was thinking that I wanted to cook something...something...

My mom and I was discussing what I should make to use Sweet Potatoes, and I decided to make the cake! It was very simple Sweet Potato Cake.

Ingredients;

Sweet Potatoes, Butter, Sugar, Milk, Vanilla Extra, Eggs

Just Bake 20 minutes

It was good, but I want to try to make it again.

I want to make Sweet Potato Cake in different way next time.

Anyway, will continue to cook every week...

What should I cook next week??? Oh, I have some ideas!!! I cannot tell you right now what I will plan to cook, but we will see next week on my blog!

Thanks!!!

Oh, I forgot to tell you...

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Hope you had wonderful Thanksgiving holidays!!!

Soup

Today, I decided to make soup because I got sick and needed to stay home even though I needed to work during weekend...

Anyway, so decided to make some warm soup!!! And, I was thinking what kinds of soup I should make... I was thinking and thinking... and finally decided to make Pumpkin Soup!!!

I could not go outside for shopping, so called my mom and ordered to buy Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, and fresh cream.

It is Pumpkin soup with Sweet Potato. Umm... It sounds good. Wait! Maybe it is Pumpkin and Sweet Potato soup. Anyway, you can decide the name, but it is soup!

I did not use any sugar but it was so sweet!!! I think it tastes good!!! However, I used fresh cream, and it was little heavy... I should use milk instead of using fresh cream...

Oh, I forgot to mention that also made Pumpkin chips.

I will try to make it again!!!

Do you want to try to taste my soup!?

Bon Appetit(?)

My Dog is .......

OMG!!! My mom took picture of our dog, Shin Chan.

Shin Chan is our dog's nickname, and he is really old. He turned 15 years old in last September. My mom and Shin Chan have same Birthday! It is so interesting... it is same Birthday!

OK. Back to the story...

I went back to home after work, and mom showed me one picture.

OMG!!! It is sooooooo cute!!!

Are you ready to see the picture??? Are you sure???

OK. Ok...

Here is the picture mom took it............

He looks so smart!!! He is look like University teacher or ... Old man who like to read...

Ahaha... What do you think???

I really like this picture... so would like to share with you!!!

Thank you!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Everyone, Happy Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I wanted to go to Halloween Party, but I did not have chance to go to any party in this time, so I decided to bake Halloween Cookies!!!

Honestly, I like Halloween events!!! because I can wear costume!!! It is fun event. Especially for children!!! Trick or Treat!!! Get Candies, Cookies, and Chocolates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did not bake cookies for a long time......so I forgot my recipes... OMG! However, I made it!!!

I made Halloween Cookies!!! I am ready for Trick or Treat!!! Who wants to eat Halloween Cookies? If you want to eat them, you know what you need to say!?

"Trick or Treat"

Hope you have Happy Halloween!!!

This picture was from Halloween Party in 2009... I was Bunny!!! Ahaha...

...OMG!!!

cooking!!!

Hello!!! It will be cooking story!!!

Well, i did not cook for a long time because my mom's cooking is best for me!!! However, I realized that I should cook and learn more recipes from my mom. I know I should re-start to cook again!!!

So, I decided to cook some dishes on last sunday. I was thinking what I should cook...

Well, I cooked Pumpkin Salad as usual because my mom likes it and stew with tomatoes, eggplants, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, bacons, baked chickens and with some herbs...I think...

It was like tomato source with some vegetables, so it would be good with Pasta.

Well, it was fun to cook! I should cook again soon!!!

Thank you!!!

CupCake!!!

Today, I baked CupCake!!! You know I got CupCake mix from Amy&Ricky as my B-day gift. So........I decided to bake it!!!

I did not bake and cook for a long time now because of my mom! She is a best chef for me, so she always cooks for me. And, I cannot cook because I am busy for eating meals she cooks.

I know I should cook more........BUT my mom's cooking is BEST!!!

Anyway, I baked them with Halloween Cup! I went to shopping with my friend today, and found Halloween designed cup for cupcake. So, I decided to use them.

Oh, I also went to my favorite pie shop. It was so delicious!!! It was so YUMMY!!! You know what I am talking about!!! It is my favorite PIE Shop!!!

Oh, Sorry...back to CupCake story...

I baked them, but....... I am not sure the taste is similar to the real cupcake you can buy at the shop or not....... I hope CupCake taste is good... Just Hope so...

Anyway, I really enjoyed to bake CupCake! Thank you, Amy & Ricky!!!

You know what!!! I should re-start cooking again!!! I love cooking!!!

Common Fig Pie Cake

Grapes Pie Cake

CupCake!

CupCake!!

And, CupCake!!!

Do you think you want to try to eat them???

Birthday!

Hello. I know I told you that I will update my blog, but I am so sorry little bit late to update my blog. I am sorry about my late update!

Well, my birthday was October 4th, and I got many birthday message from my friends!

Thank you very much who sent to me a Birthday message!!! I really appreciate your sweet heart message. Thank you.

Some of my friends took me to Birthday dinner. Thank you!!! I had great birthday in this year!!!

Thank you very much.

I would like to share some birthday gifts from my friends! Thank you!!!

I do not know how I should say, but I am so happy that my friends remember my birthday and celebrate together for my b-day! Thank you very much. I am so happy to see you and being my friends!!! Thank you very much.

I love you so much!!! Thank you!!!

Love Hiromi :>

Thank you, Rumi!!!

CupCake!!!

Thank you very much, Ricky & Amy!!! Love it!!!

I did not post all gifts' pics, but Thank you very much for everyone who celebrate my B-day!!!

Love you all!!! Thank you very much. I feel like I touched your sweet heart! Thank you!!!

Long time.....

Hello. How are you doing, everyone? I know you are thinking where did you go or what did you do for a long time... I feel so sorry because I did not update my blog for a long time........................

I am so sorry. I do not want to say any excuse... I know I should update my blog more often... That is true. I should constantly post new story on my blog. YES, I should.

So, will do it!!! From this week, I will try to update my blog more often. Should make more time and share my stories with you.

Well, will update my blog for sure!!! Will change myself!!!

OK. Will post new story soon for SURE!!!

See you soon and soon!!!

FireWorks!!!

Hello. I am so sorry...I did not post new story for a long time... I know I should post new story more often...So Sorry.

Today, I would like to share story about Summer Events!!! There are many events for summer in Japan. Most famous event is Fireworks. I remember that when I was in U.S., I went to see fireworks on July 4th. In Japan, we can do fireworks anytime you want. In only summer time, there are big Fireworks festivals.

Last Sat, I went to one of big Fireworks close to my parent house. It is called Edogawa Fireworks Festival. There are TOO many people ...OMG it made me sick because of population who came to the Fireworks... I had no idea that how many people were there, but TOO many.

It started from 0715pm and ended at 0830pm. I was there little late because I met with my friends around 0710pm, and we needed to walk to place we could see the Fireworks. It was no way to use transportation because of too crowded, so my friends and I walked to the place for the Fireworks. Fortunately, my brother's friends already reserved the some places which we could see the Fireworks in just front. It was quite far from station, but it was worth it.

OMG!!! We were in front of FireWorks. The sound of Fireworks was so loud, and it got on my inside. I could feel sound of Fireworks, and that remained me of YES, I was sitting in Just front of Fireworks. Just imagine that you are sitting right in front of the huge IMAX screen and watching 3D action movie...... I am not sure this is good example or not, but like that...

There were huge and beautiful Fireworks right in front of my face...It was so pretty!!!

I was enjoying the Fireworks festival. However, after finishing the Firework, we needed to go back to Station again...Most of people who saw the Fireworks went to same way, so when we got to station, It was packed with bunch of people... OMG.

Well, it made me so tired, but it was worth it!!! I love Fireworks!!!

My Sleeping Buddy!

Hello. Today, I would like to introduce my sleep buddy. Well, actually this buddy is my mom's, but I am using her right now. My buddy does not have name yet, so please pick cute name for her!

She is always sleeping next to me in the same bed, and she is SO CUTE!!!

NOW, I will introduce my sleeping buddy.....................................

She is......................................................................................................

Ahaha!!! Don't you think she is cute??? She is sleeping with me every night!

Please give me some ideas for her name. Now I am calling her "Usa Chan". It means Rabbit, but it is saying cute way. What name will be best for her?

Tanabata

Today, 7/7 is Japanese Start Festival!, and also related to Chinese star festival.

It celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair). According to legend, the Milky Way, a river made from stars that crosses the sky, separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar.

In present-day Japan, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, on tanzaku (短冊 tanzaku), small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo, sometimes with other decorations. The bamboo and decorations are often set afloat on a river or burned after the festival, around midnight or on the next day. This resembles the custom of floating paper ships and candles on rivers during Obon. Many areas in Japan have their own Tanabata customs, which are mostly related to local Obon traditions.　(from wikipedia)

I did not have chance to write my wish on Tanzaku in this year... I am wishing into my heart...instead of writing.

What will you wish for Star Festival?

I just pick one picture from last summer that I was wearing Yukata, which is summer Kimono. Star Festival is like summer festival, so I just pick summer image picture.

Thank you!!!

Pocky Package!

HiHiHi again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, I am writing too much(???) about new stories??? Ahaha. I am so sorry about that. You may think what's happened to Hiromi!!!

Well, I just wanted to post new stories for my blog today.

I want to share one marketing story with you. Now, I am working Marketing company, and during I was reading Marketing magazine, I found cute package for Pocky.

Do you know Pocky? It is Japanese snack, and there are many flavor(?) for pocky.

Here is links for this item.

http://www.glico.co.jp/en/index.htm

http://www.glico.co.jp/pretz/tsuretette/index.htm

I do not know why, but I think this is so cute package for snack, and it is interesting idea for ad.

What do you think about this idea for packege?

I just like it, so found some special package for pocky and took pictures.

...CUTE...