Macrobiotic Apple&Sweetpotato Tart

This recipe is still imperfect so far, but I 've found how to make it better. No matter how Jun gets tired of it, I will bake it again:p
When the recipe get fix, I will show you soon....

Autumn has come!

I've just found there is blogger application and can be blogging using iPhone!
Since getting comfortable weather, I am baking some tartes almost everyday. Morning sick seems to be over. A baby in my tummy is kicking me quite often. Probably a baby girl will come over to us:) Must think about girls name!
Baked macrobiotic fig tart. Baked more than three times this season. Yes, i am insane. Luckily, Taro is crazy about it, whereas Jun got fed up with it. He wanted to eat figs as fresh. Have to get fresh fig again for Jun;p

Kaorinskiee has got pregnant!

Baked Cookie Monster's choco chip cookies for Taro.

Sorry for not being update my blog for a long time.

I would like to announce that I am 3 months pregnancy now!!

It must be happy news but I have been suffering from having some sort of morning sickness these days so that I cannot cook as usual nor upload my blog.... :(

Cannot stand the smell of fish, ethnic food and spice now.... I cannot believe I hate these smell and never want to watch and cook them!

Hope my morning sick will cure soon and will cook anything as usual....

The baby in my tummy is due in February 2012.

Taro has become more selfish and naughty these days. According to his an excuse, "I am now struggling and fighting with a baby in mom's tummy but I always have been beaten by baby....."

Hummm... I said to him, "Please do not fight him/her.You can get along with him/her." You will become a great and kindest brother in the world! "

I don't know when I will be able to come back my blog but everyday I cook for my family anyway.(except ethnic food :P)

See you some time.

Love,

kaorinskiee

Macrobiotic Birthday Cake!

Baked Macrobiotic Birthday cake for my friend. Adapted from this cook bookI love. For cream, soy bean curd paste instead of fresh cream. It takes a certain time to make it, but it is worth making it.

This is totally different from the usual one. Please do not compare with it. But this macrobiotic cake is very healthy and never feel sick even if you ate it too much.

Sunday Breakfast

Baked whole wheat buns.

I like to have Shiso herb for sandwich instead of lettuce. This would be more exiotic taste.

Taro's rate:★★★

He doesn't want to eat Shiso herb.

Ring Shaped Pasta

For Sunday lunch, we woke up early and made ring shaped pasta from scratch. Taro also helped me and enjoyed making it.

This is what we made! If you get rid of Parmigiano Leggiano Cheese, it would become "Vegan Pasta". Very healthy.

For Main dish, Pork fillet sautee with fig salad. A little bit bitter rocket, sweeten and sour fig are matching with Rosemary satee pork fillet. If you have varsamico vineger, drizzle them on it. Much more tasty.....

Taro's rate:★★★★

He ate pasta only.

Macrobiotic Sweetpotato Icecream Cookie Sandwich

Adapted from Yamazki Yuki's cook book. She's really geneous indeed. Everything her recipe is very yummy and never fail.

I was not able to prepare for all ingredients the cookbook shows, the cookies became original recipe.

Using Soy milk, rice syrup and maple syrup instead of sugar and daily products, make it such a rich and gorgeous ice cream. Incredible.....

I always find new exciting thing every time I make macrobiotic recipe.

Inaniwa Udon Lunch

Inaniwa udon and deep fried vegetables with glated radish and Ponzu.

Deep fried shrimp head snack for beer lovers.

Taro was excited only being with grandparents.

I like "Inaniwa Udon" especially scraps one since that is shorter size than usual. Proper ones are too long for me.....

Taro's rate:★★★

He ate noodles only.

Miso Ragu Sauce UDON

Stir-fried Minced pork, chopped garlic and ginger,diced eggplants and green pepper. Season with Sweet bean paste, oyster sauce and doubanjang.

Taro's rate:★★★★★！！！

Simmered Fuki(butterbur stem)

This is called "Fuki" which is very common spring herb in Japan. Simmered with Dashi broth.

A little bit bitter, but Taro liked it.

Garlic chives and Mizuna Naml

Season with sesame oil, glated garlic and S&P

Minutes Pickles with Chinese pepper

Cut various kinds of vegetables into bite size, salted and soften them by squeesing(we call it Shio Momi. Salted and squeese)

Marinated sugar, rice vineger and Chinese pepper. It is very helpful only if you make "Shio-momi" vegetables and keep it in a fridge. It is kind of preservative food.

Minced pork and cabbage cutlets

Itadakimasu!

Taro's rate:★★★

（He didn't eat Naml at all.)

Lunch Box on May 23

This is my traditional Japanese lunch box

You might think we always have super-high calories western food, but we always adjust our stomach condition having Japanese low-calories food lunch box.

Brown rice has lots of vitamin and fiber. Jun doesn't like brown rice so much, but having brown rice once a day is really good for health. Whatever he says, I always put it into his lunch box;P

Seafood Lasagna Night

Learnt it at Kotkotopasta. White sauce and shrimp and flatfish in it. Very creamy and light taste compared to lagu sauce lasagna.

Taro's rate:★★★★★(both lasagna and garlic toast)

~Quick and Easy Toasted bread with garlic~

Recently I am into garlic toast. This recipe is very easy and light taste.

Toast baguette and rub them with raw garlic. Sprinkle sea salt and drizzle extra vergine olive oil on it. Eat hot!

Weekday night at the third week of May

flat fish and tomato sauce spaghetti

steamed brooccoli and tomato with varsamico sauce.

Taro's rate:★★★★

Rum Stew, garlic toast and green salad

Taro's rate:★★★

He didn't eat ram meat.　

Braised rum and potato with rosemary

Corn and cucumber salad

Taro's rate:★★

(corn salad ★★★★★）

This salad is very easy and quick, kids might be willing to eat them.

Mix Corn, Sliced (0.5cm) cucumber(salted and soften them by squeesing), petit tomatos, Italian parsley, mayonnaise and add a little bit yoghurt together. Season with S&P and paprika powder. That's all!

Afternoon Tea Party at Madam Masako's.

Today I took a leave for a meeting at my son's school. After that, visited Madam Masako's place.

Egg, Ham, Curry Chicken!(spicy but a little bit sweet), tomato, smoked salmon and cucumber.

She went to London several months ago and has been attracted the afternoon tea in London. She made super gorgeous sandwich for us!! This is the stunning beautiful sandwich we had EVER!

According to her recipe, spread butter on the both side of bread is the key to beautiful sandwich.

I always admire for her presentation. This is what we call " ELEGANT" itself.

I am going to try this elegant sandwich next time. :)

Macrobiotic Pumpkin Cake

Macrobiotic sweets have attracted me these days. Adapted from this cookbook.

Besides sauteed pumpkins, raison, pumpkin seed and walnuts in it.

Even if you ate it a lot, you would never feel sick. That's macrobiotic magic.

I will study it more and more for our health.... :)

Tofu with zha cai pickles

This Tofu sauce is amazingly beautiful. Chopped cucumber, green papper,zha cai pickles, ginger, green onion, Myoga herb and Shiso herb. Drizzle sesame oil and soy sauce on Tofu.

If only you have food processor, it takes only 3 minutes to make it.

Taro's rate:★

He didn't try Tofu at all. (He's into fried dumpling....)

After dinner, we had watermelon. Summer has come!

Weekday night at the second week of May.

Sautee Sawara fish with butter soy sauce.

Korean BBQ beef and vegetable

Tuna, corn, cheese and mayyonaise on Naan bread
Taro's favourite one.

Miso Rahmen noodle

I would like to praise for myself on making dinner everyday! Good girl, Kaori:)

Simmered mackerel in Miso sauce

Good morning from Cebu.

My blog has been silent for a long time...... but I am going to look back to our meal last month!

This night's menu

Mackerel in Miso sauce with shreded ginger.

Bloccoli salad with tiny fish Tsukudani.

Potato and seaweed Miso-soup

Brown rice

Taro's rate:★★★★★

He loves the miso soup.Especially Wakame seaweed.

He's dying for raining since he wants to wear rain coat and rain boots.

Happy.

He LOVES raining anyway.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Grilled Sandwiches quite often appears to our breakfast. :)

Melting Cheeeeeeeese!

Recommend you to use "Maribo cheese" if you make this sort of sandwich and use this grilled sandwich maker.

Taro's rate:★★★★

He didn't eat "Kimpira and cheese" ones. ( I wanted him to eat more vegetables, but I failed.)

Scrambled Eggs

When you make scrambled egg, should never hesitate to use a plenty of butter and fresh cream, and anyone would make it.

~ingredients~

- 4 eggs

- 50~70cc of fresh cream

- a knob of butter

-Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

-options- add some cheese, mushroom, tomatoes and whatever you like.

Method

1 Lightly whisk the eggs, cream and a pinch of salt together until all the ingredients are just combined and the mixture has one consistency.

2 Heat a non-stick frying pan for a minute or so, then add the butter and let it melt. Do not allow the butter to brown or it will discolour the eggs. Pour in the egg mixture and let it sit, without stirring, for 20 seconds. Stir with a heat-resistant rubber spatula. Gently push one edge of the egg into the centre of the pan, while tilting the pan to allow the still liquid egg to flow in underneath. Repeat with the other edges, until the eggs are softly set and slightly runny in places, then remove from the heat and leave..... Done!!

Tomato, Green bean and Tiny squid Pasta

For Sunday lunch.

Mom, I just want to eat pasta only! No need other ingredients.

Taro's rate:★★★

He didn't want to eat squid.