The mysterious drink you can make at home
OK… after a little time struggling with WordPress I’m back!!! When I was living with my parents, a long long time ago, my mother always had some kind of homemade preparations such as yogurts, that I...
View ArticlePotatoes my friend? Yes, but vitelotte, please!
I have tried many things in the kitchen garden during the past 10 years. Eggplants, cucumbers, snap peas, tomatoes, cabbages etc… most of which were total failures, eaten by the kions, or the snails,...
View ArticleDo you know the millasson cake? I did not…
Well there are so many things I don’t know about… that I am never surprised to discover a new name or a new recipe. As simple as it can be. A. had a bottle of Balthus 2019 to drink (we could have kept...
View ArticleThe Indian summer, the figs and three recipes
After a very tough week for me starting literally with a lower back pain that was so excruciating that A. had to drove me to the doc as I couldn’t even walk. Seating was a torture and lying was not...
View ArticleHave you ever heard of propagule?
So…if you have read my previous post you may have read that in Kanazawa I bought some mysterious food (I don’t know if we can call it fruit or vegetable…): propagule-ムカゴ-mukago. It looks like a tiny...
View ArticleStarting afresh the sourdough adventure
It has been two years since I made Lois, my sourdough, and even though we had our ups and downs, overall, Lois was a great fun to use and taught me a lot. It even survived quietly our absence during...
View ArticleCelebrating 18 years in Japan
18 years ago today we arrived in Tokyo with not much of a plan, I would be working at the University of Tokyo for 2 years, and A. would see how the job market is for him. Not speaking a word of...
View ArticleBirthday lemon cakes are my favorite!!!
Here we are, Christmas is passed and new year not yet there, and it’s exactly the time for my birthday. Almost as a tradition, A. went horse riding with me, which is a big challenge for him who feels a...
View ArticleHome alone experiments
While A. is on business trip while my days at work are super busy, I’m oscillating between experimenting new recipes and easy to prepare but very satisfying food such as cheesy toasts and ochazuke… In...
View ArticleDumplings again and again…
While spring is on its way and nanohana are everywhere, and I can’t wait for the spring vegetables to be there, I am also happy to enjoy a little more the winter vegetables: the leeks, the cabbages and...
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