Pumpkin Balls かぼちゃ茶巾

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。      Astonishing,      Awesome,      Amazing,      Breathtaking,      Beautiful,      Brilliant,      Dazzling,      Marvelous,      Splendid,      Superb,      Wonderful,   Can you guess why I am listing up so many adjectives ? I am looking for the most suitable word to describe what I saw this mo..

Miso Flavored Grilled Rice Ball / おしゃれ味噌焼きおにぎり

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   The days of extreme heat has gone ! What a relief ! Now the second best season of the year is visiting here. That is autumn, the rice harvesting season. I love to see the rice field before harvesting. The fields turn into the beds of golden yellow, the air is filled with the fragrance of the young grains ! I visited Akita pref..

Vegan Blueberry Ice Cream

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Hop Hop Ju~mp,  Hop Hop, Ju~mp, The grasshoppers are jumping everywhere on my walking path these days.   They are great athletes!     How fun it would be if I could jump like them !    In this bush of grasses, I wonder how many grass hoppers are hiding.   I wonder if the the grasshoppers also love the morning dew... The morni..

Akashiso Red Perilla Juice 赤しそジュース

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 It is officially declared that the rainy season has started. But it seems that the rainy season was skipped and the hot summer has arrived to me. The temperature reaches over 35 centigrade for the last few days, which is considered Kokusho / extreme heat in Japan. I am right now hearing an alert from the speaker of the town hall to drink water on..

梅酢大根ピクルス Radish with Red Plum Vinegar

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Wild hydrangea are now blooming on the path to the mountain. The rainy season seems to have started already. We have more rainy days these days, and I sense more humidity on my skin. The green plume trees are laden with lots of grown up leaves as they are always so in this season.   But Oh my goodness ! I cannot find even a single fruit ..

Vegan Chirashizushi / Sushi Rice with Vegetables and Tofu ビーガン散らし寿司

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 The season of pink, yellow and green has arrived ! What a splendid world !! Just a few weeks ago, the world I saw was the color of a kind of monotone and the air was so tight and cold. It is as if the nature has a magical wand to cast a spell. I must enjoy this short precious period to my heart’s content ! Going outside and strolling is the b..

Rice Popsicle with Miso 五平餅

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   February is the coldest month in Kanto area of Japan. As I mentioned in my blog already a few times, it is the season that I enjoy the least in a year. Because it’s cold, so cold ! Japanese housings are not built with the effective insulation nor well equipped with the heating devices, especially old houses like mine. I’m waiting for the spri..

Steamed Bun with Yuzu 柚子蒸しパン

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   Isn't it beautiful ? I have been enjoying those fantastic view for a week. What a luxsuary !     When the autumn foliage reflects on the lake in the morning, it is breathtaking !   I cannot resist visiting there in early morning everyday these days, when the air is still cold as everything look most beautiful in the morning. The..

Miso Soup with Eggplant and Okra, 茄子とオクラの味噌汁

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 The long hot summer has closed its curtain. The autumn wildflowers which I farewelled a year ago has started greeting me again during my walk. I also meet the various kinds of insects.  The early autumn seems to be the best season for them to live the fullest, some are flying actively, some are hopping joyfully, and some are perching on the gras..

Soup Stock for Japanese Cooking 昆布だしといろいろなだし

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   The soup stock called “Dashi” is basic item for Japanese cuisine as most of the Japanese dishes require Dashi in its cooking process. In traditional Japanese cuisine, the smoked bonito fish or dried small sardine are used together with the sea vegetable called Komobu.  However in my vegan diet and cooking, I utilize only vegetables to make ..

Tofu Salad Miso Dressing豆腐サラダ味噌ドレッシングがけ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 It seems that the summer is not ready to pass the baton to the autumn yet. That’s fine. Then the autumn also might want to pass it to the winter later than usual, which is perfect for me ! I still crave for the watermelons this year ! The watermelon sherbet   What else do you think I crave for other than that ? It is something white. I..

Watermelon Sherbet, Vegan すいかシャーベット

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Dawn, the most beautiful scenery in the morning  I read that 2023 July was the hottest month ever recorded worldwide. But I feel it is not as bad as last few years. It is rather more comfortable comparatively. Why ? The key is “humidity”. When the humidity is high, even if the temperature is lower, it is quite uncomfortable.   However wh..

Crepe Roll ロールクレープ Vegan Gluten-free

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   Not cold The daytime is long The fresh air in the early morning The sweet corns The cucumbers Edamame Those are the things that I like about the summer.  I also like the moment that I see variety kinds of insects early in the morning.    Some are active hopping from the grass to grass, some are flying from the flower to flower, some..

Dandelion Salad and Dressing タンポポサラダ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   You may not be so familiar with the wild plants and not know the names of many of them. But I guess many of you know this. Dandelion. Its bright yellow color and the way it blooms on the ground always brighten our hearts.  What is good about dandelion is not only it pleases our eyes and hearts, it can be a free healthy food too !  Like ..

Amanatsu Orange Jelly, Vegan 甘夏みかんゼリー

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Sakura, Sakura, Sakura…….. The cherry blossoms greet me everywhere these days. Sakura is such an elegant flower. It absolutely impresses most of the people when they are fully blooming, and captivate their hearts. I am certainly one of them. Someiyoshino cherry blossom There are so many songs singing about it or connecting to it. There are..

Vegetable Shiokoji Ramen 野菜塩麹ラーメン

 日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。  The plum blossoms are fully blooming now ! Our town has many plum trees (and also yuzu trees). Therefore whenever I go out for a walk, I can always meet them somewhere.     Aren’t they pretty? They look more graceful and reserved compared with cherry blossoms to me.  They will grow into the green plums by June, when I become very bu..

Gingerbread Man Cookies, Vegan & Gluten-free ジンジャーブレッドマンクッキー

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Merry Christmas ! I hope you are having a wonderful happy holiday. I’ll be having a dinner alone at my home… But don’t worry, I do not mind it at all. After all it is not a holiday in Japan, and is also not the day that family get together unless they have small kids at their home.  It is rather the day that young people have gathering or din..

Rice with Radish Leaves / 大根菜飯 Vegan Gluten-free

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 The autumn is a beautiful season. The leaves of the trees are still yellow, orange and red though some have started falling. The lake near my home is surrounded by those trees, and looks so elegant.  When I visited there yesterday, the leaves were dancing with the wind, falling onto the lake, floating and drifting on the water. It was such..

Japanese Miso Soup, Vegan ほっこり味噌汁

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   What do you like to drink first in the morning ?   For me it varies depending on the seasons. These days I drink that. I feel like as if I am revitalized when I drink it in the morning. “Mnnn~, especially the first sip runs through my throat to all parts of my body giving me a great satisfaction.   Can you guess what is that ?   It i..

Tomato Salad トマト玉ねぎサラダ

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 The summer is still lasting here in Japan. However it has already reached the turning point and is getting ready to pass the baton to the next season. I can feel that from the air, and also from the sounds of insects.   The growth of the tomatoes in my garden is also telling me that. I wanted to introduce today’s recipe earlier when the..

Hoon Kueh シンガポールスタイルとうもろこしプリン

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   My body is cylindrical and long. My body is yellow. (Some of my relatives are white and black.) My body is surrounded by lots of hair and husks. My body consists with lots of kernels. I get matured in summer. I am starchy and sweet. Who am I ? Is it too easy for you ? Yes, I am a corn. Whenever the summer comes, I say “The sweet corn..

Snap Pea Rice with fresh onions 新たま青豆ごはん

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   The spring has ended, and the season of greens has arrived. I write about the green plums in June every year as there are many plum trees in my town and June is the harvest time of the year.  Another reason that I want to write about it is that I love the green plums, the fragrance of the ripen green plums is fantastic! It melts my heart ! ..

Creamy Spring Pasta クリーミー春パスタ

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Nothing is forever. The spring has almost entered the last chapter. The cherry blossoms, peach blossoms and rape flowers have gone.   But I can still meet the various kinds of spring wildflowers during my walk.   They are not as obvious as the blossoms of the tress and often show their faces rather modestly as if they do not wish ..

Sakura Onigiri / Cherry Blossom Rice Balls 桜おにぎり

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 The most beautiful season is here again! The season of the pink and the yellow.   What is the pink for ? It is for peach blossoms blooming on the trees.   What about the yellow ? It is for the rape flowers blooming all over the field.   When they are blooming together in the same spot, the scene is astonishing.   The contrast of the..

Spring, Soy and Japanese, Tofu Katsu recipe /豆腐カツ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。  Fukujuso The spring has come ! The coldest winter ever for me has finished at last ! The sigh is released from my mouth when I feel the spring breeze on my cheek under the warm sunshine.  The wildflowers of spring melt my heart. How beautiful this moment is !  I feel like introducing the recipe that match..

Vegan Gluten-free Peanut Cookies ピーナッツクッキー天使のキッス

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 January is the coldest month in Japan. I am re-affirming it to myself recently. But I’m not sure I feel so because it is metrologically really so or because of my age.  I need to find the methods this and that to make myself comfortable to pass this cold season which I often wish to escape from.    Fortunately I found some ways and I am still..

Vegan Rich Soymilk Cheese 濃厚豆乳チーズ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 The scene of the lake near my home ♬♪Deep in December, it’s nice to remember,     Although you know the snow will follow,     Deep in December, it’s nice to remember,     The fire of September that made us mellow……,♪♫ Do you know this song? Maybe you don’t. One sunny morning, the scene of autumn was reflecting on the lake. T..

Moon Dumpling with Zunda ずんだ入りお月見だんご

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Aki 秋is now staying here and waiting to get colder so that it can turn the leaves into orange, yellow and red. Autumn already changed the color of the rice plant to brown, letting us harvest the rice grains. There are two days that are equivalent to Thanksgiving Day in Japan.  One is “Kinroh-Kansha no Hi勤労感謝の日” on November 23 and the other ..

Fig with Creamy Tofu Cheese, いちじくとクリーミー豆腐チーズ

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 “Time flies like an arrow.” This proverb is so true when we get older. When I was small, the time passed too slowly. I had to wait for ages for the summer to come and my next birthday to arrive. But now, I often utter to myself, “It’s already summer again ?”,  “My birthday is coming again!”.   I know that is something natural. That is th..

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Tanabata Fruit Punch 七夕フルーツポンチ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   “Tanabata” is coming soon. Some of you who know Japanese culture may think it already finished in July. But actually it is supposed to be celebrated following the lunar calendar as it does not make any sense if we follow the current calendar.  It should be applied to most of the traditional festivals celebrated in Japan as they are closely r..

Chilled Sweet Corn Soup Vegan とうもろこしのすり流し

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。  Now the season has shifted from the fruits of the round shapes to the summer vegetables. Ume / Green Plum was abundant this year. Ume Hisuini / Simmered green plum, luxurious dessert !  (spent a whole week to finish cooking !)   Anzu / Apricot at my back yard also bore lots of fruit for the first time this year.  Made into jam and juice,..

Potato mixed with Pesto Giapponese 新じゃがの和風ペスト和え

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。  ♫♬ One potato, Two potatoes, Three potatoes, Four, ♫♬ ♩♪ Five potatoes, Six potatoes, Seven potatoes and More ! ♬♫ Do you know this song ? This is the song that I often sing for small kids. The lyric is very simple and the sound is rhythmical, so it is easy even for Japanese toddlers to sing along together. I feel like singing this song more o..

Happy Vegan Cabbage Rolls ハッピーロールキャベツ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。     The spring still remains here, though I can feel the summer is waiting patiently behind her.   Most of the wildflowers I mentioned in my last post disappeared and the new ones are blooming.     “Hana no inochi wa mijikakute Kaku mo utuskushiki kana…”   This is the poem that I made imitating the sound of the poem by a famou..

Strawberry flavor Sakura Dumplings 苺桜だんご

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。     The rich pink color peach flowers are now in full bloom. So are the white Kobushi and Nirabana. So are the yellow Rengyo and Nanohana. So are the purple Shokkasai Kakidoshi……..   And the newly born tiny wildflowers greet me from the ground in different colors and with different faces every day. A walk during this season is the happie..

Fukinoto miso potato burger, vegan ふきんとう味噌のポテトバーガー

 日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。      The spring is around the corner ! Ohinunofuguri & Hakobe So I am sharing a recipe that surely makes us feel pink. You need “Fukinoto miso” as one of the ingredients for this recipe, so visit my previous blog first to get it and to learn about the spring of Japan and Fukinoto / butterbur shoot.     Fukinoto Miso Potato Burger ..

フキ味噌 Butterbur Shoot Miso

日本語のレシピ、最後の方に あります。What is the first thing to tell you that the spring has come ? For me, it is the  the wind blowing from the south on one sunny day,  A tiny red wild flower called "Hotokenoza" in the field,  A few pretty plum flowers that have just bloomed.One more thing that makes my heart beat with excitment is "Fukinotoh / Japanese butterbur shoot.  A box of vegetables and fruit sent by Mr. T..

Napa Cabbage Casserole topped with vegan cheese 白菜キャセロールビーガンチーズのせ

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Frost on my vegetable patch   It has been extremely cold in the morning.   I described it “freezing cold”, then my friend living in Canada said, “You do not believe “freezing” until Ottawa.” May be it’s true.  It is only －6℃ here, and －26℃ in Ottawa. But that is the outside temperature. The temperature inside the house is kept..

Christmas and Vegan Pumpkin Muffin クリスマス・ビーガンかぼちゃマフィン

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Christmas is here! The festive season creates the excitment in our hearts.Though it may not be so exciting this year for many of us, it is a very good opportunity for us to be humble and think what the true meaning of Christmas is.   Most of the Japanese people do not have any particular religion, and may be because of that, Japanese people te..

Beet sugar syrup てんさい糖シロップ

Beet Sugar Syrup     Ingredients   2 cups beet sugar 1 cup water 1/2 tsp lemon juice     Procedure   1.     Put beet sugar and water in a pot and heat up gradually.  2.     Once it reached the boiling point, reduce the heat to low and      simmer for 5~10min.   Cool down. 3.     Add lemon juice and mix.  Transfer to a jar and keep it in the fridge.      

Yuzu Cake Vegan Japanese School Lunch 柚子餅 学校給食

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。     It’s the midst of yuzu season in my town now.   Yuzu is the yellow color citron which has a unique fragrance. It might be most appropriate to translate to “Japanese lemon” as like lemon, it is also too sour to eat just as it is, and usually its juice and peels are used for cooking.    I use yuzu for almost every meal during this sea..

Vegan Shredded Chicken Salad ビーガン

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 October is the month of harvest of rice in Japan. The diet of Japanese people changed drastically after the world warⅡby the influence of US.   It became common to eat bread, meat and dairy daily since then, though it used to be rare for Japanese people to eat those foods before.   The diet was westernized in short period by the government poli..

ビーガン鶏そぼろ Japanese Flavor Vegan Minced Chicken

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 Songs by cicadas have gone, but the orchestra by the insects is calming our soles at night. The autumn breeze that I can feel on my cheeks are pleasant. The moons and the stars are adding the nostalgia to my heart.   Mid-autumn festival is coming soon. It is the day that we spend the quiet and peaceful time watching the moon at night.  It ..

Red Bean Potong / Icecles シンガポール風小豆アイスキャンデー

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   “Atsui!”, this word is uttered so often these day at my home, as if the greeting such as “Ohayo/Good morning!” and “Tadaima/I’m back home” are ousted. Just two weeks ago, I wrote that we were experiencing the wettest summer, but one day the rainy season suddenly finished, and it turned to a scorching summer.   “Tanabata” / The Night of Seven..

Simple Crispy Summer Vegetable Pickles / 夏野菜のさっぱり漬け

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 It is the end of July. But the summer seems to be hiding somewhere. It has been wet, wet and wet without a single sunny day. I am now wearing a sweater, a neck warmer and covering my legs with a blanket.   If my memory is correct, this is the coldest and wettest July in my life.  The house and the all the things get moldy quickly and the laun..

Vegan Banana Omlette ビーガンバナナオムレット

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。     It was a bit disappointing that Ume, Japanese green plum trees did not bear enough fruit this year again in my town.   But it was better than last year, so I could manage to make some ume juice and finish the first stage of umeboshi making into two containers.     Though I make lots of umeboshi every year, I am not so interested in ..

Sauteed Onion with Vegan Parmesan Cheese ビーガン粉チーズのせ新玉ソテー

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 “Tampopo”,  “Himeodorikoso”,  “Sumire”, “Imokatabami”,  “Hebiichigo”,  “Karasunoendo”, “Kyurigusa”, etc…………..   Have you found a word that you have heard before ? Those are the names of spring wild flowers that are blooming here now. The list goes on and on but I know you would be overwhelmed with those Japanese words if I listed up all the ..

Vegan Parmesan Cheese ビーガン粉チーズ

日本語のレシピは ビーガンベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory からご覧下さい。   "Trying to be a vegan, but not easy to give up cheese..." Are you the one ? It seems that cheese is the hardest food to get rid of when one wants to be a vegan.    It was so for me too. Here is the recipe you have to try if you are also one of them. It is “Vegan Parmesan Cheese”, which looks real and tastes similar to the real one.   Some v..

Oil Free Vegan Scrambled Egg ビーガン炒り卵

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 The spring has come ! The best season of the year that brings the joy to all the creatures !! Many of the spring flowers are blooming much earlier than usual this year in Japan. Sakura which is usually starts blooming from late March to early April in my town is already fully blooming.   So are Nanohana / rape flowers.  The yellow field can b..

Vegan Chocolate Cornflakes チョコフレーク

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。 What do you do on Valentine’s Day ? Give the presents to your loved ones ?Or have a lovely dinner with your family ? When my kids were small, it was the happiest day of the year for me. I used to run a restaurant when I lived in Singapore, and we offered a special Valentine set on this day.  The restaurant was always a full house and the regular ..

Vegan Ramen Tomato Flavor ビーガンラーメントマト味

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい Happy Lunar New Year ! Do you know what year 2020 is in zodiac ? It is the year of the rats /mice. Last year was the year of the pig and I wrote about a happy pig and sad pigs.  Unfortunately, I have not heard about a happy mouse in my surroundings. I always wonder why the animals are so exploited by humans though they are often portr..

Vegan Bean Paste Sandwich 豆ペーストのサンドイッチ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報満載のHachidoryで ご覧ください。 I am light and I like to fly in the air. The scene of me flying in the air seems to move people’s hearts. Some say “ Beautiful! ”,  Kids say “ Fun! ” Others become emotional without uttering any words.  I am usually brown color.  Who do you think I am ?   I have not given you the quiz for some time, so I started from the quiz today. The answ..

Mushroom Okowa, vegan きのこおこわ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   It has been for a while since the big typhoon had gone. There were landslides along my regular routes to the mountains and they still have scars. But fortunately, I myself and my home were not affected.   The nature is so fascinating, bringing us the peace of mind and happiness, but at the same time it has the opposite side like us. ..

Ruby Apple ルビーアップル

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   The daytime is getting shorter and shorter day by day since “Shubun-no-hi”, autumn equinox day.   The beautiful orchestra by the insects at night is fading away.....   The mantis, the cricket and the locust are visiting me at my home escaping from the chilly air.   Last year I had five mantises visited me and stayed at my home until their..

Edamame Dumpling ずんだ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。  Have you heard the word, “Edamame” ？  Flower of edamame It is the young green soybeans.   It seems it is getting popular in other countries too, though they are usually sold in the frozen form. “Edamame” is my most favorite summer vegetable. It is not only because its taste and texture fit my taste bud, but it always brings me the fond memory..

Vegan Kaya Toast ビーガンカヤトースト

日本語のレシピは ビーガン、ベジタリアン情報満載の Hachidory から ご覧下さい。   The scorching hot summer is here ! I came back from Malaysia and Singapore two weeks ago. Both are the tropical countries and it is hot all the year round. Though I could enjoy the morning dew and cooling air in early morning, the temperature goes up rapidly soon and the daytime was very hot.  However, when I came back to Japan, I reaffirm..

Zoodle Salad ズッキーニサラダ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト "Hachidory" で ご覧ください。   June to July is the rainy season in Japan. “rainy season” is called “Tsuyu” in Japanese, and it literally means “plum rain” and is written “梅雨”.  I like the way it is named and written in this way. Because the Japanese plums are so charming and aromatic that it can erase the negative feeling towards the rainy season. This year very little..

Tofu Teriyaki Vegan 豆腐の照り焼き

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト"Hachidory"を ご覧ください。 The spring season is like a magic. When I see the newborn leaves are swaying in the breeze, and hear the birds are singing in the field, I feel like as if I’m in the heaven.  How fortunate I am to be able to have such a moment with them without any other people around me !   I do not need any other things !!      Today’s recipe is not related..

Ichigo Daifuku, Japanese Strawberry Rice Cake 苺大福

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト”Hachidory” から ご覧ください。 Do you like strawberries? I'm sure most of you do. They look so pretty and are pleasing to palate of most of the people. The season of the strawberries looks fading away in Japan, but on the contrary, it is going to start soon. Visit this page that I posted a few years ago if you want to know why.   The strawberries are not only pr..

Sakura Soup Japanese Vegan 桜スープ

日本語のレシピはビーガン情報サイト、”Hachidory " で ご覧ください。 It is the best season of the year ! Everything is sprouting ! The greens and the colorful tiny wild flowers captivate my heart once I go out.   Ohinunofuguri    Hotokenoza / Buddah sitting on the cushion, named from its looks.     Hakobe,  very tiny and sweet, yet very poweful  flowers   Kakidoshi, I like to d..

Vegan Piggy Cookies ビーガンブーちゃんクッキー

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報誌と”Hachidory" をご覧ください。 Happy Lunar New Year !  In many Asian countries, the new year is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. Japan also used to celebrate it during this season until early Meiji Era which is not so long ago. It is the season that early spring is starting, and the plum blossoms are blooming. But I had never thought why we celebrate the n..

Vegan Mochi Shabu Shabu ビーガン餅しゃぶしゃぶ

日本語のレシピはビーガン情報サイト "Hachidory" を ご覧ください。 The year of 2019 has started. However for many Japanese people living in Japan, it will be  the year 1 rather than 2019.    Because it is common to count the year by Era in Japan.  When the new emperor takes over the position it becomes the year 1.  At this moment, it is year 31 of Heisei Era, but from April 30, it will be year 1 as the son ..

Vegan Tofu Cream ビーガンクリーム

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト Hachidory を ご覧ください。 The festive season is here ! Which song comes to your mind first when the Christmas season has arrived ?  for me, it is  "♫♬ Dashing through the snow ♩♫, in a one horse open sleigh...♬♪"  or ♫♬  We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas...♫♬ ”  or   " ♫♬  Silent night, Holy night, all is calm, all is bright...♫♬  "..

Onigiri Japanese Rice Ball おにぎり

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト”Hachidory"で ご覧ください。 I am experiencing the warmest November since I came back to Japan 13 years ago.    When it is sunny,  the temperature sometimes goes up as if it is still late summer, but the air is already like the one of winter, that means dry and sharp, not humid, and the sky looks higher up with clearer blue color.   However, morning and night..

Nattoh Making Vegan 手作り納豆

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト”Hachidory" で ご覧ください。 Not too hot, not too cold, I relish the moment whenever I get out of futon in the morning these days. I know it will not last long, and the cold winter is waiting not too far away from me. Don't be too pessimistic !    A very short but beautiful red and yellow leaves season is around the corner !!   There is a small lake sorroun..

Vegan Pumpkin Dumpling お月見だんご

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト "Hachidory" で ご覧ください。 The summer has faded away and hello to the autumn.   The rice can be harvested soon. ] The persimmon is still a bit too green.   The chestnut is ready to be taken. The first thing that comes up to my mind when I feel the autumn air, is my fond memory of “Otsukimi”/ a moon viewing day. When..

Vegan summer vegetable stew ラタテューユ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト"Hachidory"を ご覧ください。   It was an awfully hot summer this year in Japan. It has not ended yet, but I hear the songs of insects at night, and they are telling me that the summer will be gone soon. It's a kind of relief, but at the same time it brings me the melancholy state of mind.  May be I should say it is the mixture of feeling of lonliness and nostalgia...

Vegan Okara Caramel Cake おからキャラメルケーキ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト "Hachidory" から ご覧ください。 Rice field The humid summer has come. The cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, corns are showing off their green, red, purple and yellow bodies, saying "Look ! here I am !!" . My petite daughters, Tomato Chans My son, Cucumber  My younger son, Eggplanto  Those summer vegetables are considered yin as they ..

Vegan Okara Salad おからサラダ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト Hachidory から ご覧いただけます。 Here's a quiz. My body is light brown. I am tiny and round. But I can expand my size  three times bigger in the water. My shape changes to oblone when I am expanded. Japanese people like me to  transform into many dishes. I think thier lives could not have been sustained without me in thier long history. My origin is Chi..

Vegan Onion Dressing 新玉ドレッシング

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト"Hachidory" で ご覧いただけます。  I wake up with the sound of pheasant every morning in this season. I want to mimic its sound to tell you how he makes sound, but it is not easy. We have an onomatopoeia to describe it in Japanese traditional picture books for kids. That is "Kha～ng, Kha～ng" But in reality, the pheasants are not making sound like that at all. The..

Japanese Spring & Botamochi ぼた餅

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト"Hachidory"から ご覧ください。   ♫♪♬    Merrily Merrily Merrily Merrily life is but a dream  ♫♪♬   This song poured out from my mouth when I am taking a walk these days. Yes, the spring is here at last !! The air smells fresh and green, The wild flowers show their tiny faces shyly above the ground .  The plum blossoms are fully blooming.   Oh, my !  how I am bles..

Anko / Sweet Red Bean Paste

  日本語のレシピは こちらからどうぞ。   Red beans are indespensable ingredient for Japanese sweets making.  I would say most of the traditional sweets are made from red beans. "Sakuramochi/Cherry blossom cake " 's filling is red bean paste.     "Anmitsu"/Japanese fruit punch " always goes with red beans. Ichigo Daifuku   Yomogidango / Mugwort rice dum..

Vegan Stew with Sake Lees 粕汁

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト "Hachidory" を ご覧ください。 The colder the weather becomes, the clearer the sky becomes. That is the characteristic of winter in Kanto area of Japan. Though the cold air sometimes makes me sigh, the bright blue sky also does so when I look it up. That is the best part of  winter here. The other day, I spent a few hours for driving to see Mt. Fuji. Mt..

Vegan Ramen ビーガンラーメン

  日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト ”Hachidory" を ご覧ください。 Which do you prefer winter or summer ? This is a question we often ask each other among friends and family since I was small. When the summer came, I used to think I prefer winter, and the winter came, I used to think I prefer summer. Now my answer is always the same. I definately prefer hot season. When it is cold, I do no..

Vegan Potato Salad ビーガンポテトサラダ

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト” Hachidory " から ご覧下さい。 Tomorrow is " Tohji " . My heart is lighten up when I think of it as it has been sooo cold in the morning and evening here in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan.    I just can't wait for the spring to come already. Though I know the coldness will be harsher in January, I feel a sense of relief as I know that from the day after tomorrow, t..

Simmered Taro / Shiroiro Koimo 白色小芋

日本語のレシピは ビーガンサイト ”Hachidory" で ご覧ください。 The leaves turned yellow and red has started falling. Yes, the autumn is short, shorter than any other seasons. May be because of that, I always feel like clinging to this season. Seeing the falling leaves is something that does not make you feel warm. It brings a sense of loneliness, but with a kind of solomness. It is not so bad to..

Vegan Yoguhrt ビーガンヨーグルト

日本語のレシピは ベジタリアン・ビーガン情報サイト ”Hachidory" から ご覧ください。 At last the blue sky is back here after having long wet wet days in October. Actually the October is  the second most comfortable month here in Saitama, Japan.  Not hot, not cold and not rainy. But it seems that somebody high up in the sky wanted to change it this year, probably thinking it is good for us to have cold rainy days ...

Vegan Minced Meat & Eggplant Recipe ビーガン茄子そぼろ丼

日本語のレシピは ビーガン情報サイト ”Hachidory" で ご覧ください。 "Do not let the daughter in law eat the autumn eggplants ". This is a Japanese proverb. How do you interpret ? There are two ways of interpretations. One is, "The eggplansts are too cooling for the ladies especially when the summer is ending." It is very considerate and thoughtful interpretation. Parents in law are worried i..

Vegan Corn Recipe とうもろこしの天ぷら

日本語のレシピは、ビーガンベジタリアン情報サイトHachidoryをご覧ください。 The summer has come !! What is your most favorite summer vegetable ? Tomatoes ? Cucumbers ? or Eggplants ? I love all the vegetables above. But for me the summer cannot be the summer without corns and green soy beans !! (The picture on top is the flower of green soy beans in my garden last ye..

Umeboshi Miso Paste 梅干しみそペースト

  日本語のレシピは、最後の方に書いてあります。 It is the midst of rainy season in Japan. In fact Japanese people do not call this season "rainy season". It is called "Tusyu" and it literally means "Plum Rain". What a sweet word, isn't it ? For me it is indeed a plum season, not rainy season as I live in a town full of plum tress. It used to be just an unpleasant season before I moved to thi..

Spring Cabbage 春キャベツ炒め

  The spring is coming to the end in Japan. The pink and yellow colours are fading and greenish colors are prevailing in the field. A tone of the sky is changing to lighter blue. The air is more moist. We can still enjoy this transitional period though we have to say farewell to the most beautiful season . Yes, we can always find our happiness in the food of that particular season no matte..