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..

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..

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..

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 ..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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 ..

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..

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..

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..

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 ..

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..

 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..

  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..

  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..

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..

  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..

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..