袋井の油山寺へぬける道沿いをちょっと入ったところにある隠れ家的な自家焙煎珈琲豆屋「まめやかふぇ」さん。友人夫妻のハマちゃんこと濱小路 仁徳さんと奥様である明美さんが営む、香り高いこだわりの美味しい珈琲豆がいただけるお店で...
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華道家元池坊教授・田名網先生率いる「いっぽ・一歩の会」作品展
3月よりプレオープンされていますビオラ田町1階の「Porte Bonheurv ポルテボヌール」内ギャラリーにて、本日2014年3月7日（金）より9日（日）までの3日間、池坊 いけのぼう「いっぽ・一歩の会」の作品展を開か...
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卒業そして誕生日、新たな門出を祝してホームパーティ
いつも何かとお世話になっている松井姉妹。数日前、「結婚2周年記念、おめでとうございます！」と嬉しいことに御2人から、お祝いのワインをいただいたので「せっかくですから一緒に味わいましょう！」と、後日我が家のホームパーティに...
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国産無農薬のマイヤーレモンで英国発祥のレモンカード作り
前回も紹介した希少性の高い国産マイヤーレモンを使って、今回も美味しい万能クリームに変身させましょう！お菓子や料理に使える万能クリーム、それは英国発祥の「レモンカード」です。”Curd カード”とは、”凝固する...
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Easy dessert made in a stone oven: "Chocolate Marble Pound Cake" - moist and rich
I'm trying my hand at home cooking again using the Toshiba "Ishigama Dome" oven range that I wrote about in a previous article! This time it's "Chocolate Marble Pound Cake"♪ Chocolate Marble Pound Cake Ingredients (for one 18cm pound cake) Chocolate...
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Introducing the "Franco-Italian" full-course wedding menu at "Porte Bonheur"
This spring, a mock wedding ceremony and reception were held at "Porte Bonheur," a new venue opening in the town center of Viola Tamachi, featuring the Miss Hamamatsu bride and her husband. The reception venue featured an abundance of local, seasonal ingredients...
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Viola Tamachi is changing! A mock wedding ceremony and reception will be held at the new wedding venue, "Porte Bonheur".
This spring, at the newly opened "Porte Bonheur" in Machinaka Viola Tamachi, Miss Hamamatsu Ayami and Taishi were featured as models for the bride and groom in a mock wedding ceremony and reception. Here are some photos capturing the entire process...
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The 8th annual game meat event at La Salle in Handayama features a full course meal! And a ptarmigan makes an appearance!
The "Game Meat Gathering," held annually around this time of year at "La Salive" in Handayama, will be celebrating its 8th year in 2014. I was invited to the event by Chef Koji Suzuki when I went there for lunch recently, so I decided to attend for the first time...
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The "Easy Bakery" course in the Stone Oven Dome produces fluffy bread in just one hour!
I'm going to try making "Easy Bakery" from the included recipe booklet using the Toshiba "Ishigama Dome" oven range that I wrote about in a previous article! Easy Bakery involves fermenting the dough in the microwave and then baking it in the oven, reducing the total time required to completion...
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A home salon that handles ingredients and furnishings from the Italian restaurant "Brillante Suzuki".
The other day, at a New Year's party, I visited the Italian restaurant "BRILLANTE IL SUZUKI" in Lamp Alley. The wife of Chef Tomoki Suzuki, the owner, showed me the ingredients, cooking utensils, cutlery, and tableware used in the restaurant at her home in Hirosawa...
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Celebrating our 2nd wedding anniversary (straw anniversary/cotton anniversary) with lunch at "Bambocheur" in Hamana Lake Royal Hotel
February 22nd, 2014, "Cat Day," also marks my personal second wedding anniversary – our "Straw Anniversary/Cotton Anniversary." It's hard to believe it's already been two years! While surprised by how quickly time flies, I'm grateful for our happy marriage, and for the many friends and family we've shared...
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Which microwave oven would you choose? A comparison of best-selling products from popular manufacturers.
Toshiba Superheated Steam Oven Range (Stone Oven Dome) ER-LD430(R) Grand Red. An oven range that's convenient to have in every home! In fact, it's probably rarer to find a home without one these days. After deciding to buy this oven range, I started thinking about electrical appliances...
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