Following our annual tradition of making homemade plum wine, let's try making homemade pickled plums as another plum-related activity! This year, we managed to get our hands on 16 kg of beautiful Nanko plums, so we used 15 kg for homemade plum wine, but decided to make homemade pickled plums for ourselves...
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The plum season has arrived again this year! Following last year, I harvested some green Nanko plums from a friend's magnificent plum tree, 5kg from the home of Toyohashi artist Shintaro Ajioka, and 11kg from the home of Maserati and Porsche enthusiast Toshiro Muramatsu in Mori-machi, for a total of 16kg of green plums...
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This year, I'd like to dedicate myself to making homemade plum wine and pickled plums using Nanko plums that I harvested during my first plum-picking experience at artist Shintaro Ajioka's home! By trying out different base alcohols, I can find my favorite type of plum wine...
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Chirimen Sansho, a famous Kyoto specialty and popular souvenir! Made by simmering sansho peppercorns and dried sardines, Chirimen Sansho boasts the unique, refreshing aroma and slightly tingling spiciness of sansho peppercorns, which are addictive, and pairs perfectly with the concentrated umami of the dried sardines...
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現地の人々も絶賛した名作中の名作アニメ「アルプスの少女ハイジ」から、名前が付けれたパンをご存知ですか？ハイジと共に思い出す白パン。その名も「ハイジの白パン」とされています。フランクフルトのクララの家で過ごす事になったハイ...
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タプナード（仏：Tapenade）は、フランス南東部のプロヴァンス地方を発祥とするペーストで、黒オリーブを使用した黒のタプナードと、緑オリーブを使用した緑のタプナードの2種類があります。今回は、黒オリーブを使用した「自家...
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The other day, my husband's friend, Yasuhisa Awakura, who runs the Awakura Vinyl factory in Iwata, gave us some freshly laid eggs from his family's brand-name chickens, Hoshino Black. He said, "Because they have a higher yolk ratio than regular eggs, they make an amazing pudding...".
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Along with the kiwifruit, my friend Ayako gave me some yuzu. It's a fragrant winter fruit that can be used in cooking, beverages, and even as a bath additive. This time, I'm going to try making "homemade yuzu miso" using this yuzu! What you'll need is yuzu...
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My friend Ayako went kiwi fruit picking over the weekend and brought back lots of kiwis (yay!). The freshly picked kiwis are still hard, so I'll let them ripen a bit more before eating them, but by putting apples with them...
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10月より水曜・木曜日限定で料理教室をカフェ営業に変更された西伊場の「lau lau kitchen studio ラウラウキッチンスタジオ」のオーナー佳美さんが10月27日に法多山で開催されるコトコト市の出店で販売され...
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Just a few days ago, I wanted to give Ms. H, whose birthday was on Sunday, her favorite jam as a gift, so I hastily started searching for some late-season strawberries. However, I couldn't find any strawberries at farmers' markets or supermarkets anymore...
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