Morning Mist

I saw beautiful clouds this morning when I woke up. The lake was veiled with morning mist.
I liked the contrast of the sky and the lake.

Nanaimo Bar Mix

Nanaimo bars were one of my good memories from Canada. I have kept a Nanaimo bar mix in my kitchen since I came back from Canada. I bought it long time ago but I haven't had a chance to make it. I'm scared to open the box but I don't to want to threw it away at the same time.

Pumpkin Pudding

This is another pumpkin pudding that I made. The pudding has a much greater amount of pumpkin than other ingredients so it sticks in my throat. The solution to this is whipping cream on the side.

Sparkling Strawberry Sake

Today is our wedding aniversary. We made a toast with sparkling strawberry sake from the local sake brewer. The Hananomai brewer also has an original flavor and melon. They are all good.

Pork Chops

We had pork chops for dinner tonight. I choose the meat with less fat but cooked it a bit too long so the meat was a little dry. I should take more care next time.

Salmon Sashimi on Rice

Today, I made salmon sashimi on rice, which is a frequent supper for us. From the bottom, there is rice, white sesame seeds, roasted and torn nori, daikon sprouts, avocado and salmon sashimi. This is what I usually use, although today, I added beefsteak plant and shredded daikon.

Pumpkin Pudding

I was surprised when I found that Andrew and I call one vegetable by different names. The picture below is of a pumpkin for me and Japanese people but it is a squash for Andrew and people outside of Japan. Since I'm writing this in Japan, I'll call it a pumpkin from now on.
I made pumpkin pudding today. I prepared a caramel sauce in the bottom of each of the cups at first. I then steamed and mashed one pumpkin. I mixed it with milk, eggs and sugar and then baked it in the oven.
Here is the pumpkin pudding when it came out of the oven. I had to wait for it to cool down before I could eat it though, since it tastes better that way.