Spicy Meat Pumpkin for Christmas

I didn't oversleep this morning :)
But I did it again on Saturday... my boyfriend had an appointment with his dentist and I had promised him to wake him up but I overslept...

Anyway, on Saturday (instead of Sunday) I created 5 new recipes!
Last time I said 6 is my quota, but I reduced it to 5 to concentrate on my photo framework!
Compared to last week, it wasn't that bad.
I think I should take time.

One of the recipes I created is Spicy Meat Pumpkin for Christmas.
I layered nutmeg flavored ground beef & pork and cinnamon flavored Japanese pumpkin. I used holly shaped cookie cutter to cut the pumpkin skin to resemble holly leaf. To resemble holly fruit, I used pink pepper (Brazilian pepper).
My boyfriend loved the combination of those spices!
I hope this gives you an idea for your Christmas menu :)

Monday after the holidays is always busy, so I gotta go!
Will come back tomorrow!

Recipe in Japanese is here.
I will write in English if anyone wants.

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Buckwheat Apple Cake

I overslept for an hour this morning.
Is it because of this cold weather?
Or am I exhausted this week?
I always wake up 2 hours before I leave, so I didn't have any problem, but it was a bad start...

Back to my cooking.
Apples are in season!
So on Sunday I created Buckwheat Apple Cake!
Buckwheat flour is the flour used to make buckwheat noodles (Soba noodles). Better blood sugar control and a lowered risk of diabetes are expected :)
The cake was moistened with apples and was delicious!

Recipe in Japanese is here.
I will write in English if anyone wants.

Different story.
Yesterday, I received the photos taken at the contest!
I didn't expect to receive them, so those made my day :)

Tomorrow is a national holiday in Japan.
Oh! It's Thanksgiving in the US today!
Sorry I don't have any turkey recipe...
Hope I can introduce something the next year.

Have a great holidays!!!

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Purple Sweet Potato Soup

Again, it's freezing today!
Especially in the morning, it was freezing to death!!!
(Compared to the winter in NY, it is far better though...)
But yesterday, I realized that I shouldn't wear a lot.
I wore 2 overcoats and it was too hot when I took a train.
Also, the cold let up at the time I go home.
So this morning, I tolerated the cold when I left home.

Anyway, on Sunday I created 6 new recipes.
6 is my quota, but I didn't like my photo framework overall :(
I was in bad form...

One of the recipes I created is Purple Sweet Potato Soup.
This soup is soy based and very healthy!
My boyfriend again had his wisdom teeth pulled, so I created this soup for him.
To tell the truth, I wanted him to get a flu shot before having his tooth out, since it wasn't that urgent. But he didn't listen to me...
His face got swollen excessively.
It seems like he cannot get vaccinated for a while.
See! That's why I told him.
Now the flu is going around.
I don't care if he catches the flu!!!

Ooops! I'm getting off the subject.

Recipe in Japanese is here.
I will write in English if anyone wants.
Does anyone know any site to post your own recipes?
I am looking for such page.

See you tomorrow!

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