Rum Black Currant Dark Chocolate Brownies

Today, it is snowing!!!
It seems like to stop in the evening though.

Anyway, I don't have much time today.
I have a task to do and I am pretty excited to handle it!
Maybe I might be unable to update my diary tomorrow as well, but please forgive me.

Briefly, I will write about my Valentine's day recipe.
This is also from last year: Rum Black Currant Dark Chocolate Brownies.
I used rum soaked black currant and dark chocolate to make this.
The sour taste of black currant and the bitter taste of dark chocolate will soften the sweetness, so I recommend this for those who don't like sweet stuff (like my boyfriend).

Okay, I gotta go now.
Hope to see you again tomorrow!

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Luxury Strawberry Chocolate

Yesterday I was so busy that I couldn't write my diary...
Might be difficult to write on Monday.

Anyway, it supposed to snow yesterday, but it didn't.
I hate the havoc on the station, so it was okay. (I mean, I looked forward to it a little...)
Instead, there was a temporary blackout at Marunouchi Line...
This kind of train accident reminds me of that bad day...
But luckily, there wasn't any effect on my transportation, so I could go to work on time :)

Different story, on Saturday I went to my favorite cafe and was not that cold than I thought.
I stayed there for about 5 hours as usual.
I needed to think of chocolate recipes for Valentines day and I struggled a little.
I guess you know why --> my boyfriend doesn't like sweet stuff!!!
But I tried my best.
I came up with a few ideas and created 3 new chocolate recipes on Sunday!!!
I will show you if I have a chance :)
My mother and sisters loved my "Coffee Chocolate Brownies" so I hope I can write about this recipe at least someday.

Anyway, last year, I made "Luxury Strawberry Chocolate".
I baked chocolate cookies and glued strawberries on top of each with rum ganache.
Then I garnished them with heart shaped chocolates, which are also glued with rum ganache.
It wasn't that sweet, so my boyfriend ate it without hesitation.
Sorry in Japanese, but the recipe is here.
I will write in English if anyone wants.

Okay!
This is all for today.

Bye for now!

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Beef and Onion Ethnic Salad

To tell the truth, I have very little work to do this afternoon...
Maybe because it's Friday!
I wanna go home.

Anyway, every Saturday I have a lunch with my boyfriend at my favorite cafe near home, but I am thinking of switching to another cafe this weekend since it is very cold there.
Usually I stay there for about 5 hours to study and talk with my boyfriend but I don't think I can tolerate the cold...

Anyway, last Saturday I received a prize from @nifty (a company that operate Internet communication service).
They organized a cooking contest last year that asked for recipes which goes good with either white or red wine.
I created "Beef and Onion Ethnic Salad" for white wine.
I marinated boiled sliced beef and sliced onion & green pepper with lemon based hand made soy sauce dressing. Instead of adding nam pla (the fish sauce of Thailand), I sprinkled Ikura (salmon roe), which also has the taste of fish sauce.

Don't you think this is a good idea?
Try it out :)

Doing nothing is kind of tired.
It doesn't suit me...

I gotta find out something to do.

See you next week!!!

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