Trip to Yokohama

Hello! This morning, I could get up early, so I am writing my diary :)

It was nice and clear during our trip to Yokohama!
We enjoyed a lot!!!

First, we went to "LaLaport YOKOHAMA". It is a big shopping mall newly opened last year. There were over 370 stores!

We had a lunch at "SOY DINING Mamemame". Their menu is all soy-based! I love healthy food, so I couldn't decide what to eat, but finally I chose udon, which was their today's menu!

In the mall, we found Purikura.
It is a photo sticker booth.
The new machine was too complicated to use, but we enjoyed!

In the evening, I had a German Foot Care (removed dead skin cells) at "Ru Tan" !
Now my feet are smooth! This is what I've wanted to do for a long time!


My boyfriend shopped for clothes, but I ran out of time, so we went to the hotel: Pan Pacific Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu.
We stayed in the room called "Luxury Ocean Twin".
From the balcony or while relaxing in the large bathroom, you can enjoy the view of the Yokohama port and the illuminations of the Ferris wheel.
It was gorgeous!

At night, we had a dinner at chef Wakiya's "Turandot" restaurant, which I said I won a meal voucher for the restaurant the other day. They offer a new style of Chinese cooking inspired by the traditional food of Shanghai, Szechuan, Canton and Beijing. All dishes comes with fresh vegetables. Very healthy and delicious!
Simmered shark's fin (which costs approx. $73) was extremely delicious.
I have never had this kind of Chinese food in my life. All were super great!

The next day, we woke up at 7AM!
We had a buffet style breakfast at the hotel.
I loved their fruit sauces for yogurt!
They had 6 different kinds and all went good with yogurt and cereals :)
Their famous croissant was great, too!
We had a relaxing time.

After the breakfast, we checked out and went to "Nihonmaru Memorial Park".
I was in a brass band when I was a junior high school student and used to play music here.
My boyfriend has had bought a kite the previous day, so we played with it.
It was fun!

In the afternoon, we enjoyed window shopping at "Landmark Tower" and "Queen's Square".

Early in the evening, we had a dinner near home and went home.
We had planned to go to karaoke, but we were so tired that we couldn't.
Maybe someday soon :)

Anyway, I guess I played too much.
I have a touch of cold :(
Despite this, I cooked 4 new recipes yesterday.
I will write about them when I get a chance!!!

Okay, will come back after the holidays, this time :)
See you again!

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SWEET MONAKA CREAM

Hello!
It is nice and clear today.

Last time I wrote that my boyfriend has Golden Week holidays from 4/29-5/5 though we regularly work on 30th, 1st and 2nd.
You know what!? I'm gonna take 3 days off, too!
Actually, we don't have that many plans, but we have a plan to stay the night in Yokohama!
During Golden Week holidays, people go somewhere, so it must be crowded everywhere. Also, it is pretty expensive to travel, so we planned to visit a place nearby!
We have reserved a nice hotel, and luckily, it happens to have a chef Wakiya's "Turandot" restaurant! I won a meal voucher for the restaurant in March!
Of course I reserved the restaurant!
I will write about it if I have a chance :)

Different story.
On April 22nd, very cute monaka ice cream store called "SWEET MONAKA CREAM" has opened in Shinjuku station!
Monaka is a Japanese sweet made of azuki bean filling sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers made from mochi.
Instead of azuki filling, MONAKA CREAM uses ice cream filling!
I haven't tried it yet, but I always pass through.
There are 12 different flavors: strawberry, chocolate, milk, green tea, banana, raspberry, mint chocolate, pumpkin, melon, blueberry, caramel, and purple potato.
Those wafers are made by Japanese cake confectioner, made of 100% mochi ! Those ice creams are made by Italian gelato chef, use a lot of milk!
Hope I could try out someday soon!

Okay, I might see you after the holidays!
Bye for now :)

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Dashi Marinated Tomatoes

Hello!
Still cloudy out here :(
Hope not rain.

It's Friday!
I'm kind of busy, so I will translate my easy & popular recipe.
Currently, 47 people have made this and said good! You can find their photo reports down this page.

Same as yesterday, I used Yamasa's Konbu Tsuyu (3 times concentrated Konbu kelp seaweed soup stock) for this recipe.
Read here about this product.

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Dashi Marinated Tomatoes

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 5min + cooling time
Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:
200g (7oz.) cherry or grape tomatoes
1 tbsp. 3 times concentrated Yamasa's Konbu Tsuyu
katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes or shavings)

Directions:
1. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then dip the tomatoes in hot water for a few seconds to soften the skin. Wait until they cool down. Then peel off the skin with your hands.
2. Place the tomatoes in a Ziploc container and pour Konbu Tsuyu over them. Toss lightly. Chill for 1 hour or longer.
3. Sprinkle katsuobushi on top and serve.

My original recipe in Japanese is here.
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Yesterday, I started to take a hot bath and massage cellulite (lymph).
I found this is the easiest way to remove the cellulite at home.
Am I easily swayed?!
But I always think it is better than doing nothing...

Okay, see you next week :)

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