Tom Yum Goong

I am finally posting something about last Saturday. It's already Friday! I can't believe it!!!

So on Saturday my darling and I've been to a Thai food restaurant called "Tom Yum Goong (トムヤムクン)" near home. I heard their Thai food is delicious, and it was TRUE!!! There were two Thai ladies in the kitchen and we were amazed by how fast they cook. hehe



Of course we ordered their popular menus♥

Paoh Peay Sod


Stir-Fried Shrimp and Broccoli (their special menu flavored with oyster sauce)


Pad Gapao Gai (Thai Basil Chicken)


Gaeng Keow Wan Gai (Green Curry with Chicken)


All foods were authentic and tasty! I think their Nampler (Fish Sauce) is different!

Since they are located too close, we postponed to visit there but we should have gone there sooner!!! We will definitely go back again!!!

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Tōrō Nagashi (灯篭流し)

We have uncertain weather these days. I think it rained all days last week like rainy season.

On Saturday (8/20), we had Tōrō Nagashi (灯篭流し) event near home. It was postponed to that day since it rained hard on Friday.

Tōrō nagashi (灯籠流し) means to flow lantern. It is a Japanese ceremony in which participants float paper lanterns (chōchin) down a river. This is primarily done on the last evening of the Bon Festival: festival based on the belief that this guides the spirits of the departed back to the other world.

The boat in the river carried all the lanterns. Sorry for the bad quality...





My darling and I don't have a tradition of doing this, so we watched the lanterns floating along the river. They were beautiful but the flow of the river was so slow that they were still.



Do you have any traditional event in summer in your country?!

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Prune And Banana Yogurt Cake - Video Recipe

This is my favorite healthy high-fiber cake using prune and banana ;) Prune prevents an iron deficiency. Yogurt is good for your intestines.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzlvRBQcYl4

When I say healthy, it doesn't mean fat-free or sugar-free because moderate amount of fat and/or sugar is not at all bad for your health, and makes the cake tasty delicious :D



You can substitute the prune with apple! Yummy, too!!!

Happy beauty cake for women!!!

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Prune And Banana Yogurt Cake

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 45min
Number of servings: 20cm (8inch) pie dish

Ingredients:
100g (3.5oz.) prunes
1 banana
50g (1.7oz.) butter
5 tbsp. sugar
2 eggs
150g (5.2oz.) plain yogurt (unsweetened)
100g (3.5oz.) flour
1 tsp. baking powder
butter
flour
powdered sugar

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C (392 degrees F). Butter and flour a 20cm (8inch) pie dish.
2. Thinly slice banana. Tear prunes into small bits. Keep butter in room temperature.
3. In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar. Then add eggs and plain yogurt and mix until smooth.
4. Sift in flour and baking powder a small amount at a time, and mix well.
5. Pour half of the mixture in the dish, arrange prune bits and banana slices on the mixture, pour the remaining mixture over them.
6. Bake at 200 degrees C (392 degrees F) for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. (Depending on the heat of the oven, cooking time may differ, so please watch out.)
7. You can either eat at room temperature or chilled! Lightly sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve with a scoop or vanilla ice cream if you want ;)

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post_12.html
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