HALLOWEEN Frankenstein Stuffed Green Peppers - Video Recipe

Stuffed green pepper is called "ピーマンの肉詰め: Piiman no Nikuzume" in Japanese and it is a very popular Japanese home-cooked dish!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdQfWiiJLDo

They are delicious though their faces are creepy. Of course you can draw cute faces ;)



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Frankenstein Stuffed Green Peppers

Difficulty: Medium
Time: 20min
Number of servings: 5 Frankensteins

Ingredients:
5 Japanese green peppers *30g (1oz.) each
60g (2.1oz.) onion
A
* 180g (6.5oz.) ground beef and pork mixture
* 2 tbsp. Panko (bread crumbs) *soak in a bit of milk if you have
* nutmeg
salt and cracked black pepper
olive oil
pizza cheese
Nori seaweed sheet
mayonnaise
ketchup

Directions:
1. Cut the tops and the bottoms off the green peppers, and remove the seeds.
2. Finely chop the bottoms of the green peppers. Finley chop the onion.
3. Heat olive oil in a pan and sauté the chopped onion and green peppers until tender. Season with salt and cracked black pepper.
4. Put A and (3.) in a bowl and mix well by hand until all ingredients are combined and smooth.
5. Spoon the mixture into the green peppers being sure to fill completely (in this way they stand upright when cooked and become tender) and cover with the green pepper tops.
6. Put them in a deep pot, add a bit of water, cover, and cook on medium-low for 10 minutes.
7. Place some pizza cheese on top and cover and cook for another few minutes to melt the cheese.
8. When they are done, cool until you can touch and draw the faces with Nori seaweed sheet and mayonnaise. Finish with some bloody ketchup!

*You can bake them at 200C (390F) for about 15 minutes but the cooking time may differ depending on the oven you use.

レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_12.html
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Our 1st Wedding Anniversary at TATSUYA KAWAGOE Restaurant

Tatsuya Kawagoe is a very popular celebrity Italian chef in Japan. He has an Italian restaurant called TATSUYA KAWAGOE (タツヤ・カワゴエ) in Daikanyama which is reserved for three months in advance!!! So 3 months ago, I called the restaurant and made a dinner reservation! However, a month later, my darling was invited to his friend's wedding on our anniversary day, so I was pretty shocked that we have to cancel it… but fortunately, they changed our dinner reservation to lunch reservation, so we could celebrate our anniversary there today on 10/10. (Our wedding post is HERE.)



Did I expect too much!? LoL
The restaurant was normal. The food they serve was not as fancy as I've heard. Only the thing I could say is they use pretty good ingredients. So I would give 5 stars for the ingredients but for the creativity, maybe 2 stars…

And the waiter was weird… the lady next to us went to the restroom and she didn't come back for maybe 5 minutes. There was only one restroom at this restaurant, so of course other people were waiting. The waiter then asked the other lady at the same table if her companion is okay at the restroom… Unbelievable Question! Of course I said to my darling that I will go to the restroom later at the station… I think the restaurant was pretty uncomfortable with too many waiters watching us!!!

I pretty much understand that Tatsuya Kawagoe once said he wants to close the restaurant… it is worth to pay for the ingredients but not worth to wait for 3 months!

Anyways, those who read my blog might already know but we filed our marriage paper on November 22nd, 2009! So the next anniversary is coming soon!!! I think I should ask my darling to decide the restaurant since he is much better at selecting cozy restaurant!!!

Below are the dishes we had today ;D















Whoa! They use the cup I have. hehe

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Easy 10 Minutes Curry and Rice - Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make super easy curry and rice using Yakiniku no Tare (焼肉のたれ) - Yakiniku Sauce.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42XC0VLEZI8

Yakiniku no Tare is a sweet and tasty soy sauce based Japanese barbecue sauce for Yakiniku (grilled meat). It contains spices and herbal vegetables that can be a part of curry seasonings. Thus, you can save time simmering vegetables for many hours ;D

Simple yet delicious that you can't stop eating!!!



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Easy 10 Minutes Curry and Rice

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 10min
Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:
150g (5.2oz.) ground beef and pork mixture
100g (3.5oz.) onion
50g (1.7oz.) mixed vegetables
A
* 3 tbsp. Ebara Ougon No Aji Chu Kara (Ebara Yakiniku Sauce Medium Hot) : you can use any kind of Japanese Yakiniku Sauce
* 1 tsp. curry powder
100g (3.5oz.) diced tomato
salt
cracked black pepper
cooking oil
dried parsley flakes

Directions:
1. Chop onion and saute with cooking oil until soft (lightly colored golden brown if you have time).
2. Add and saute ground beef and pork mixture. Season with A. Add diced tomato can and simmer on medium-low for 5 minutes.
3. Add mixed veggieables and season with salt and cracked black pepper.
4. Serve curry (3.) on the rice and sprinkle parsley flakes.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post_12.html
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I am sorry for not catching up to reply for your comments X(

A week is passing by really quick.

10/10 is our one year wedding anniversary!!!

I can't believe it's been already a year since THEN!!!

Have a nice weekend!!!

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Kimo Hula @ You Tube

This is the 10th hula dancing video :D

Kimo Hula is another famous Hawaiian song :) The song was written by Hellen D. Beamer for James "Kimo" Henderson and his lovely estate (Moanike'ala) in Pi'ihonua, Hilo.

As usual, I posted it on my YouTube account. It was pretty hard to dance on the sand... haha

Anyways, I will share this video with my blog buddies who keep in touch with me on a regular basis or Tipness club members who took this "hula hula" class. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel and send me a message. I will add you as my friend to share the video.

※Tipness（ティップネス）のHULA HULAで習ったKimo Hula（キモ フラ）の振り付けをビデオに記録♪シンガーでクムフラ（古典フラの継承者）Sandii（サンディー）さんのアロハセラピーな楽曲です。見たい方は私のチャンネルに登録してリクエストメッセージを下さい☆

BTW, all my hula dancing songs are covered by Sandii (kumu hula singer), and we met her at the event near home 2 weeks ago!!! She was amazingly gorgeous :D I circled me and my darling. hehe



Mahalo :)

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Shocking News...

Thanks for those who voted for my recipes... I lost the contest X(

I usually don't have a confidence but this time I tried to be confident, but it failed... Is that mean I can't be confident?!?!

Anyways, I think I can forget about it soon but I don't think I want to eat at the restaurants where they serve those foods. LoL

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Yakitori - Video Recipe

On the weekend, there was a small festival at our residence (condo) and my darling (chef TJ) was assigned to cook Yakitori. Thanks to my darling, I did nothing but could shoot this video! I hope you like it!!!

This video will show you how to grill Yakitori (skewered chicken) with gas Yakitori grill! Of course you can use your BBQ grill!

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

It was very interesting to know how to become a Yakitori vendor! hehe

In the very beginning of the video, I will show you what other food stalls were there at the festival! So, please watch carefully ;D



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Yakitori

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 10min
Number of servings: as many as you want

Necessary Equiptment:
bamboo skewers
yakitori stove

Ingredients:
boneless chicken thigh (or any meat of your choice)
yakitori sauce or salt

Directions:
1. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces (remove the skin if you prefer).
2. Thread chicken onto skewers (with long onion if you prefer).
3. Tare (Sauce): Begin grilling the chicken on both sides without the sauce. When the meat is done, dip into the sauce and grill lightly. However, sometimes it gets too smoky if you grill with the sauce, so we didn't grill it with the sauce but dip it into the sauce to finish. Ebara's Yakitori sauce works amazingly delicious in that way!
4. Shio (Salt): Sprinkle some salt on the chicken and grill the chicken on both sides until done.

We used Ebara Yakitori Sauce (エバラ やきとりのたれ) - for professional use
The household use looks like THIS :D

↓日本語（ブログ）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_04.html
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We have just moved in, so glad to find people are very united here!

BTW, my darling is wearing "YouTube GEO CREATOR DAY" T-shirt. hehe

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How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan) in a Pot - Video Recipe

This tutorial will show you how to cook rice in a pot on a stove.

I already have a tutorial "How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan) with a Rice Cooker" but, I received a lot of request for the rice recipe without using a rice cooker, so i made this tutorial.


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

Rice is the staple of Japan, so most Japanese have a rice cooker at home and we eat rice in almost every meal. Actually, we eat any kind of dishes with rice. Using a rice cooker is convenient, but you can of course use a pot to cook rice, too ;D

Pipitto Konro "ピピッとコンロ" is a gas cooking stove with sensor that does all the heat adjustments automatically!



Note: Japanese rice is short grain rice and gets sticky when it is cooked. So, make sure you don't use long grain rice because it is drier and doesn't stick together.

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How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan) in a Pot

Difficulty: Super Easy
Time: approx. 30min
Number of servings: 4 (2 cups of rice)

Ingredients:
2 cups = 320g (11.3oz.) Japanese-style rice
water 440cc

Directions:
1. Measure the rice with a measuring cup and put it into a bowl. Use the measuring cup for Japanese rice (you can get it at a Japanese grocery store) or measure 320g (11.3oz.) rice.
2. Wash the rice with cold water. As for 2 cups, wash 4 or 5 times. Water does not have to be clear but somewhat clean. Then drain.
3. Place the rice in a pot and add water. Let the rice soak in the water at least 30 minutes.
4. Without a lid, set on high heat and boil. When the rice starts to boil, stir and cover (use a lid without a hole, or if you have a hole on your lid, seal it with aluminum foil). Then set to low heat and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes until water is absorbed and rice is cooked - you can quickly peep into the pot and check.
5. When it's done, do not open and let it steam for about 15 minutes. If you like "Okoge" which is the burned rice left in the bottom of a rice cooker, turn the heat to high and turn off (and steam for about 15 minutes) when you hear the crackling noise.
6. Toss the rice lightly with a spoon or a rice paddle so that it is fluffed a bit but still clumps enough to be picked up with chopsticks.
7. Serve!

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html
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Yummy Chive Hamburger Steak - Video Recipe

This recipe advanced to the voting stage of the recipe contest called "おかずの星（okazu no hoshi)" that decides the dishes to add to the menu of 1900 restaurants nationwide in Japan!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFD6UsAw0oI

This is my favorite dish! My mom cooks gyoza filling in this way and I love the taste, so I rearranged to the hamburger steaks ;D

Chinese chive gives very tasty flavor and Fu (Japanese Wheat gluten) keeps all the delicious juices in the meat.

Of course, it goes great with white rice! Perfect for bento, too!



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Yummy Chive Hamburger Steak

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 25min
Number of servings: 8 bite-size hamburger steaks

Ingredients:
200g (7oz.) ground beef and pork mixture
150g (5.3oz.) onion
100g (3.5oz.) Chinese chive
1 tbsp. sugar
salt and cracked black pepper
1 egg
15 Fu (Japanese dried wheat gluten) or 4 tbsp. Panko (bread crumbs)
sesame oil
A
* 1 tbsp. soy sauce
* 1.5 tbsp. rice vinegar
* 2 tsp. ground white sesame seeds
* 1 tsp. sesame oil

Directions:
1. Finely mince onion and finely chop Chinese chive. Crush the Fu (Japanese dried wheat gluten) into crumbs and add a bit of water to make it soft.
2. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan and saute the onion until soft and translucent for about 10 minutes. Add sugar and season with salt and cracked black pepper. Add Chinese chive and cook until tender. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
3. Meanwhile mix A and make the sauce.
4. In a large bowl, put ground beef and pork mixture, egg, Fu crumbs, and sauteed chive mixture and mix well with hands until all ingredients are combined and smooth.
5. Divide it into 8 and toss each from one hand to the other hand repeatedly. Indent the center of each with fingers.
6. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan and saute the patties over medium high heat until a nice brown crust forms on the bottom. Turn the patties over, cover, and on low heat, cook for about 5 minutes until done. Then turn the heat up to medium high and saute them until a brown crust forms on the second side.
7. Transfer hamburger steaks to individual plate, pour the sauce over and enjoy!

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://recipe.rakuten.co.jp/recipe/1070000683/
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Seoul Makgeolli (막걸리) Event by Suntory

There was a 3-day Seoul Makgeolli (ソウルマッコリ) event in Roppongi on the weeked!





The event was held by Suntory (Japanese brewing company) and it was pretty cool that you pay only 3 bucks to get a free food plate, 3 drinks, and 2 cans of Seoul Makgeolli :D







Jang Geun-suk (장근석) promotes the Seoul Makgeolli!



Have you ever tried Makgeolli?!

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NO EGG Vegan Matcha Green Tea Banana Ice Cream - Video Recipe

NO egg, NO ice cream machine needed!!!
Banana gives a rich flavor and thick texture like an ice cream.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcP-CbUin44

You can of course use an ice cream machine to save time ;)



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NO EGG Vegan Matcha Green Tea Banana Ice Cream

Difficulty: easy
Time: 15min + freezing time
Number of servings: 6

Necessary Equipment:
electric mixer

Ingredients:
200ml soy whipping cream or vegan whipping cream
A
* 180g (6.3oz.) banana
* 150ml soy milk
* 4 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. Matcha green tea powder

1. Add the same amount of hot water to Matcha powder and mix well with a spoon.
2. Put A and 1. in a blender (mixer) and process until smooth.
3. Whip soy or vegan whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
4. Mix 2. and 3., then freeze for about 2 hours. Mix with a spoon and freeze again. Repeat this mix and freeze method for about 3 times, then freeze overnight. Put out from the freezer 10 minutes before you serve.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post_26.html
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Summer is over here in Japan. We have nice and cool autumn weather.

I miss summer but I love autumn. hehe

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Love Pink Brownies - Video Recipe

On our wedding (2010.10.10), we served our guests with my Love Pink Brownies along with the recipe!!!
http://createeathappy.blogspot.jp/2010/10/love-pink-brownie.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgWPJDUa4dI

Our wedding theme was "Heart Full NY Central Park".
We decorated our reception hall with trees and rocks like the park. You can find birds and squirrels, too! In contrast, all guest tables were decorated with heart-shaped flower arrangements in my favorite color "pink" ;)
http://createeathappy.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-wedding.html

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Love Pink Brownies

Difficulty: medium
Time: 60min + some refrigeration time
Number of servings: 16 brownies

Necessary Equipment:
9-inch square brownie pan
electric mixer

NOTE: Ingredients are listed in both American and metric measurements. However, please use a kitchen scale (metric measurements) to get a perfect result.

Ingredients:
((Brownie))
100g (1/2 cup) white chocolate
3 eggs
100g (1 cup) all-purpose flour
70g (6 tbsp.) unsalted butter *room temperature
70g (5 tbsp.) sugar
60g (1/2 cup) sugar-free dried cranberries
1 tbsp. white curacao *optional
((Pink Ganache))
70g (1/3 cup) white chocolate
2 tbsp. whipping cream
1 tsp. white curacao *optional
red food coloring
((Toppings))
white chocolate
sprinkles of your choice

Directions:
((Brownie))
1. Soak the sugar-free dried cranberries in white curacao overnight. Grease the brownie pan, or line with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
2. Melt the chopped white chocolate over hot water. Remove from hot water and mix butter with the remaining heat until smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed for about 5 minutes until white and fluffy. Then on low speed, beat for about 2 minutes to set the texture.
4. Add 1/3 of (3.) in (2.) and fold together with spatula. Then add the rest and mix well.
5. Sift in flour and mix well with spatula until combined. Fold in cranberries.
6. Pour the batter into the brownie pan and drop the pan lightly on the counter to raise air bubbles out of the batter.
7. Bake at 180C (350F) for 15 minutes until golden brown. Cover the brownie with aluminum foil and continue to bake for another 15 minutes. (Depending on the heat of the oven, cooking time may differ, so please watch carefully.)
8. Remove the brownie from the pan by lifting the parchment paper and place it on a wire rack to cool.
((Pink Ganache))
1. Place the chopped white chocolate and whipping cream in a metal bowl. Place it over hot water and melt the chocolate until smooth.
2. Remove from hot water and mix in white curacao. Then add red food coloring (little at a time) and mix until you reach a nice medium shade of pink.
3. Cut the cake into 16 squares and spread the pink ganache evenly. Put in the fridge for a few minutes to set.
((Toppings))
4. Zig-zag the melted white chocolate over the brownies, then finish with the sprinkles of your choice. Put in the fridge for a few minutes to set.

レシピ（日本語）
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Tai Chi (太極拳) and Qigong (气功)

This morning, I did Tai Chi (太極拳) and Qigong (气功) at the gym, for the first time in my life, since I thought I would not be able to attend the muscle training class at night due to the approaching Typhoon #15!

For me, Tai Chi (太極拳) and Qigong (气功) are something that Chinese people practice in a park (along the river) in the morning. I thought they would be easy since the movement is slow but they weren't X( I thought I need to practice to actually feel the power. haha

The weather is terrible outside X(

I hope the Typhoon passes away soon.

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Typhoon #15

Tomorrow, Typhoon #15 is expected to hit Tokyo area with full force. I think this summer we didn't have a great weather and now moving into the fall. Still hot at high 29C though.



On Saturday, I attended my friend's wedding reception. They gave me a lot of love and happiness ;D I love attending wedding party♥

Thus, influenced by them, the next video is related to our wedding we had a year ago :D

I will finish it by today!!! Stay tuned XOXO

BTW, we had 3 days off this weekend and will have another 3 days off this coming weekend! yay!!! Hopefully, the weather will be fine by then. My darling and I are planning to attend the Seoul makogli event ;)

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