オストゥ (Ostu)

Japan Restaurant Week 2014 has started from 1/24-2/11.

This Saturday, we've been to an Italian restaurant called オストゥ (Ostu), again the Michelin-starred restaurant! BTW, it snowed hard after 10 years in Tokyo… but we could safely arrive at the restaurant :)



The restaurant serves local specialties of Piemonte.

The chef uses well-selected ingredients to deliver the authentic flavor.

You can enjoy the most popular dishes of the restaurant at a special price during the restaurant week.

Set price: 5,250yen

Antipasto: well selected vegetables with Bagna càuda dressing


Primo Piatto: homemade pasta with Porcini mushrooms


Secondo Piatto: beef cheek meat steak with polenta


Dolce: hazelnut torta with vanilla ice cream


A dainty meal indeed!!!

Thank you my darling♥


It was our Valentine's Day date XD

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How to Make Chocolate Covered Sesame Seed Cookies for Valentine's Day - Video Recipe

Sesame seeds are high in iron, fiber, and vitamin E like almonds and keep your skin healthy.

These cookies are not too sweet just like scones. Chocolate coating makes them sweet enough and absolutely wonderful!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1kju31sRuU

A healthy choice for Valentine's Day ;)



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Chocolate Covered Sesame Seed Cookies

Difficulty: EASY
Time: 30min
Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients:
50g (1.8oz.) toasted black sesame seeds
50g (1.8oz.) honey
100g (3.5oz.) butter *room temperature
1 egg *room temperature
150g (5.3oz.) cake flour *I think all purpose flour is ok
1/2 tsp. baking powder
100g (3.5oz.) milk chocolate

Directions:
1. Strain toasted black sesame seeds through a sieve to coarsely grind them. You can use a mortar and pestle, or a blender of course.
2. Cream the butter in a bowl with a wire whisk. Add coarsely ground sesame seeds, honey, and egg (in order) and mix well.
3. Sift in flour and baking powder, then mix well.
4. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F). Place parchment paper on a baking sheet. Make 2 small oval shapes with the dough and attach them together to make a heart shape. In this way, you don't need a heart-shaped cookie cutter :)
5. Bake at 180C (350F) for about 12 minutes. Place them on a wire rack to cool.
6. Dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate. Cool in the fridge to set.

You can add more sugar or honey to make them sweeter to your liking!

You can also put a piece of chocolate in the middle :)

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How to Make Chocolate Cups for Valentine's Day - Video Recipe

We call these chocolates "Cup Choco" while they are called "Chocolate Cups" in English, I guess. hehe


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeL7uxc4P4M

It is very popular and a basic Valentine's Day recipe in Japan.



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Chocolate Cups

Difficulty: SUPER EASY
Time: 15min
Number of Servings: 30 (2cm=0.8inch) chocolate aluminum foil cups

Ingredients:
200g (7oz) chocolate
60ml soy milk or milk or whipping cream
fillings (nuts of your choice)
toppings (sprinkles and candies of your choice)

Directions:
1. Chop or break chocolates into small pieces.
2. Put soy milk in a pot and bring to a boil. Stop the heat and add the chopped chocolates. Wait for 1-2 minutes until thoroughly melted to the core. Then mix well. *you can add 1 tbsp. rum.
3. Put the melted chocolate in a plastic bag or a pastry bag.
4. Place the nuts in the chocolate aluminum foil cups. *you can use tart shells, too!
5. Snip off the end of the pastry bag and pipe into the cups.
6. When the chocolate has cooled and thickened a bit, decorate with sprinkles and candies of your choice.
7. Put in the fridge until firm.

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