Good Morning!
This morning, I tried my hand at making some bacon-wrapped asparagus
and tomatoes with cheese.
I used to hate asparagus as a child,
but I started liking it after trying tempura-fried asparagus.
I bought this egg timer at the dollar store!
It also indicates how well-done the eggs are.
I boiled them for a bit too long LOL
The tomato's so ripe~
Wrapping the asparagus
I ran out of grated parmesan...
Time to use shredded cheese instead!
The smell of bacon cooking is the pinnacle of a good morning
The eggs kept sliding LOL
I grabbed the wrong pair of chopsticks
Time to dig in!
Today's bread roll was exceptionally good
Today, I'm wearing this blush-colored dress
that I purchased last year at ZARA.
sneaky sneaky...
she's so playful!
Today, we walked around the Tokyo Station  areas and Ginza.
Found a building we often see in photos!
The roads are a pedestrian's paradise!
Walking on the road feels so weird
A group was filming for something
C: doesn't that feel nice??
The mist sprays were very refreshing.
We went to eat barbecue for lunch.
We ordered a $15 barbecue set.
It's a Kyoto-style barbecue where you eat the meat with a broth-based sauce
I can't think of what to say LOL
Apparently, this meat tastes better
when you dip it into the broth once and let it cool for a bit.
This restaurant (Tendan) is super cost-effective,
I recommend it 100 percent!
We've arrived at one of Hokkaido Bibei's satellite shops!
The jars are so cute... ♡
I purchased a jar of Haskap (honeyberry) jam.
We discovered a water bottle refill station en route!
Since I'd brought a frozen water bottle with me, I decided to refill it.
Thank you to the city's water station!
We also rented out bikes to go all the way to the Kokyo Gaien area!
You use the company's app to rent the bikes.
This is my first time riding a bike with an electric gauge on it.
The view is sublime.
Cycling in the breeze feels so nice~
Dappled sunlight
It's so nice~
I just wanna lie down in the grass
Someone's whistling sounds like a chirping bird
The grass was a bit prickly,
but being able to reconnect with nature felt amazing!
There were people running in the summer heat
Even though it was a really hot day,
sitting under the tree shade felt nice and cool
We were surrounded by the soothing green of nature in every direction!
We were standing on the boundary between buildings and nature.
We went to a cake shop at the end of the day
The shop's name is Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki Paris
Every cake is a work of art~
H: both of them look so good...
The first bite is making me nervous..
C: mmm~
H: is it good?
C: yeah!
C: it's delicious~
H: Do they taste different?
C: mhm!
H: I think I like the mango one better
C: I like the chocolate one better! It has a yummy wafer layer
H: really??
H: well that's perfect, then!
On another day, we did a tiny Kyushu fair at home
The tofu's made with Kyushu-grown soy.
I'm going to use this tofu in a chilled soup!
I used a glass in place of an actual weight LOL
Slicing up my cucumber
I used the slices straight away, but rubbing them in salt first would've been better
Shiso always tastes better in the summer~
I also used some myoga ginger.
I had a carrot and bell pepper,
so I made some namul with it.
The bell pepper was also grown in Miyazaki (prefecture in Kyushu).
Kyushu's the home of so many yummy things~
I'm going to warm this in the microwave for about 1.5 minutes.
Some chicken bouillon...
sesame oil...
and sesame seeds to taste.
1 tsp of powdered dashi stock
Mel always comes over when I use dashi stock! haha
Add 200 ml of water...
1 tbsp of grounded sesame...
and 1 tbsp of miso.
Mel's reacting to the smell!
Take the drained tofu
and tear it with your hands before putting it in the soup.
I can't wait to eat this soup...
These wings are from Kyushu's "aritatori" chickens.
I'm going to season them lightly with some ponzu.
I'm getting hungry...
You usually eat this soup over rice,
but we just ate it as is this time.
Let's eat!
H: what's this kick- it's the myoga!
H: isn't it strong?
C: yeah!
H: this is the first time we've eaten myoga in a while
C: you're actually supposed to eat the soup over rice
I don't usually use myoga in my dishes, but it's yummy!
The Kyushu-made tofu was especially tasty!
C: the wings themselves taste good to begin with!
H: yeah, they're tasty
Husband kept asking "Kumamoto?" while we talked about the wings,
which I found really funny
Thank you for watching until the end~!
