Rhubarb Cake

The Rhubarb season has came in Japan,too.
I baked rhubarb cake this year ,too,while cherishing USA and thinking of Steffi.
She is one of my best freind ,German who is living USA ,still now and she taught me how to bake it 2years ago.
Before that I never had eaten Rhubarb,so that I was very surprised its taste!
How sour and sweet after baked with sugar,and pretty color they have.

I love Rhubarb!!

In Japan,it is in only Nagano or Hokkaido which thr rhubarb is planted.

I bought them by internet and could get them.

Now I'm very happy to eat it and could think of my friend for a while.

Love,Steffi.

Christmas in Japan 2007

Merry Christmas!

I roasted a whole chicken for dinner.
Although it was small compared than American turky,it was yummy.

Also I baked a cake with Hinako and Kanako.
They really like sweet something,and they licked a lot of whipped cream before finishing a Christmas cake.

We are very happy to have a great time with family and a new baby Nanako.

Happy Christmas!

My 2daughters did flower girls at my little sister's wedding ceremony.
They like to wear dresses very much ,like princes.
They looked so happy and did as flower girls perfectly.

My husband were anxious for their future because he loves them a lot and he know that someday they get marry guys.

The 3d girl!!

I got a baby on Oct,24 in the afternoon.She was fine,and her weight was 3362g,it was a big baby compared to other babies.

I and my husband named her "Nanako",imaging the sea,because we went to the sea shore to fish many times in this summer,also the character of Kanji in her name means seven sea.

Hinako and Kanako were so happy and excited to have one more girl as sister!Hinako hugs her many times,and seems to love her,but Kanako seems to have jealousy a little against the baby,and says "I am a baby"

I hope she is trying to be a big sister.

After the delivery,I'm gettig better soon.
Although it's my secret,I got epidual anesthesia in Japan !!
In Japan,the number of anesthetist is lacking so much.
So that there is very rare to have anesthetist in obstetric hospital.
I was very lucky and special to get it!!

Anyway,we are fine and have sweet time with a new born baby.

2006 Christmas!

We baked a lot of ginger bread cookies last week,also we made a ginger bread house with Hinako & Kanako.They were crazy and qute!Whenever I didn't see them,they tried to eat it little by little.It was so funny to watch that they were closing to it like a kitty cat.I followed this recipie from William Sonoma's website.And I cherish NC and frineds and family!!

In Japan,Christmas is a big event for everyone now ,of course, for commerciall people,because all they suppose it should be a big chance to get a great amount of money in this season .Japanese people celebrate it on 24th night with lovers or freinds or family,not 25th ,even though they are not Christians.And they give gifts each other,also kids look forward getting present from Santa Claus.Recently almost are not Buddhist ,so that it is OK to have Christmas event.But I think it's one of problem that almost don't have any religion. It can say to me same thing.

Anyway I love Christmas and I'm busy to prepare somethings for it!!