Hexenhaus

I and Kana joined a cooking class to make a Hexenhaus for Christmas which is made of cookies and sweets.  It took almost 3 hours to finish it.  Kana decorated most of them and I helped her to keep hold the cookies for icing.  It was not difficult and very cute than I thought, maybe I will try it by myself at home next year.  She enjoyed it and wanted to show her dad as soon as possible on her way home.  And now the sweets on the roof have gone already before Christmas as we ate them to consume until the end of the year that we are visiting to see my parents.

Fruit Tart

This time of year is very pleasant after muggy hot summer.  I feel like doing something and starting something new.  It would be great to make cakes like a banana pound cake, a pumpkin pudding for Halloween and a tart cake.  I and my family love tart cakes but I don't feel like making the dough as it takes long procedure.  So I got mini base tarts from a supermarket and made custard cream by microwave that was really easier and quicker than I thought.  And final process which put custard and fruits on was Kana's role and she enjoyed it. This dessert was perfect to cook with a child.
Next week, I will make a pumpkin pudding for my sister putting up my home.

Gathering of clams

Clamming season has come since spring, but we didn't have chance to get there for any reasons for recent few months.  Last weekend that was low tide around 11 A.M. was the best day to dig clams at Hakkeijima Marine park. It was not much sun lays at least before starting digging them, and then I didn't wear sunscreen well.  An hour later, Ken was enjoying windsurfing in the same beach where he comes every weekends for it, and I was digging clams with Kana who couldn't be there alone and feeling getting sunburned.
There were a lot of clams you can find them easily there, but most of all were tiny size and we had difficulty for long time in search of big clams that we can see at fish shops.
Hence, today's dinner soup was the clam miso soup!!  That was really delicious and we paid off in the end.

Cafe at Enoshima beach

We visited Tsujido kaihin park to ride bicycles that we can rent many type of bicycles for free.  Only Kana has her own bicycle.  She was eager to ride a bicycle with three of us as we don't have our own bike for all.  That's nice place to practice riding a bike and have time for family cycling. 
After enjoying the cycling,  we popped in "Santo Cafe" in front of Shin Enoshima aqua musium.  They provide nice and cozy separated space. We ordered a pot of coffee not a cup and a strawberry tarte and a chocolate cake.  My favorite was the strawberry cake that was not much whipped cream and was spread with enough strawberry.

My Birthday party



My birthday party was held at a french restaurant "Escale" that is small but sophisticated in Hotel Monterey Ginza.  The best things are the price and quality.  The special full course dinner costed only 4000 yen.  You can feel the excellent atmosphere and are served high level staff services.  Ginza is the most expensive area in Japan so I'm convinced it's perfect french restaurant you can't find just anywhere.  They put the message on the plate of dessert for my birthday.

Lunch at Tennocho

I had curry lunch at Everest Kitchen at Tennocho with a friend of mine.  Our kids used to be same nursery and we hadn't not enough time to chat for long time as they went to other school.
We talked about their school life and the difference and son on.  The curry was good taste and low price (700 yen) and served with a drink and salad.  I would like to come again this restaurant with Kana who loves naan really.

Full up

We had holiday lunch at a stake restaurant called "Ken<URL:http://www.steak-ken.com(Japanese)>" that the same name as my husband, and really were full up to the throat.
If you order any main dish such as a beef stake, a chicken stake and a hamburg stake, you can eat salad, soup, fruits and beef curry as much as you want.  Also a coupon on the internet provide you free ice cream in many flavors.  This restaurant gives you really good quality and cost performance. Ice cream is royal warrant in Belgium that is really delicious, and beef in the curry and the soup is stewed well and perfectly tender.  We are satisfied with these food and the cost only about 1000 yen!!  Kids under 7 are all free of charge except for a main dish.  Kana can't finish a main dish completely so I can share my plate anyway.

Tanen

I ate "Tanen" that was bought at China town in Yokohama for dessert after dinner.
I've never know it until I found it in a shop there. It's like Japanese "Shiratama" with sesame inside.
It's really good taste!!