Fruits Jello -vegan-

Simple and easy to make!
Jelly is the most popular dessert in summer. Recently in Japan, water jelly is getting popular among people who want to go on a diet.

Water jelly is made without sugar, just put favorite fruits in water and make it harden with gelatin. But if you are vegan, you don't eat gelatin, so use agar.

Today, I made tons of jelly. I didn't intended this amount first. I cooked liquid ingredient too much with mistake of measurement. However, eventually looking party time.

I used agar and sugar because when I use only agar and water, could make lump of agar.

**Fruits Jello recipe**
8inch Kouglof mold

1000cc water
20g agar
90g granulated sugar

you can use favorite fruits in jelly. I used frozen mixberries(blueberries, strawberries, rasberries).

I made jello with 2 mold, which means made this recipe as twice.
One has 200g mixberries with kouglof mold, the other has 4 kiwi.
And then I have liquid ingredients lefover , so made more mango one with jello cups.


Mix with agar and sugar in a dry bowl very well.
Put water in a sauce pan, and add dry ingredients little by little while you are mixing.
Simmer for a while more than one minute.
Put fruits in bottom of mold, pour liquid ingredients in the mold.
Cool it down for a while.


I crushed my kiwi jello and decorated  in a glass.

"A Mighty Heart"

**story**

A journalist Mariane Pearl searches her missing husband Daniel, who is also a journalist, in Pakistan. Despite of a frantic investigation with government even though Mariane is pregnant, she has to know difficult result.


I watched "A Mighty Heart" , this film was released about ten year ago, based on a true story.
Angelina Jolie played as a leading actress in this film, she was already strong and tough lady at this moment. Probably as a role, but I think her strongness shows her own.

This film has no exciting or nervous peak. Whole the story stream was simple view as a case. I guess this film was based on a true story so it is like documentary film. I felt sometimes rough camera work, maybe on purpose.


In the last part,I was thinking if I were she, how I would handle this situation.
How could I confirm my husband was killed? Could I watch the video?
How would I tell my son about his father in the future?

I like films in which has strong, powerful, smart, and having a faith woman.

Black Sesame Pudding -vegan-

Sesame is eaten all over the world. Japan is not the best producing country but I have image sesame seems Japanese food. This is my big misunderstanding.
American has sesame cookies, Middle Eastern or Mediterranean has tahini and Asian also produces black sesame.

Maybe Japanese people like sesame salad dressing, and I know foreigners loves Japanese sesame dressing.
I can't find this delicious Japanese dressing in other countries. I have never seen black sesame neither. Of course I know we can get Japanese supermarket in foreign countries.


My mom used to make sesame tofu for dinner. I love her rich sesame tofu. It was totally different one which I get at supermarket. She was good at making sesame tofu, and I am not.
She was also good at making fruits or coffee jelly, mousse or blancmange, and I am not neither all of those.

I guess I am not good at making ones which my mom was good. Just because my mom's was much tasty than mine, so I didn't have chance to make a lot. I need more practice.


Now I tried to make pudding. Black sesame pudding is rich taste, soft and bouncy texture. The problem is dark looking. No decoration looks car tire.
I decorated colorful table as much as possible today!



** Black Sesame Pudding recipe**

60g cane sugar
40g black sesame paste
500cc soy milk
10g agar

something favorite for decoration . I used black bean, goji berry(Chinese wolf berry), a piece of edible gold leaf, herb, mixture of soybean flour and powder sugar

Mix with cane sugar and agar in a bowl.
Add black sesame paste in those. Stir very well.
Warm soy milk in the sauce pan for a while, and pour a little by little in the bowl.
Put those liquid ingredients back in the sauce pan, warm them more than one minute.
Pour liquid in the pudding case, cool it down.

Soymilk Brownies -vegan-

Every time I baked brownies, I thought how to make it tasty.
Baking brownies is not difficult, so which means anyone could bake same taste.
I want to be creative, fun to eat, so sometimes change kinds of flour or sugar or some ingredients.

Today I bake in vegan way. No cow milk, no egg, no butter, no heavy cream.
However, if you I don't mind vegan way, I could change to sweetener to honey, or add rum. I tried to change to be healthy and tasty. I am not paticular about vegan.

And then I put salty macadamia inside. This is a kind of spice of this brownies!



** Soymilk Brownies recipe**

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup maplesyrup
2/3 cup soymilk
1 tbsp coconut oil (vegetable oil)
1/2 cup macadamia nuts (favorite nuts)
1/2 cup dried blueberries (favorite dried fruits)

sugar powder for decoration

Mix with dry ingredients in a bowl.
Mix with liquid ingredients in another bowl.
Put together dry and liquid ingredients.
Add nuts and dried fruits.
Put your baking pan and bake in the preheated 180° oven for about 25minutes.
Cool it down and sprinkle with powder sugar.

Trip to Melbourne - miscellaneous

Last day in Melbourne.
I had a little more time until checking out my hotel. I got up early to go Queen Victoria Market. Fortunately it was close to my hotel.



Sun rise was around 7: 30 am. Still dark, but many people including local came to the market for shopping groceries. Half of shops or cafe were stll closed.
Looking around in the market was always fun.  I bought macadamia nuts, had breakfast, got cheese for souvenirs for family.




This was my last breakfast in Melbourne.
Seems famous shop, but no waiting people, sometime business man got this tasty hotdogs with tons of sauerkraut.

Bratwurst Shop & Co  http://www.qvm.com.au/shops-and-stalls/bratwurst-shop-co/


I was done my suitcase packing, checked out hotel. I took Skybus to the airport. 
I transited at Kuala Lumpur, finally got to Japan. It was busy and tough trip.

However, my trip is always fun.

Trip to Melbourne - One day trip to Great Ocean Road

On second day in Melbourne, I went to Great Ocean Road by bus tour. This is an aim I came to Melbourne this time.
Not rainy day, but cloudy. Weather is important to enjoy a trip.  Bus driver told us always shower in here, don't need to worry about it.

I know summer is best season to enjoy, but about thirty people were in a bus tour. It takes three hours for one way and take a break on the way, so very tight schedule. The driver is funny guy, and guides us with historical and funny talk.



This is a road map. We are going to drive a coast until Port Cambell and come back on forest road.



  

On the way to road, we had a morning tea time with cake. This made us warm for cold day.
We started to drive again to Great ocean road, took a break on some nice view points, actually it was very long road. I enjoyed window view as much as I can.
I love window view from a car or train. Nothing to think about, no phone, no talking with people or no reading just watching outside. Outside view makes me be calm and relax all the time. I love this time and sometime need it because escaping from the daily life.

     

We had one hour lunch break at Apollo Bay. Small peaceful town, so we felt easy to have lunch. There were many small shops, cafe or restaurants besides main street. I enjoyed walking around street, seaside after lunch.

  

Twelve Apostles is main break point. Many visitors were there to take pictures walking.
Getting windy, so wild here.


















   

Loch and Gorge and Gibsons Steps is break points.
The driver gave us about thirty minutes at each points. Getting off or getting on the bus was a little hard, but I wanted walking outside so I really enjoy this.

Last points was Port Cambell.



The sound of wave was so pleasant. I never realize this before. I am a kind of moutain person. Green trees, grasses or forests makes me relax. Now I can understand to feel the sea and the sky for a long time.

We came back to Melbourne around 7:30.  Great Oceans Road tour is over.
I want to go again sometime to feel that sea breeze.
I want to go again sometime to take someone to feel together.

Trip to Melbourne in Australia

I visited Melbourne last week.
This was a spontaneous trip and super short days but had so much fun there.

First day in Melbourne, after I checked in my hotel, this was comfortable to stay, I went to South Melbourne Market.

South Melbourne Market is easy to access from CBD (center of Melbourne), we can use tram. Take #96 tram, get off at #127 stop. Walk up some steps from the tram station for 1 minute.



I love local market. I can enjoy shopping as I live there. Watching veggies, fruits, meat or fish section, excites me because I can feel to be adapted to local life.

       

The best one in this market is oysters. We can buy even one piece or dozens, and we can eat here!  When I asked a salesperson about kinds of oysters, prices or taste, she told me very kind. After I got 6 pieces of oysters, of course for eating here, there are ketchup, lemon, sauce on the counter, so many people enjoy eating fresh raw oysters.  I chose middle size, salty and creamy for 3 each. This is in heaven!!

      

Absolutely I was satisfied with oysters, but I was so hungry this time because last time I ate was on flight, so his was not enough. I walked around to eat lunch more.




I ordered pork bánh mì. I love Vietnamese food.
This is a kind of sandwich which is vegetable, meat, patty, herbs and fish oil etc. with soft baguette.
I knew it was too large but finally I ate it. I was full and I got energy.

I explored in the market, probably twice, enjoyed a lot. There are many local shops which is for food, goods from Australia. I think this is the best place to buy souvenirs for travelers.

When I left South Melbourne Market, I come back to CBD by tram.
I still have much time to walk around the city during the day.



This is Flinders Street Station, Very historical classical building.



There are many small allies. Walking on these allies, I can find many cafes I want to stop by.


  

I stopped by Crumpler to look around the Australian made casual bag.
Fashionable and comfortable to use, I love it. Cute logo mark!

http://www.crumpler.com/au/



I came back my hotel, a little bit early because I was tired and was probably going out in the evening again.

My hotel is booked with Expedia. I was trying to use airbnb, but I didn't. Too late to get the answer for my requests. I didn't enough time to wait. Airbnb is reasonable but when I am hurry, it is not convenient.

http://www.oakshotelsresorts.com/oaks-on-william/

I stayed very comfortable here. If I come to Melbourne again, I want again.
Actually, I guess it is convenient anywhere in CBD. Melbourne is easy to access to anywhere. We can walk in CBD, go to supermarket, cafe, and use tram which is very useful.