Japanese Recipes for Healthy Living

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Have you seen this kind of fruit bouquet?

I was always curious about it, and wanted to buy one. But when I checked the price online, I was surprised. It’s not cheap. So I decided to make one by myself at home. The picture above and below is my work!

It’s pretty easy to make it.

There is a whole iceberg lettuce in the container. I used a cookie cutter and a hammer to cut pineapple. It was so much fun making this thing.

Usually grocery stores sell family sized ground beef.. I mean… it’s too big for me. I usually use about half a pound or 1/3 a pound. If you have a spouse and 3 kids, you can finish the whole package, but I think there are many people out there who live by themselves or with  one more person. So for those people, this method may be useful.

1. Put the meat in a ziploc bag and flatten it. In this way, you can defrost it easily.

2. If you’re not sure you can use it all at once, divide it with the back of the knife so that you can break it and use  just the amount you need next time.

preserving ground meat in a freezer

3. Place it in a freezer and preserve it. (It will taste okay at for at least 2 weeks.)

Sorry, it’s not about food, but I just wanted to show off my new camera, Nikon D90.:-)
I bought it from Abe’s of Maine. They always have good deals. I got the best price online and got free shipping! Yeah! Currently they have $20 Off A Purchase Of $100 Or More For New Bill Me Later Customers and No Payments For 6 Months For Orders Over $500. Isn’t it cool?

Nikon D90

This is my first DSLR, and I’m so excited.

Here are some test pictures.

The manual is so thick, and there are a lot to learn. It will take a while to master this camera. But so far I love it, I love it, and I love it!!!

When it comes to Japanese food, a lot of people think Japanese people eat sushi all the time. But that’s not true. I live in Los Angeles, and I think maybe some Americans eat sushi more often than regular Japanese people do. I love sushi, but there are so many good Japanese dishes other than sushi.
According to UN and WHO estimates, Japan has the highest life expectancy of any country in the world. People live on average 81 years in Japan. Japanese female’s life expectancy is even higher than Japanese men, which is about 86 years.
Anyway, I think one reason for the long life expectancy of Japanese people is food. They eat a lot of tofu and soy products, such as Edamame(soy beans) and Miso soup(soy paste in the soup). They say “Eat as much a variety of food as possible”. Also they say “Eat till you’re only 80% full.” My grandfather used to say that all the time, and he lived to be 89 years old.

Actually, many of these everyday Japanese dishes are not difficult to cook. You just have to know what to buy and how to prepare them.

So I’ll be blogging about the easiest yet very healthy and tasty Japanese recipes.  So please look forward to it!