New York Life

Lulu's favorite Bar - 犬OKバー

May 20, 2009New York Life, DoggiesFuko10 Comments

My yorkie girl Lulu’s favorite bar is VON in East Village. You’ll see lots of dogs hanging out and having a great time in the bar. I love the window side table but I have to make sure Lulu doesn't run out! The pics are from my friend’s farewell party taken by my friend Dan Ichimoto (Except the last one). Lulu’s French bulldog friend Professor Monte Carlo Madness III was was her date that night.

ウチの愛犬ルルと私のお気に入りのバー、VON。イーストビレッジにあるワン子オッケーなバーです。ローキーでゆっくりお話も出来るしワインのセレクションもいいのでお気に入り。:) 友達のパーティで友達のDan Ichimotoさんが撮ってくれた写真。フレンチブルドックはルルのデートの一度限りの相手プロフェッサー•モンテカルロ•三世♪

VON: 3 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012

Sprouting Shiso - シソ発芽した

May 16, 2009New York LifeFuko8 Comments

I believe you've heard of "Ume Shiso Roll" at a Japanese restaurant. I planted these shiso seeds about ten days ago, and they finally started to sprout yesterday!! I wonder if I put too much of the seeds...looks like lots of them are sprouting...! It's so expensive to buy Shiso in Manhattan so hopefully I won't need to buy it anymore, ;) oh and my scallions are growing a lot and happy with Nohohon-zoku.

大葉が発芽しました！１０日ほど前に植えて昨日芽が出たー！ちょっと種を入れすぎたのがまばらに凄いいっぱい出ちゃってるように見えるのは気のせいでしょうか…？大葉は虫もつかないし、簡単にぐんぐん伸びてくれるので楽しみ。マンハッタンで大葉は日本のスーパー行かないと買えないし高いから早く育ってくれないかなー。ちなみにネギ伸びまくってまーす。のほほん族もゆれてる。

Japanese Dinner - サバの味噌煮

May 15, 2009New York Life, FoodFuko12 Comments

The top picture is my dinner one night. I made Saba No Miso Ni (Mackerel marinated with Miso), Tororo (Japanese Yam), Miso soup and barley rice. Doesn't that sound healthy? I also made a face-bento and squid ink risotto. Yummy!

ある日のウチの食卓です。サバの味噌煮美味しく出来た！（ちょっと煮崩れしたけど…）トロロにはヤッパリ麦ご飯ですよね。うん。その他残り物で弁当作ったりしてます。イカスミリゾットは初めて作ったけど美味しくて出来て感動。

Growing Scallions Indoors ネギ！

May 11, 2009New York LifeFuko2 Comments

I’m secretly dreaming of owning a small farm somewhere warm to grow vegetables someday... When you buy scallions, it often comes with roots. Cut the bottom 1.5” of the scallions and just put it in water. It grows easily. Scallions don’t need lots of sunlight so even if your apartment is not super sunny, it should be fine. Growing it in soil is faster so I just got a small bag of nice soil and cute planters at Perriwater Ltd on 1st ave and 52nd st. :)

In Japan, we use scallions on lots of dishes. You can chop it really small and put it in Miso soup, can be a nice topping for Tofu steak and etc...

意外と自炊するので、毎回ネギの根っこ捨てるのもったいないなぁと思ってたら、水栽培出来るらしいじゃないですか！毎日水かえてあげるとすくすくと伸びる伸びる！でも土栽培の方が早いらしいので、念願のベランダ菜園してみる事に…。ただNYまだ寒かったりするので窓際において部屋栽培にしてみました。かわゆいー。早くぐんぐん伸びないかなぁ。