AMAZAKE is Good for Improvement of The Intestinal Environment

I made AMAZAKE for the first time.
AMAZAKE  is a traditional Japanese drink .
It's very popular ,especially in winter , because it keeps your body warm.
Its taste is very sweet and mild. It sounds like Japanese SAKE but actually it doesn't contain alcohol .(depends on recipe)
It is rich in enzyme because it is kind of fermented  food  made of kouji and rice .

AMAZAKE has a lot of amazing  benefits for fitness.
Aside from a lot of nuturients such as vitamins and minerals, what I like about AMAZAKE the most is that it improves the intestinal environment because of  its rich  oligosaccaride and enzymes.

Keeping your intestine clean  is the key to maintaining your skin healthy and glowing .
If constipation annoys you, AMAZAKE  is a highly recommended solution.

I love food  rich in enzymes because it gives me a lot of benefits for keeping my skin beautiful.
I guess fermented  food is one of  the reasons why  traditional Japanese ladies have beautiful skin .
Traditionally we have a variety of fermented food such as miso,shouyu, natttou, Japanese pickles and etc...
I try to take fermented food as much as possible to keep my intestine clean.
As I  mentioned , you have to keep your intestine clean first of all if  you want a beautiful skin .
It is very essential to keep  glowing skin.

This time I made AMAZAKE with wihte rice, but next time I will make it with Brown Rice.
It will be healthier and  more nutritious .

Home made AMAZAKE.

the process of making amazake at home is quite easy .

just mix kouji and porridge .

leave it in a rice warmers for 8~10hours.

the temperature should be kept at 60 degree.

that's all!!

Kouji (Kouji mold)

I got kouji at meidi-ya.

if rice porridge is mixed  with kouji ,the texture should become thicker.

 but as it was fermented ,it became more diluted ( or watery)

and very sweet!! 

How to wash out the toxins in your body in simple way.

How to  wash out the toxins in your body .

Keeping your colon clean is necessary  to detox your entire body .

It's not only detoxification but also efficient to keep your skin healthy and glowing.

80% of the toxin in your body can be detoxed  through bowel movement.

Another 20% are sweating and urinating.

 Healthy bowel movement is the key to eliminate and detox toxins inside your body and It link to immune system deeply.

Taking mushrooms ,Here is a yummy solution to help and promote peristaltic motion for a healthy digestion.

It helps  peristaltic movement because of high -fiber .

That's the reason why I try to have mushroom as often as possible .

Mushroom support the immune system as well.

I  sometimes make a  hot mushroom salad for a  healthy digestion.

The recipe is very simple.

You just only make a hot mushroom dressing.

It taste  a bit spicy, sour and sweet.

1 stir -fry　red chili and diced  mushroom with olive oils .

(you can use any mushrooms as you like)

2 add vinegar and soy source 

3 suger to taste

4 place mushroom dressing on  green leaves .

5 bon appetit !!

The Juice of the day [carrot , apple and lemon ] 1st Aug 2014

I often make carrot fresh juice for breakfast.

Carrot is rich in Beta-carotene whicih is an antioxidant agent and another source of nutrition.

Here is  why you should take carrot  frequently ......


1 It helps  to skin turn over(exfoliate ) of your skin which make it smooth and supple,
   because carrots are  rich in  retinol which is  part of beta-carotene.

2  It Prevents  black spot and brown patches on the skin because of rich in  anti-oxidant .

3  Good for constipation because carrots are  rich in  fiber.

                                               

                                         For this morning ,I blended carrot with apple and lemon.

Eating a Better Bitter Gourd !!

Bitter gourd is well known to be good for health and beauty.

It is rich in Vitamin C which is an anti-oxidant agent that prevents black spot.

Vitamin C usually diminishes in food in the process of cooking but  in bitter gourd ,  it does not easily disappear even when exposed to heat while cooking.

Also bitter gourd can help us refresh our body , so it is very good during summer and is surely a necessity for those who live in tropical countries all year round. 

I usually like my bitter gourd stir-fried  but recently my friend told me her recipe which she invented together with her husband !

By using plenty of tomatoes and onions , the bitterness will become milder and it will be more delicious .

She uses oyster sauce and soy sauce, but I prefer to use black beans and red chili bean sauces.

Enjoy your bitter gourd dishes and get a beautiful skin !!

here is recipe

cut onions

cut tomatoes 

cut bitter gourd

cut mushrooms

fry with sesame oils

add 

black beans source  

red chili beans source( tou ban jan)

soy source

mirin to taste 

that's all 

tomatoes and onions make bitter gourd 

mild and sweet!!

Japanese vegetarian pasta

I  sometimes　make  this pasta  for lunch .

I use  plenty of grated japanese white radish.

Grated radish is really good for detoxifying our body.

 It's cleanses the body ,so this is usually part of our meal and I usually serve this to my husband especially when he drank a lot or ate so much meat.
 As for me, I usually eat  grated radish after having dairy products.

here is recipe

organic wholewheat pasta 

japanese UME plum (homemade is the best! 

it should be not sweet one)

japanese ooba (aojiso) shred into small pieces 

baked japanese mashrooms (simeji)

japanese sesami to taste (to sprinkle)

japanese sesami oil to taste

seaweed (cut into small pieces and sprinkle)

soy source to taste

place boiled  pasta on plate and

put everything  on it.

that's all . bon appétit !!

smoothy of the day /spinach and kiwi / 27th of july 2014

organic baby spinach, kiwi and homemade enzyme syrup.

just blend all with blender .

green smoothy make you feel not only comfortable   but also  energetic !!

start your morning with smoothy ♡

Quinoa and broccoli salad

Last  March when I went back to Japan, I ran into my friend from Singapore at the Tokyo station ,It was amazing that we bumped into each other in a crowded and busy station .
Last weekend, we met and had dinner . We enjoyed catching up and the dinner was very enjoyable.
the dish  I ate that night was quinoa and broccoli  salad.
it was more delicious than I expected.

For today's lunch ,I tried to recreate the salad for my husband and me.
It was delicious  and   super healthy  salad for your beauty.


Quinoa which is one of main ingredient of this salad contains high protein and low-carb ,so It's good for your diet instead of another high-carb like a white rice, bread and pasta etc.
quinoa provides all essential 9 amino acids and also gluten-free and cholesterol-free.
another main ingredient is broccoli and this healthy vegetable  contains much anti- oxidants and Vit.C which keeps your skin from aging due to oxidation
Almond and cranbery are good as anti- oxidants as well.
tomatoes have rikopin for fair skin .

ingredients  and how to cook

broccoli ( wash ,drain and cut into small bite)
quinoa (boiled in advance)
onion (chopped finely)
almond(crashed)
pine nuts
dry cranberry
tomato(cut into small bite)
wine vinegar
balsamico
olive oil
lime juice
salt and pepper

mix all together
that's all!!

any herb, any spice to taste
I like to add chili pepper and coriander leaf.
mint leaf also could be nice.
enjoy your cooking!!

vege-ceviche

I cooked vege-ceviche for my weekend brunch with my husband.

The first time I ate cerviche was about 3 years ago when I went to Mexico for a vacation with my husband.

the resort (the one and only palmilla ,Los Cabos was wonderful place!) had a Japanese restaurant with a Japanese chef.

So, since my husband wants to eat japanese food wherever he went,
 we visited this Japanese restaurant and enjoyed the wonderful cuisine while speaking with the Japanese chef.
One night he made cerviche for us even though cerviche is a mexican food.
We really loved it. It was fresh and spicy and totally delectable .
After that  journey ,we sometimes visit Mexican restaurants to eat cerviche.



but last week, to my delight, in the vege-cooking class I attended , I was able to get the recipe of vege-cerviche.
This recipe, which includes mango, is as fresh and spicy as the traditional cerviche.

my husband loves this too, altough he doesn't like mango so much.
I'm really happy that it's very easy to make .

Vege-cerviche is ideal for weekend brunch, because the  fresh taste reminds me of that resort vacation , it is very relaxing.

I had vegan cooking class at palate sensations .
they offer a variety of cooking class.
not only vegan,
also western, chinese,japanese, french,italian etc
they have even hawker dishes class!!

ヴオナヴィスタにある
palate sensations 
新しくて清潔、設備が整ったとてもスタイリッシュなスタジオで色々な種類のクッキングクラスがあります
人気ホーカー料理のクラスといったものも
あるのです
併設のカフェはイタリア料理の講師の方が
お料理を出しているそうで
ものすごくレベルが高いそうです
でもカフェなのでとてもリーズナブルだそうです
牛肉のほほ肉煮込みがとても美味しいとか♡