ORQUESTA DE LA LUZ

Yesterday,I went to free live of ORQUESTA DE LA LUZ with friend at Roppongi.ORQUESTA DE LA LU means Orchestra of the Light.They are Japanese salsa band that began performing and recording in 1990. The band sings in Spanish, and is led by vocalist Nora, who returned to traditional salsa after the band broke up in the mid-1990s. It became widely famous in Latin America, particularly in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Perú and other Caribbean area countries.

This was first time for me that I enjoyed performance of salsa band. It was fantastic! I was excited! I drank a only one glass of Mojito and got drunk! Because I can't drink quite a lot. Plus,We danced so hard that we felt giddy!But I was HAPPY,and laughed loudly.If you were interested in salsa music,check their site,Please.

Lost In Translation

Wow.....I haven't written this blog for long time! I should hold out more and more.

In japan,August 13th to 15th are called "OBON".OBON is time that the departed come to today for meeting their family. So,Japanese visit their family's graves for telling to the dead about recent conditions. And They make "OUMASAN".It means horse and it is made with eggplant.It is imitated horse by inserting toothpick to eggplant like a horse's leg. The tradition tells the departed rides OUMASAN to coming back to today.

BY the way,I saw the movie "Lost In Translation" today.

I like this movie. I think Sofia Coppola succeeded filming atmosphere of Tokyo. Especially Shibuya. I laughed when I saw the scene about electric signboard of drag store at Shibuya I often go to. Because  I don' t think it is cool!

If I were a girl Scarlett Johansson played, I will be gloomy like a her. Because most japanese don't talk to her in English and she doesn't have friends in japan.So, I think it is good fortune the girl meets Bob. Great Bill Murray!

these are maple biscuits. from japanese vegan cookbook. Ingredients are maple syrup and pecans and flour,canola oil,salt.

these are caramelized nuts cookies. from japanese vegan cookbook,too.

these are almond biscotti. from Veganomicon! very yummy.

raw chocolate drink!

Last week,I thought I want to drink chocolate drink at every lunch time. So,I went to shibuya "LOFT" after work, and I bought my flask. There are three color variations:purple,pink.green yellow. I choose the purple one,but I want clear one ,in fact.

Today's raw chocolate drink's ingredients are raw almond,banana,papaya,and raw cacao nibs! very yummy!

this flask has function of thermos bottle. the jelly covering bottle can be  quick frozen at a freezer and keep the inside cold for long time.

Do you know raw cacao nibs?this is raw cacao nibs. Navitas' s site says that Cacao contains a naturally rich supply of antioxidants, and is also an excellent source of dietary fiber. In addition, cacao is known to be one of the highest dietary sources of magnesium, contains an impressively high iron content, and also possesses many other essential minerals in significant quantities.
wow! that is the miracle super food! I will drink everyday!

who you gonna call?

Last week, I read TV program schedule of newspaper at morning and found that the movie "ghost bustards" is played at evening. Do you know marshmallow man? I looove him! I reserved timer recording it and I saw the movie last sunday.

CG of the movie is unskilful in comparison with latest movie,but these look very fresh for me!  And Story is good tempo and character as Bill Murray played is very charming,I think.Plus,make up and fashion Sigourney Weaver did is very cool for today. and marshmallow man!!! lovely face! lovely movement!

I had seen the t-shirt of ghost bustards at a second clothes store,I wish I bought it...

Anyway,I want to see more movies Bill Murray performed.Perhaps,"Lost in Translation".  I also like Sofia Coppola, and I have seen all her movies, but I have not seen only "Lost in Translation"without reason.I know that stage of that movie is tokyo. I am looking forward to seeing landscape of tokyo cool foreigner filmed.

cheezy quackers! cheesy flavor from nutritional yeast.

coconut chocolate biscuits.

from japanese cookbook "choco oyatsu". without eggs and dairy.

peanut butter cookies from The Joy of Vegan Baking.

toasted coconut cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World.

campagne!

Why is this campagne PINK??  because,tomato! I used can diced tomatoes instead of water.

this campagne is partner with red wine. Sour taste of tomato is very much for campagne.

Ingredients are black olive,caper,dry tomato,nutritional yeast.

It is very hard to me baking bread at summer. The heat oven invented raise temperature of my kitchen! I am out of breath!

creamy zucchini curry

The ingredients of this curry are only zucchini,tomato ketchup,soy sauce,olive oil,curry powder and soy milk! The recipe I refer to is from my favorite japanese vegan recipe blog named "Vege Dining". Cooking them is very easy and very yummy.

and mucho margarita cupcake from "Vegan cupcakes take over the world".

do you like quiche?

I loooove quiche! Perhaps,I can eat only it everyday.....??

Baking quiche is delightful for me. I enjoy choosing ingredients of quiche.

I chose onion and black olive in this time. And I added nutritional yeast,because I wanted cheesy flavor.