Kushi Dango recipe

Hi everyone,

For a long time already I have been wanting to make Kushi Dango. Dango is a common snack in Japan and used a lot in manga and anime. Dango is made out of rice flour and water and covered with a nice sauce of soy and sugar.
It takes about an hour to fully make the whole thing but it is worth it ^__^

Here is the recipe for about 4 servings:
1 1/2 cup of glutineous rice flour (maybe a bit more, but see for yourself)
3/4 cup of warm water (not boiling)

For the sauce:
1/2 cup of water (maybe a nit more, but see for yourself)
1/4 cup of sugar
1 tablespoons of soy (dark or any other)
3/4 tablespoon of patato/corn starch/flour
3/4 tablespoon water

This recipe was slightly adjusted from what this webpage said, but the rest is ok. The first time it is a bit of guessing, but it almost can not go wrong, or at least that is my opinion ^O ^



Well enjoy,

SW

Ben Lomond, Freya and my new bike

Hi everyone,

Again I will be posting some pictures I took. First of all we climbed Ben Lomond last week and because it is not a very steep one we took Nanook out as well. Being a sleddog and all Nanook was so kind as to pull me up part of the way *G*
Secondly, a new pup joined the club, her name is Freya and she lives with friends of us. Freya is a cross terrier, lurcher and lots more and is so kawaii (Cute in japanese (^__^). So I decided to make a nice soft bed for her.
And finally I bought a new bike, not one with a motor but one with peddles *G* It is a 19" Giant Boulder with 24 gears. It is nice and sturdy which also means it is fairly heavy but all the weight is nice and low, so it rides like heaven (^__^)

Well that was it for today again,

greetz,

SW

Hello Kitty and sorts

Hi everyone,

Wow it has already been a week since I arrived in Scotland. I already unpacked lots of stuff but am still not finished. Ah well, bit by bit it will come.
Chris had a bit of a welcoming present for me, it was like christmas eve :) and it was all Japanese stuff as well, Sugoi!!! Curisu Arigatou Gozaimasu ^__^

So I made a picture of some of the Japanese stuff, the Hello Kitty sushi set, a Hello Kitty bento box and a pig toy from san-x. Also we had to try out our new sushi stuff and made sushi the next evening, Kimochi ^o^. The result was a dish named Hello Kitty's rowing boat.
Also We went for a Forrest walk (Arachar) and since it was raining I wore my Hello Kitty rain coat. So you see Hello Kitty has the overhand these days ^__^
Also Chris took some lovely pictures of trees etc. But I liked this hover fly the most of all.

Tippy and engraving art

Oi Oi Oi, two posts in one week ^__^ That does not happen often, but I thought I would share some nice art with you this time. 2 weeks ago I bought this small Dremel engraving machine and ever since I have been practicing on a variety of surfaces. So far ceramics is my favorite, because it is nice and soft and you can easily ink it.

Oh and I had some nice pics of Tippy as well, so enjoy -__^

Greets,

SW

NEWS!!!!!!! and horses of course

Hi everyone,

It has been a long time again..... sorry about that, but I have been kinda busy with packing my stuff since I am moving in with Chris. So I'll be off to Scotland next month !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And to jump to a completely different subject straight away, last week I went to the horse event CHIO in Rotterdam. So here are some pictures.

Enjoy,

SW

Shetland ponies

Hi everyone,

Here are some pictures I took last weekend at a friend's place. She breeds shetland ponies and some of them needed to be shown for the studbook. So this was the perfect op to take some good pictures of them.

Enjoy,

SW

Scotland

Hi Everyone,

Here are some pics I took while spending a wek in Scotland again. I can recommend Chris his photie page for pictures of our appartment :)


First is Max standing by the riverside


I took many arse pictures, of which this one was the best. Perhaps I'll make one of those statues out of him *G*


A better view upon the Noo (tm)


A view of the riverside without any dogs


A view of the riverside with all the dogs


and last but cetainly not least, the Great Cthulhu.

More to come soon,

SW

Kawai Bawi

Here is a small drawing I made today, hope you all love it.



SW

Dora Yaki

Today I made Dora Yaki which is a delicious pancake like treat, which can be eaten as a dessert but actually is to go along with tea. Two small pancakes are put on top of each other with in the middle usually a paste of red sweet beans. Custard is also a common filling. However I chose whipped cream :) and yummy, it is delicious.
The recipe I used is from a fellow blogspotter :) http://onabentofrenzy.blogspot.com/2007/09/dora-yaki-recipe.html.



I can really recommend this recipe,

SW

ps Linda: you can give me pointers at all times, you know that :) I always appreciate helpful critics, however, I do not fancy killing the tree just because of a creative explosion *G*

Whoops, well so much for the good idea :S I completely forgot to even start my laptop yesterday.



SW

Pic of the day

Hi everyone,

I am gonna try something new, since I have been really bad at updating this blog. Work and such has been consuming all my time. Not that I have found anything in my field yet, so I temporarily work at the local DIY store.

So from today on I will be posting a random picture that I took somewhere, sometime :)

So today as the first picture a lovely young cat name muis (Mouse in English)



greetz SW