Kumi’s Weblog


Rain drops
Thursday, July 31, 2008, UTC2707UTC p20081031UTC31:
Filed under: Uncategorized

I ♡ rain but sometimes it’s depressing… I was gazing at the chandelier in my room today and it started to look like rain drops coming down. It’s interesting how our emotion affect on how we capture things we see.



liberty bakery & cafe
Wednesday, July 30, 2008, UTC4207UTC p20081431UTC30:
Filed under: food & drink

Liberty bakery & cafe on Main St.  in Vancouver offers one of the best apple turnover & black bean soup. It’s local people’s favorite cafe.




Taylor Hicks & Jay-z
Sunday, July 27, 2008, UTC4407UTC p20081031UTC27:
Filed under: New York | Tags:

As most of you may know already, Taylor Hicks is one of the winner from American Idol. Never thought I would see him so close in person. I had a contact with Taylor Hicks & Jay-z (rap singer) yesterday. Suddenly, the world seemed like a small place.

     



Ken & Barbie(s)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, UTC0307UTC p20084031UTC16:
Filed under: my collection

Welcome to my family!

ある日ト突然、11人のバービーとケンが家にやってきました。それにしても、バービーって完璧すぎる….美しさに思わずうっとり見とれちゃう♡



Hot summer drink
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, UTC5907UTC p20085431UTC16:
Filed under: New York

How refreshing to have a glass of ice-lemon tea on the hot sunny day!

Heinekan is getting slimmer or is it a lady’s size??! I’m not a big fan of beer but i kept this can because of its special shape.



coffee maker
Tuesday, July 8, 2008, UTC1107UTC p20084631UTC08:
Filed under: my collection

I went to visit a friend in Hokkaidoー北海道 few years ago. He is a potter of Shari-gama (斜里釜) and makes beautiful potteries which i love very much. The picture below is him brewing coffee using his own potteries.


One of my favorite piece of his work is this coffee maker. It makes the coffee taste X100 better.  I brewed the MUD coffee (see the previous post)…It was a moment nyc street culture met the jpn culture.  



MUD COFFEE
Monday, July 7, 2008, UTC5707UTC p20084331UTC07:
Filed under: New York | Tags:

If you ever visit the east village of manhattan NYC, dont forget to grab your coffee @ MUD.
It’s a small coffee shop with really GOOD coffee. 
You can bring your laptop and enjoy the coffee & quiet time surrounded by local artists. 



♥ Strawberry shortcake ♥
Thursday, July 3, 2008, UTC5607UTC p20083331UTC03:
Filed under: Uncategorized

Strawberry shortcake is one of my all time favorite recipe.  Nothing beats the home-made strawberry cake..

Step 1: Beat eggs and add sugar in.


 step 2: Keep beating and beating…and it become like this.

step 3: Add flour

     Step 4: Add melted butter 

 

Step 5: Transfer into the cake pan and bake for 20 min in 180℃ pre-heated oven 

 

Step 6: Take the cake out from the pan. Let it cool 

               Step 7: Slice the cake in the in half, put some whipping cream on bottom layer and line up the strawberries AS MUCH AS YOU CAN 


Step 8: After putting some more whipping cream on the SB, put another layer of sponge cake. Then cover the whole cake with whipping cream. Decorate some more strawberries on top. 


Bon appetit!



STRAWBERRY TEMPTATION
Tuesday, July 1, 2008, UTC4707UTC p20085331UTC01:
Filed under: food & drink

Strawberry season is here. I got intoxicated with unlimited sweet & juicy strawberries @ U pick. *burp* 


 苺のシーズンが到来!待ちに待った苺狩りに行ってきました。甘〜くて、ジューシーな苺がいっぱいで幸せ♥でした。食べ過ぎて苺に酔った〜 カゴに取った分より、おなかに入ったほうが多いかも?!前後の体重検査がなくてよかったぁw これからストロベリーたっぷりのショートケーキでも作ろっかな。