Well, I have to start this new year with apology...
I's already 5th after this new year started.
2015 closed with non-stop cooking of Osechi (Japanese new year box), and 2016 arrived with a big swollen finger tip on my right hand.
Because of that, I cannot use chopsticks for cooking and type with only one finger. What ever I do takes much longer than usual. I didn't realized the middle finger was so important.
What on earth happened?
I really don't know why my finger got swollen so much. Probably, the fightback from the largest prawn I used for the Osechi on the New Year's Eve.
I Never have any reaction to eating prawn, but the way finger reacted is exactly same as insect bite. I normally have really bad reaction to insect bite and need to go to see doctor for it.
I might have stung my finger with somewhere on Prawn's shell and got really painful later on on the New Year's Eve. Now my finger tip is 1.5 times as normal and cannot bend any more, and itchy but painful. GP told me it's too late to take anti-histamine, so I need to take anti-biotic for 7days. Anyway, he told me that it needs 3 to 4 days till my finger shrink to normal size. Until then, good old slow one finger typing.
Mmmm, let's try to keep things positive!
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Here are January Sweets.
Mame-Daifuku
Salty soy beans are mixed in Mochi. Chunky Adzuki Bean Paste is in the Mochi.
£1.20 each.
Zenai
Sweet adzuki bean soup thickened by Kuzu powder. White round Mochi is cute in the soup. You can take away in a cup, too.
£1.50 per bowl.
Dorayaki
Pancake Sandwich with filling of smooth adzuki bean paste, chunky adzuki bean paste, green tea flavor or chestnuts and chunky adzuki bean paste.
£1.50 each.
Chestnuts has very few stock. after this stock are sold, it won't come back till next autumn.
Toasted Daifuku Mochi
Please choose smooth or chunky adzuki bean filling.
Enjoy the hot melting mochi.
£1.20 each.
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Events in January
It's been "business as usual" since the 4th January. However, because of the school run, I need to leave the café at 2:30. I should be able to open till 3pm from next week. Please check with the white board on the shop window or on the phone. Sorry for the inconvenience.
15th January (Friday) is Small new year's day on Japanese Calendar, which is the end of New Year Cerebration Period. My hometown have a big bonfire on the day, but it may cause someone call police, if I do it in front of my cafe... so I am thinking something else.
I have been announcing the next Japanese style afternoon tea in January, but it will be postponed to early February. I will announce on a blog later on.
And... now! It's officially winter! even if it is not so cold, it's winter!
So, it's time to have Niku-man night and Oden night!!!
Let's do them soon.
Please tell me the date you would like to do those night.
First comes first served. (in the way, it won't happen unless someone request the date!!!)
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It's been miserable since Christmas, however, it is sure that the day time is getting longer!
Spring is just around the corner!!!
