flower: shobu, that is for Tango no Settuku (originally an old celebration for boys, to wish their vital growth, held on May 5th)
Kashiwa-mochi: Tango no Settuku sweet; wrapped with an oak leaf, as it is believed that oak leaves don't wither
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Wisterias in my neighborhood
Agedashi dofu by Abby →
Isabelle is making 'sunomono' (souced salad)
Sabina is making soboro-an (Japanese kind of meat-sauce/salsa bolognese?)
Soboro-an: ground meat sauce
stirring quickly with chopsticks
on the right: green peas & shiitake mushrooms with soboro-an on the left: sunomono;souced salad of scallops, cucumbers and myogo(ginger buds)
Capucine is delighted with her perfect nori(seaweed)-roll!
Leda is making sesame dressed salad.
She's very good at making omusubi/rice balls as well!
Capucine's cute dessert
She's enjoying making dessert!
Lisa, Michael and Mitsu