"The day after tomorrow"(science-fiction movie in 2004) Today , I'll introduce one of my favorite movies . Would you think whatever you can stop global warming ? (Plot) Jack Hall as a hero is a paleo-climate-logist in USA . He is working in NOAA and researching a paleo-climatology . One day in antarctic , he and his assistants met a moment that huge ice shelf began to crack and leave from another side . Then , nobody knew our climate turn to an ice age . The latter day in New Delhi , many people of countries were discussing with "Global warming" . He insisted the people "Right now , we have to stop the global warming !" , but vice president in USA didn't pay it the attention . And the latter day in Scotland , Terry Rapson as an oceanographer in UK , he found some odd temperature in their instruments . On the screen indicated at the surface of sea in front of Greenland . He worried very much what it is happened on the earth . He phoned Jack Hall and said "An ice age may begin because the ocean temperature at some places have dropped . I think your forecast will be right ." Jack answered " It is unbelievable . It won't occur in our life" . Our climate already has been changing all over the world . They were as huge hurricanes , tornadoes in L.A. and huge hails as size of a golf ball. At the time , Sam Hall as Jack's son was in Manhattan . He and his friends had been in New York city for Scholastic Decathlon . They couldn't have getting back their home because all traffics were closed by heavy rain . And , a huge storm surge like Tsunami had hit into Manhattan . They evacuated into higher place in a public library , and they could be alive . Sam could talk with Jack by public telephone , and he get a information that super cold air may hit them . Therefore , they decided to wait for his father's rescue in a public library. Jack and his assistants went to Manhattan for his son from Washington D.C. . On the way , their car had crashed to the snow wall . Therefore they had to go on foot . And on the way , they really got the deadly cold air that it can freeze anything just a second . They could be alive because he got the symptoms before the moment . The symptoms indicated as stopping the blizzard and getting a sun light . Jack could arrive the public library that his son and the friends were waiting his rescue . His son and friends were alive at the fire place with burning many books . The end.

My Oshogatsu cuisines (2 of 2) <<<<< continuance from 1 of * >>>>> (4)Nimono (Simmered foods) These are simmered as the taste of almost sweet soy sauce . We use soy sauce , sugar , Sake , Dashi stock and etc. . a) Kobumaki : These are made by seaweed (we call "Konbu") and dried herrings . It's a herring wrapped the seaweed . b) Shitake mushroom : These are simmered dry mushrooms . c) Tofu d) Konyaku : This is too difficult to explain for me . e) kuwai : It's written as "Sagittaria sagittifolia" on Wiki. We eat the simmered roots like a ball . I can't explain the detail because I don't eat them as much . f) Renkon : These are simmered roots of lotus . This is crispy . I love it ! g) Satoimo or Yatsugashira : These are a kind of sticky potato . Yatsugashira potato is bigger than Satoimo potato . h) Kinkan : These are compotes of "Kumquat" as a citrus fruit . i) Hana-ninjin : These are sliced carrots as shaped a Ume blossom . ★I refered Wikipedia . We fill these foods as we wish a happness into the boxes . Next , I'll introduce my first Oshougats dishes in this year . Please see the attached picture . Ohh, these are quite simple.... (1)Top dish There are Ko-haku Kamaboko(top of the dish) and smoked salmon(bottom of the dish). You can see , there isn't a smoked salmon in traditional Oju boxes . (2)Bottom bowl This is Ozoni soup. This soup include carrots , Daikon radish , satoimo potato , chicken meet , Komatsuna reaves . The white one is Satoimo potato , and the green leaves are Komatsuna . A rice cake is hiding under the others. (3)Left bowl This is simmered some vegetables and chicken meat , together . It has a traditional Japanese taste (soy sauce and sugar) . This Nimono include lotus roots , carrots , shitake mushroom , bambooshoots , Japnanese Gobo roots and chicken leg meat . (4)Right dish This is Ko-haku Namasu . It is a little bit too sour . That's everything about my Oshougatsu dishes. Thank you for reading . <<<<< The end .>>>>>

My Oshogatsu cuisines (1 of *) Hello everyone . What were(are) you doing the 1st day of new year ? I hope you have a happy new year . So, I'll introduce Oshogatsu dishes today . At first , I'll explain them as a traditional style. Almost Oshokatsu cuisines are put in stacked Oju boxes. The size of the each boxes is squares of 12-21cm (5-8 inches) and 5-6cm (2 inch) heights. These are stacked 2-5 boxes. There is some variation as stacking level . A tiny one is 2 stacks , and also a large one with many foods is 5 stacks . And as foods into the boxes , there are 4 types , below . (1)"Kuchidori" These cuisines are like appetizers . a) Kuromame : These are simmered Kuromame beans with sugar . b) Kazunoko : These are made by herrings roe soaked in Dashi soup with soy sauce . c) Tatsukuri : These are made by small dried sardines , and simmered with soy sauce and sugar . d) Su-Gobo : These are made by a kind of roots (we call "Gobo") . These are sour and sweet . e) Datemaki : These are made from eggs and fish flesh . These were baked like cakes , and wrap around itself . f) Ko-haku Kamaboko : They are made from fish flesh . These were steamed like buns and have 2 colors ."Kohaku" means red and white . g) Kuri-kinton : This is made by chestnuts and sweet potatos . It's soooo sweet because we add so much sugar . h) Otafuku beans : These are a kind of beans . We simmer them as same as Kuromame . (2)Grilled fishes Bonito , snapper , prawn (or lobster) and etc. (3)Sunomono These are a kind of pickles. These tastes are sour because they were soaked in soups with a vinegar . a) Ko-haku Namasu : They made by a Daikon radish and a carrot. I made it at the end of last year . b) Chorogi : I can't explain this because I've never eat it. c) Su-basu : These are made by sliced roots of lotus . <<<< To be continued, >>>>

Preparation for Oshogatsu (beginning of January) (2 of 2) Today is the end of this year. I'm going to eat Ozoni tomorrow. So , I cooked until the preparation today . Because it is hard to cook and serve it in short time . Ozoni is a kind of soup . And the sort of Ozoni is as same as number of families . I think my Ozoni is based on my mother's one , but probably it is not same . So , I'll introduce my Ozoni ! The ingredients is below. ************************ 1)Japanese Daikon radish cut to thick sticks and sliced to thick 2)Carrot cut to 4 sticks and sliced to thick 3)Japanese Satoimo potato peeled and cut to large dice ( I love this sticky potato.) 4)Japanese Komatsuna leaves rinse in water 5)Chicken leg meat cut to cube 6)Rice cake 7)Dashi stock from dried bonito I use instant . 8)Soy sauce for taste ************************ Today's preparation is done until to cut and boil .(1 to 5) At tomorrow's morning , I'll cook the rests of the parts . 1)cut Komatsuna leaves to about 2cm (or 1 inch) length 2)toss all prepared ingredients into a pan and boil 3)Add soy sauce to taste 4)bake a rice cake until golden brown 5)add rice cake into the pan and turn off the heating Done ! You put it into a wood soup bowl (we call "Owan") . So, let's eat ! You can see this , I'll be able to start to eat in just 10 minutes at morning . Would you try cooking Ozoni ?