January 1th was the first time, and the theme of the root vegetable was "lotus root". 
Of course, wash the lotus root cleanly and use the joints as well.The sub-theme of this episode is "Chinese style".The participants challenged his lineup of fried rice with lotus root, lotus root soup with lots of vegetables, lotus root dumpling with sweet and sour sauce, and lotus root gyoza.You can also compare lotus roots from different production areas, such as Ibaraki, Tokushima, and Saga. 
(Tokushima in the back, Ibaraki on the right, and lotus root from Saga on the left) I hope you had a meaningful time learning about one vegetable.The next event will be held on February 2th, with the theme "burdock". ************************************************ February 26 On the same day, he held his annual Valentine's sweets class, "Hokkori Oishii Valentine's Sweets Class."The lecturer is Mr. Naoki Hirota, manager of Musubi Garden. 
This time, I'm making a chocolate pound cake with plenty of nuts.The bowl on the right of the photo is a bowl of nuts, and he had two cakes worth of nuts in one bowl☆ 
Participants listening to Professor Hirota's explanation in front of the stove. "I want to participate, but I can't go because I have to do something!" 
Here is the baked cake.The dough will not settle down when freshly baked, so it is better to let it cool before cutting. 
The drink is soy milk strawberry milk.It was said that if the drink was too hot, it would not taste good, so the group who finished the drink started tasting it, saying, “Before it cools down!” 
Here is a sample cake.After all, thanks to the plenty of nuts, it was quite filling!Each participant will take home one bottle.I had a meal with my family and important people at home ☆ Thank you all for your participation! !The next public cooking class is the “Miso making of brown rice malt” class. It will be held on March 1th (Mon) from XNUMX:XNUMX to XNUMX:XNUMX. (*Please note that the miso class will be held in the afternoon due to preparations.) Please join us♪ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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