ume flowers

The flowers of the ume (sour plum tree) are starting to bloom, and when i saw the pink & white flowers sold at the farmers mart, another old lady was admiring them too, and both of us smiled at each other, hmm... spring is indeed dancing in soon~

THEN i remember the pretty tiny blooming ones we saw at the mountain top at Yamanashi (in the photo i pasted on top), and how i should look forward to this spring!

The whole day was spent spreading friction on the carpet, so dinner had to be simple cos i wasnt hungry.

udon topped with natto miso meat sauce

okara konnyaku cutlets

mock meat is not common at the usual supermarts here, usually at health stores or macrobiotic speciality marts. so when i spotted the okara konnyaku (konnyaku filled with soy pulp), i wanted to try them! i deep fried them (in my oven again) as suggested by the website of this company, and it was not bad. a break from oily real cutlets.

greens tossed in creamy grated sesame paste

i seem to have a roaring appetite for carbohydrates these days.

BUT my stomach seems be rather squeezed too, so after getting my boost of energy and feeling satisfied, i feel VERY penguin like. hmm, it is tough to balance eating less but the crave to eat more.