Rika

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My favorite bread, champagne, and fig salad made for a relaxing aperitif.

I made a Japanese sweet called "nerikiri." The tray and plates were also made by a Japanese artist and decorated with autumnal motifs such as autumn leaves and chestnuts.

Kuya, a long-established Japanese confectionery shop in Tokyo's Ginza district, is loved not only by painters, literary figures, pear lovers and rakugo storytellers, but also by ordinary people.
Among their sweets, the most widely known is the "Kuya Monaka." I hope that the photos convey the deliciousness of the red beans and the texture of the skin. I highly recommend that you try it when you come to Japan.

This is a styling of the Japanese festival "Choyo no Sekku." Choyo no Sekku is an event held every year on September 9th to pray for the health of family members, the prosperity of descendants, and eternal youth and longevity. Kikuzake (chrysanthemum sake) Chrysanthemum flowers are soaked in or floated in sake, and the sake that has absorbed the fragrance is drunk to ward off evil spirits and pray for longevity.

主人が不在の時の1人でのアペロタイムです。
チーズにスポットライトが当たるように...
1人でも楽しい夕食を取れたらとても幸せな時間です。
This is an aperitif time for me alone when my husband is out.
I took this photo using the lighting my teacher taught me.
The spotlight is on the cheese...
Having a fun dinner alone is such a happy time.

お昼のランチです。パンにサラダ、大好きなイチジクを添えて。
無農薬お野菜を送ってくれたお友達のコリンギーの炒めが副菜です。