Nozomi's blog

 Hello. How did you spend this weekend? I cooked "Cheesy chicken vegetable and rice casserole" on Sunday. Casserole is a dish in which meat is simmered over a slow fire with vegetables and seasonings. This time, I added rice and made it like a rice gratin. The most difficult part of this recipe was making the white sauce in a pan. I added the ingredients in order and adjusted the heat a little at a time so that it would not burn. It was the first time I had cooked with an oven since I started living alone, so I was a  little worried about whether I would be able to do it well. But I'm glad that I was able to enjoy cooking despite some difficulties. Thank you for reading!

  My favorite song of this week Hello! I love back number and have been listening to a lot of songs from their older albums lately, and I'd like to share with you one of the songs I heard this week.  The song's name is "Joen Joyu Sho" by back number. This title means "Supporting Actress Syndrome".It is a lonely love song in which the main character, a woman, falls in love with a man who has a girlfriend, and continues to secretly think about him even though she knows it is a love that will never come true. The lyrics of this song describe the emotions of the main character in great detail. And the melody pf the prelude part is especially beautiful. It's my favorite part of this song.                   "Joen Joyu Sho" is on the album "blues", released in 2012.   I really like listening to music, so it would be great if you could share your favorite songs as well.                 ...

My favorite local souvenirs Do you know Poe'me? It's my favorite souvenirs of Ehime. And it is a creative confectionary that is a combination of Japanese and Western sweets. Sorry I can't explain it well... When I visited relatives in other prefectures, I always took them as souvenirs. Poe'me has many kinds of flavors. For example, sweet white bean paste, orange, green tea, chestnut,etc. There are also seasonal one. My favorite flavor is orange and chocolate(seasonal one).  I like Poe'me so much I would eat it everyday. But I haven't eaten Poe'me since I moved to Niigata. So I called my mother yesterday and asked her to send me them. I am looking forward to it arriving soon. I hope everyone will try it!

 How did everyone spend their holidays? I met my mother for the first time in a month to eat delicious ramen!  My hometown is Ehime .I really wanted to go back there myself. But I couldn't because it takes a very long time to reach there.  But to my surprise, my mother came to Niigata and I was able to see her! Since she came at night, we went to a ramen shop near my house and had delicious ramen. While my mother was at my house, we talked a lot and had a great time. She stayed at my house for three nights and left this morning. I miss her so much, but I am looking forward to the next time I can see her and will do my best in my college life! Thank you for reading!