Food
Luckett Vineyards
Luckett Vineyards, an Gaspereau Valley winery Pete Luckett started in 2010 is located about 80km west from our place. Pete Luckett is a founder of Pete’s Frootique, the fine grocery stores where we sometimes visit. We like the Luckett wines and when we know about Pete’s story, we decided to visit his winery. There is […]
Rosehip Jam (Hamanasu)
I made three kinds of Homemade Jam. Rosehip jam (Hamanasu), Rhubarb strawberry jam and Rhubarb ginger jam. For Rosehip jam, it took me two hours to remove the seeds and stems from the fruits, and an hour to strain after boiling them. A sweet full of vitamin C. How does it taste like?
Tanabata
Tanabata, July 7th is famous as the day to write wishes on strips of paper and wish upon the stars in Japan.The custom of floating Tanabata decorations down rivers and into the sea is called “Tanabata Nagashi”, and it is said that when the decorations reach the Milky Way, your wishes will come true!
Sweets of June, Minazuki
Mizunazuki is the lunar calendar name for June, and this triangle sweets is called Minazuki. It is a Japanese traditional sweets made by rice jelly with sweetened azuki beans on top. I arranged matcha jelly in between to make it 3 layers. In Kyoto, it is customary to eat this on June 30, the day […]
