I tried to make salad with "Shira-ae" mashed Tofu dressing. It seems to match wine rather than Sake, I begun to make it as a Japanese food though. （Good with sparkling or Pinot-gris, I think)
Brussels sprouts are here and there now. Full of Vitamins and other nourishment in such a small one! 寒くなってくると、たくさん出回る芽キャベツ。 この小さな一個にビタミンやその他の栄養がぎっしり！ 冬の間の優秀食材です。 我が家では、赤紫蘇や市販のゆかりと合わせるのが 定番。（ワナカでも赤紫蘇ふりかけ発見！）
Brussels sprouts salad with Red Perilla－Shiso Mix cooked Brussels sprouts with dried Shiso and olive oil, so easy and simply delicious! Nice small side dish! Dried Shiso (red Perilla) is now available at local store!
Marinade vegetable and Surimi nugget salad カラフル野菜とさつま揚げのマリネ "Surimi nugget" from local store, which is delicious and the taste is similar to Japanese "Satsuma- aget". Marinade with cooked vegetables. Colourful dish means well balanced dish! This one could be a beautiful appetizer for dinner as well. この『さつま揚げ』というのは・・・ 『Ｓｕｒｉｍｉ Ｎｕｇｇｅｔ』という名で市販されてますが、 みんな知らなかったみたい。 味はさつま揚げそのもの！ 炒めた野菜と一緒に1時間ほどマリネして、 彩りのよい一品に。 ビネガー効果で、お弁当にも安心。（お弁当箱に詰めるときは汁気を切ってくださいね～） ディナーの前菜としても、また、普段のご飯のおかずにもいいですよ。
Tamago-yaki (rolled egg omelette) 卵焼き The square frying pan was used! This size is good for making small "Tamago-yaki". （I got this pan at Wanaka Miter10)
We added chopped carrot leaf and a little of Mayo as a variation this time. Slight bitterness was comfortable. It had plentiful β-carotene and Vitamin E, of course!
Tori no Karaage (Japanese fried chicken) 鶏の唐揚げ The most popular lunch dish! When you taste it once, you should want to cook this deep-fried dish. Easy preperation, delicious!!
Additionally, I prepared some side dishes: Octopus shaped cocktial sausages, grilled salmon pieces, sweet corn, green veges with sesame seeds dressing, "Umeboshi" (salted Ume-apricot pickles), "Furikake" (dried food to sprinkle on rice).
***************************************************************************************** There were piles and piles of things to be washed during the cooking! Having 3 expert Japanese housewives was great help on that day!!! They cleaned the piles in sequence skillfully. Very reliable!
5 people in the second class on the 10th. Because there were some regular members, it advanced skillfully with good quick movement and we completed earlier than expected.
調理が終わり、料理を並べて、思い思いに容器につめていきます。 ここが特に真剣。 さて、どんなお弁当に仕上がるか・・・ Cooking was over, packing them into container freely. Here was particularly earnest. How beautifully it is packed...?
こちらの皆さん、かなりの和食通です。
**************************************************************************************** Here are the Japanese expert wives of Emiko-san, Noriko-san, and Akiko-san, who joined on the 8th. 今回ご参加いただきました日本人の3名様 （恵美子さん・紀子さん・明子さん） ワナカ滞在ののち、13日にこちらをご出発 されました。 クラスに参加していただけるとのことで、 ＮＺにいらっしゃる前からの準備や、 当日はスタッフのごとくお手伝いしていただき、 お蔭様で楽しいクラスができました。 地元の方々にも大変好評でした。 ありがとうございました。
They were going to participate in the class and were looking forward to before they come to NZ. They helped me and did a lot of work at the class like the staff, so it was a pleasant class with a grace on that day. I most appreciated it.
Why is the bento so popular for the freigner? My daughter is a rice eater than sandwich eater, so I prepare often Japanese style bento for her school lunch. She said that it was very popular among her friends.
I don't make such a colorful bento everyday. There are more often with only chow mein or fried rice... Easy peasy! Don't push yourself too hard! We need omission sometimes.
To have Bento cooking classes, I looked around the local shops for the containers and...found colourful ones with good size!
今回クラスを実施するにあたって、 地元のお店を見て回ったら、 こんなカラフルな容器がありました。
It seems to become fun to make it, when the small goodies are used together! お弁当用小物も合わせたら・・・ 作るのが楽しくなりそう！ （マーガリン容器とはやっぱり違うなぁ・・・）
In the classes, I would like to explain about the dish with the color and the relations of the nourishment balance, idea to pack neatly, etc. The menu is also great for our everyday cooking as well as for the boxed lunch. If you are interested, please contact me. < japanese.cuisine.wanaka@gmail.com >
March : Tuesday 8th (6pm) ------- fully booked Thursday 10th (6pm) ------- fully booked 25th/26th/27th （one of the dates, 6pm) --- spaces available Wednesday 30th (11am) ----- spaces available
Fresh fig, so pretty in a box at local store! 
I tried to make salad with "Shira-ae" 
半分に切ってさっと塩茹でした芽キャベツを
After cut the cooked Brussels sprouts and steamed mussels to small pieces, 
"Surimi nugget" from local store, which is delicious 
The square frying pan was used!
今回は基本に変化をつけて、
The most popular lunch dish!
I decided to adopt "Bento cooking" 
Because of the color contrast of dish and rice?
今回クラスを実施するにあたって、
