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Aug
19

Easy Matcha face pack for Anti-Aging

This is a simple DIY matcha face pack that provides you with anti ageing, even skin tone and  My Japanese …

Category: Beauty Tags: at home beauty treatments, cooking with yoshiko, diy face mask, diy facial pack, japanese beauty secrets, Matcha, matcha beauty, matcha face mask, matcha face pack, quarantine self care, self care beauty
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🧀Vegan cheese time 🧀⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ These day 🧀Vegan cheese time 🧀⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ These days so many types of vegan cheeses are available in Australia ❤️⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ I have my favourite brand (don’t ask me what band because I can’t remember the name... ) but my curiosity always makes me buy new ones.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ I bought two new vegan cheese I have never tried. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Both cheeses are cultured and fermented – not just cheesy taste food! 😋⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ My hubby prefer Brie and I preferred peppery cashew cheese … then I started to get addicted to Brie...I can’t decide… ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Could you share your favourite vegan cheese?? 🙋⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #cookingwithyoshiko #cookwithyoshiko #vegancheese ⁠⁠ #plantbasedcheese #cashewcheese #healthycheese #vegancheeses #lactosefriendly #whatveganseat #veganalternative #veganalternatives #nutcheese #dairyfreecheese #vegancheeseboard #veganappetizer #veganiseasy #veganlicious #healthyfoods #instahealthyfood #eattherainbow #wholefoodsplantbased #meatlessmeals #plantbaseddiet #alkalinevegan #balanceddiet #nourishing #eattoheal #veganism #healthyvegan #vegansoninstagram⁠⁠
🍝 Power of sesame! 🍝 ⁠ ⁠ Today’s menu 🍝 Power of sesame! 🍝 ⁠ ⁠ Today’s menu is Black sesame sauce pasta with garlic and chilli-flavourerd Japanese mushrooms and salad with sesame dressing. 😋⁠ ⁠ I knew that sesame is very healthy – it is a particularly great source of calcium and healthy fat. ⁠ ⁠ But I recently read a book about sesame (a Japanese book) and was amazed by sesame’s power. ⁠ ⁠ According to the book, sesame is rich in Zinc (great immune support ), good source of protein, iron and B vitamins! ✨⁠ ⁠ Also, sesame is great for supporting health of blood vessels and stabilize the blood sugar level.👍 ⁠ ⁠ Well, we can’t eat sesame a lot so I would not expect to build muscle with sesame, but still pretty good, right? ⁠ ⁠ So, I was inspired to use sesame in today’s meal – pasta sauce using black tahini! ⁠ ⁠ What many people don’t know is that we can’t absorb all the goodness in sesame if the sesame is 'broken’, which means that you would need to ‘ground’ or ‘paste’ sesame 🍝⁠ ⁠ I love using @carwariinternational sesame products – they are so yum! When I first came to Australia, I was shocked to see ‘raw’ and ‘whole’ sesames are sold. They had no flavour, was hard to digest and they still didn’t taste good when I tried to toast and ground sesame myself. Then I found Carwari’s sesame! ⁠ ⁠ So happy ! 😍⁠ ⁠ Do you like to use sesame in your cooking? ⁠ ⁠ #cookingwithyoshiko #cookwithyoshiko⁠ #sesame #blacksesame #sesamepasta #veganpasta ⁠ #plantbasedpasta #veggiesfood #vegandishes #veganhealthyeating #vegangoodfood ⁠ #vegansalads #wholefoodsvegan #veganlunchideas⁠ #veganeasy #cleaneats #healthyfoods #healthycooking #realfood #wholefoods #simplefood #meatfree #nomeat #plantpower #alkalinediet #balancedmeal #nutritiousanddelicious #letfoodbeyourmedicine #instavegan⁠ #veganfoodvideos
🍵 Matcha tea time with Japanese super classic s 🍵 Matcha tea time with Japanese super classic sweet – Kaminari Okoshi 🍵⁠ ⁠ Have you tried ‘Kaminari Okoshi’ before? ⁠ ⁠ Kaminari okoshi is a classic sweet made from rice puff, sesame, peanuts and very little sugar. ⁠It is vegan and gluten free sweet! ⁠ ⁠ I haven’t had this for ages...I can’t remember when was the last time I had this. ⁠I got this from @sakuraco Japanese box ⁠ ⁠ Kaminari okoshi is so special – a bit of a nostalgic sweet for me maybe because I ate it when I was very little. This sweet has been around since the Edo period (1603 -1867) ⁠ ⁠ Kaminari okoshi is named after Asakusa Kaminarimon in Tokyo … now, I wanna go to Asakusa …miss Japan, Tokyo! 🇯🇵⁠ ⁠ Hopefully I can visit Japan next year… fingers crossed 🤞🏻 ⁠ ⁠ #cookingwithyoshiko #cookwithyoshiko #Kaminariokoshi #wagashi #japanesesweets #veganglutenfree #japanfoodie #tokyofood #veganjapanesetreat #japanesevegantreat #japanesedessert #japanesetreats #vegansweet #japanesesnack #japanesefoods #glutenfreetreat #glutenfreesnack #quicksnack #vegansnack #matchalover #matchatea #matchapowder #ilovematcha #greentealover #japanesegreentea #greenteatime #traditionaltreat #japanesetea #vegansofinstagram
🍞Natto Toasts in Four Ways🍞⁠ ⁠ After I r 🍞Natto Toasts in Four Ways🍞⁠ ⁠ After I released my article on Natto's effect on COVID, a lot of people expressed how they have trouble eating natto because of natto's unique taste and texture, especially non-Asians. ⁠ ⁠ So I would like to share easier way to enjoy Natto for Natto haters which is... season Natto with sea salt and put on toast! ⁠ ⁠ Putting natto on toast is an easy, efficient way for you to consume natto. I've come up with four different methods to eat natto with toast — natto avocado toast, tomato natto toast, natto cheese toast and natto avocado tomato. ⁠ ⁠ Check out my latest blog for detailed steps!⁠ ⁠ Natto's health benefits are not only prevention of Covid. Natto may relieve menopause effects, reduce cholesterol, blood pressure levels and decrease the risk of heart disease! So now is a good time to try natto!⁠ -⁠ -⁠ ⁠ #cookingwithyoshiko #cookwithyoshiko #natto #nattotoast #fermentedfood #fermentedfoods #probiotics #guthealth #healthygut #vegantoast #goodbacteria #probiotic #immunitysupport #veganeasy #cleaneats #healthyfoods #healthycooking #realfood #wholefoods # simplefood #meatfree #nomeat #plantpower #alkalinediet #balancedmeal #nutritiousanddelicious #letfoodbeyourmedicine #instavegan
💸My cookbook is now nearly $1000?! 💸 I have 💸My cookbook is now nearly $1000?! 💸 I have received quite a few inquiries about where people can get a hardcover copy of my Japanese Superfoods Cookbook. Unfortunately, my publisher and I both don’t have any stock…It is only available in e-book format. I am so sorry about that. But yes, I knew that my book can be purchased on eBay and Amazon and the prices are getting more and more expensive because of the high demands. I recently found out it went up nearly $1000 in Amazon!! OMG By the way, the price changes frequently - sometimes, $700 and something and then it goes up to $900ish again. I don’t know how it works.😓 Many asked if I am going to reprint the book, unfortunately, I don’t have any plan to reprint. I did reprint my first book since all stocks were gone right after the release. The publisher thought Kmart and Costco won’t take my book but they did and that messed up the situation! I ordered myself 500 copies but they provided me only 250 copies. After 3 months, I sold all my copies and my publisher had zero stock which is a problem (good problem though!) but the publisher won’t just print 1000 books to make a profit, meaning I was asked to purchase at least 1000 copies right after purchasing 250 books (which is a lot of books) and I still have around 200 copies left now. Our garage still has a lot of boxes!!! So that is how hard it is to reprint. 😧 Another reason I won’t reprint is that I am not happy with the result of the book. Only half of the photos are used in the book and I wanted to put a lot of photos of the different foods. I wanted everybody to see what all Japanese superfoods look like so everybody can shop easily. Also, the layout wasn’t really good — it was hard to understand. That is why I made the e-book version using ALL the photos, improving the book layout for everyone to grasp the tips and information of each Japanese superfood. I put A LOT of information so just listing all of them can be daunting. I made it more digestible by using a nicer layout and images. Hope you understand the reason why I won’t reprint this book and enjoy the e-book. Wanna check out my e-book? Link in my bio🥰
❣️Japanese breakfast with UMEBOSHI ❣️⁠ ⁠ Today’s breakfast is all about Umeboshi, the Japanese salted plum. The table setting is all about Sakura. Swipe to find out how many Sakura plates I am using in the last video! 😜⁠ ⁠ Umeboshi is an amazing Japanese superfood that has a many health benefits. One of the benefits is that it detoxifies your body so if you are eating naughty foods more often like me during this lockdown or drinking too much, umeboshi is a great food to have! ⁠ ⁠ Today’s umebosh dishes include: ⁠ ⁠ 💖Natto Umeboshi 💖⁠ ⁠ Super simple - I put umeboshi puree onto my natto, the fermented soybeans. Natto and umeboshi is an amazing combo. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💖Steamed veggie with umeboshi mayonnaise 💖⁠ ⁠ Umeboshi and mayonnaise is another great combo. I simply mixed the umeboshi puree with mayonnaise – that is it. If you only have umeboshi, you can remove the seed and chop the flesh to make a paste. Swipe to check out how I made umeboshi mayo in the second video. I was mumbling a bit in the video, but what I wanted to say was that each mayonnaise tasted different; some are saltier than others. You can adjust the amount of umeboshi puree you use according to your mayonnaise’s saltiness and how strong you want your umeboshi flavour to be. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💖Cabbage ume asazuke 💖⁠ ⁠ I massaged chopped cabbage with umeboshi vinegar. It is very easy to make and it’s also perfect as a palate cleanser. ⁠ ⁠ Consuming umeboshi in the morning is said to be great. So, having a breakfast filled with umeboshi is definitely a healthy way to start your day! ⁠ ⁠ Do you like umeboshi? ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ -⁠ -⁠ ⁠#cookingwithyoshiko #cookwithyoshiko #nourishing #veganism #wakame #wakamesoup #immnueboosting #healthyvegan #japanesesuperfoods #veganjapanese #damnthatsdelish #umeboshi#umeboshi #healththroughfood #lovehealth  #vegannoms #veganfoodie #healthyplate #easyandhealthy #realfoodonly #healthywholefood #meatfreemeals #meatless #plantprotein #plantbasedfood #alkalinefoods #nutritionista #healingdiet #foodismedicine #veganrecipes
🍴Vegan sausage sizzling time🍴 ⁠ ⁠ I find 🍴Vegan sausage sizzling time🍴 ⁠ ⁠ I find buying vegan processed foods like sausage or meat can be a gamble! Don’t you agree? 🙋⁠ ⁠ Some are nice but some can be really disgusting. The best way is to ask vegan friends what their favourite products are but I still keep seeing new products (amazing!) and I can’t keep asking my friends about them all the time, right? ⁠ ⁠ So, I quite often try new products when they are on sale 💸⁠ ⁠ Today. I found sausage that was 40% off – and the ingredients are pretty healthy – brown rice, organic polenta, millet, flaxseed and so on (swipe to see all ingredients) so I decided to give it a go. ⁠ ⁠ I am happy to let you know that this is not too bad!😋 ⁠ ⁠ What’s your favourite vegan sausage in Australia, dear vegan Aussies? ⁠ ⁠ #cookingwithyoshiko #cookwithyoshiko #vegansausage #sizzling #veganhealth #sausages#veganoftheworld #healingfood #cookvegan #quickveganmeals #plantbasedlove #vegansoulfood #veganfoodbloggers #easyvegandinner #plantbasedpeople #vegannoms #veganfoodie #healthyplate #easyandhealthy #realfoodonly #healthywholefood #meatfreemeals #meatless #plantprotein #plantbasedfood #alkalinefoods #nutritionista #healingdiet #foodismedicine #veganrecipes
🍀One plate Japanese breakfast 🍀 ⁠ ⁠ In J 🍀One plate Japanese breakfast 🍀 ⁠ ⁠ In Japan, we use many little bowls and plates for one meal… well, it might look pretty and good for Instagram but it’s not so good for washing. ⁠ ⁠ So, today I put everything into one plate!🥰 ⁠ ⁠ Rice with gomashio – (black sesame and sea salt), wakame ( Japanese seaweed) kinpira, kinpira gobo, avocado with wasabi and soy sauce, broccoli with umeboshi mayonnaise, miso soup and natto. ⁠ ⁠ My mum has been nagging me not to serve natto from the packet...Yes, my mum is stalking my Instagram! ⁠ ⁠ She tells me that we eat meals from our eyes too...kind of thing. Well, it is true, but we can’t do that every day...especially because I am eating natto much more often now for coronavirus prevention as well as my pre-menopause supplement?! ⁠ ⁠ Well, dear mother, I hate washing... especially sticky, slimy natto bowls. Hope she stops giving me hard time… ⁠😂😂 ⁠ -⁠ -⁠ #cookingwithyoshiko #cookwithyoshiko #japanesebreakfast #japanesemeal #japanesevegan #japanesesuperfood #gomashio #miso #misosoup #natto #immunityboost #immunitysupport #guthealth #probiotics #guthealthmatters #veganhealth #veganoftheworld #healingfood #healthyeatsliving #guiltfreeeating #healthygreens #wholefoodsvegan #meatfreemeal #ethicaleating #poweredbyplant #plantbasedcooking #alkalineliving #benourished #nourishthebody #nutritionalhealing
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