Brown rice Botamochi for spring / 春分

We made Botamochi, which is a seasonal treat (spring) made with sweet rice (brown rice, home-made amazake (no sugar added)) and sweet azuki (red bean) paste. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botamochi 




No-agrochemicals Apples

I bought Apples (No-agrochemicals) at Union SQ Green Market today. These were all different shapes. They look super UGLY, but I really love them.



Cornus florida

In 2012, the United States sent 3,000 dogwood saplings to Japan to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Washington D.C. cherry trees given as a gift to the U.S. by Japan in 1912.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_florida