Where Has the Time Gone?

Over the next week or Two I will obnoxiously be posting about my time in Japan. Recently, I have been missing Japan SO MUCH and want to go back as soon as I possibly can. I can’t believe it’s almost been ONE YEAR since I moved back to America. Wow.

Anyway, I’m thinking; one day, one picture, one blurb for the next several posts.

Here is the first one;

First and foremost, my beloved little town. Before I moved to this town, I had no idea where it was. When I would visit family in Japan, it would always be Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. I had NO idea about my quaint little town, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki. Like all new things, living in a rural area had its ups and downs. I had also never lived in a place with such drastic weather changes in a year. Nevertheless, I acclimated and began my life. Some say moving to a new place is difficult, but honestly, I found that living in this town made me realize so many things that I had not realized about myself before. Coming from a big city, moving to Miyakonojo was very humbling to say the least. I wouldn’t have changed my little town for anything. From living in this town, I was able to explore Kyushu and experience so much more of what Japan has to offer.

xoxo,e

Ciabatta Bread

The other day I made ciabatta bread for the first time and heres how it went down. To my surprise, the bread was very easy to make. Though it didn’t come out as great as I would have hoped, it was decent. Here's how it all went down.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 C 2tbs. water

• 1/2 tsp honey

• 2 tsp dry yeast

• 2 C flour (I used bread flour)

• 1 tsp salt

First, I mixed the yeast, honey, and a bit of water together. I let the yeast activate for about five minutes. Then I added the mixture into the mixer with the flour. After all. of those ingredients were incorporated, I covered the bowl with seran and let the dough rise. After about two hours of letting the dough rise, I added more flour and salt. I let the dough rise for about 45 minutes more. Finally, I took the dough out of the bowl carefully as to not handle it too much and placed it onto the baking sheet. I sprinkled some oregano on the top and baked it. VIOLA!

In my opinion, I should have folded the bread and let it ride a ew more times in order to get more air pockets in the bread, BUT for my first time, it was okay!

xoxo,e

“For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 second of happiness.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson