The New Addition To My Family

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't been able to post as often as I liked to. Scheduel has been very tight lately. So recently I got a new addition to my little family.

My brand new Marimo!

I got a Marimo! I was surprised that they had it at Pet Smart of all places. Either that, or I just never payed attention :P

I'm very happy with my new "pet". Now I just need a name...

Saturday Nights Just Got Better

With it's astounding return, Saturday nights just got a heck of a lot cooler. It's been a while since Toonami has shown itself on Adult Swim, but now it's back and with a new line of shows. To start off the return, Deadman Wonderland, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Casshern Sins, Ghost in a Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Cowboy Bebop, and Bleach take the stand. Some new series may pop up as time goes on, but for now this is a good set up. I look forward to how far Toonami takes Adult Swim!

How to Make Ohagi

For those people who watched or read Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Really good series by the way), worry not. I can assure you that these are needle free.

For you Sailor Moon Fans!

During the 20th anniversary for Sailor Moon, it has been announced that a new Sailor Moon anime adaptation will be released. The release date is somewhere in 2013, so at at least we get a reason to survive whatever the 2012 prophecy throws at us. Not much information is out at this time, but stay tuned for any further updates.

This Cream Puff Will Make You Go Bananas!

Today I'm posting up the Najika's recipe for a Banana Cream Puff. The first time I heard of a Cream Puff, was from Yumerio Patisserie. Even though it's an anime, that sucker looked so good! I'm serious, and if you have a chance be sure to check out Yumerio Patisserie.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cups of water
• 4 TBSP of butter
• 2/3 cups of flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of whipping cream (for the filling)
• 1 TBSP of sugar
• 2-3 bananas
• A bit of lemon juice

Prepare the Puffs!

Before you cook the Puffs, be sure to:

• Sift the flour into a bowl and set it aside (Sifting the flour removes the lumps)
• Crack and whisk the eggs in a separate cup then set it aside
• Place wax paper on a cookie sheet
• Preheat the oven to 390 degrees Fahrenheit

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, put the water and butter inside. Melt the butter over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, remove the saucepan from the stove.
2. Immediately add the already sifted flour to the butter/water mixture and mix. Then place the saucepan back on medium heat for one minute.
3. Slowly add the eggs and mix until the mixture folds. If over mixed, it will not puff up (That's why it's called Banana Cream Puff)
4. Put the batter into a pastry bag. If you don't have one, then you can put it into a zip lock bag and cut the tip.
5. Squeeze the batter into circles on the cookie sheet. Make them around 1 inch in diameter.
6. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. TIP: Do not open the oven in the baking process. If you do the puffs will shrivel up and lose it's puff!
7. After it's done, allow them to cool on a wire rack.
8. As it cools, prepare a large bowl of water with ice and a put a smaller bowl on top. Pour the whipping cream and sugar into the smaller bowl and whisk!
9. Thinly slice the bananas and pour on the lemon juice.
10. Cut the cool Puffs in half. On the bottom half, squeeze out the whipped cream. Next place a few banana slices. Then put more whipped cream on top. Finally, put the top half on top and your done!

Bannana Bread, Kitchen Princess Style

A while back I was really into Kitchen Princess. Since its been a while I reread the series, and then I realized just how much I loved it. Aside from the story itself, my favorite thing about the book was how the recipes in that particular book was given to you at the end of the story. So I decided to type them up on here for you guys to make.
Today's recipe: Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 banana (Because you can't make Banana Bread without the star ingredient)
• 4 TBSP of sugar
• 1/2 cup of flour
• 2 1/2 TBSP of salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1TSP of baking powder

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Get a loaf pan and cut parchment paper to fit the bottom.
3. Take the butter and put it in a microwave safe dish. Microwave the butter for 2 minutes.
4. Put the melted butter and sugar in a bowl. Mix well with a spatula.
5. Whisk the egg, then add it to the butter/sugar mixture and combine.
6. Sift the baking powder, flour, and salt into the bowl. Combine all ingredients.
7. Peel and slice the banana and add to the bowl. Be sure to smash the banana as you stir the mixture.
8. Pour the mixture in a pan and bake for 35 minutes.
9. Once bread is finished baking, allow it to cool, remove the parchment paper, and enjoy!

Banana Bread!

Clannad, Sad and Loving it!

This has to be one of the best anime dramas ever. But beware, you WILL cry (especially in Clannad After Story) at least once.

Just like in the Anime!

School is almost out, and summer is quickly approaching! Wouldn't it be great to sit down in the park while enjoying a freshly made bento box? Let Chef and Francis take you on a journey to making a traditional Japanese Bento Box!