Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Perfect Nerikiri Wagashi: "紫陽花  Ajisai (Hydrangea)"

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The ingredients needed to make Nerikiri Wagashi: "紫陽花  Ajisai (Hydrangea)":

1. Prepare 20 g Shiro-an (White Kidney bean paste with sugar)
2. Get 40 g Nerikiri-dough
3. Prepare Please refer to "Example: how to make a Dough for Nerikiri-Wagashi (with wheat flour)" or "Nerikiri-dough (with rice flour)"
4. Get 0.5 gAgare-powder
5. Prepare 30 gGranulated sugar
6. Prepare 50 mlWater
7. Make ready ＋ Food colorings

Instructions to make Nerikiri Wagashi: "紫陽花  Ajisai (Hydrangea)":

1. Ingredients for 2
2. Utenciles for making the shape
3. ［Make colored Kanten (agar) for petals］ ①Put the water into a pan.　②Add the agar.　③Mix them well. ④Heat it up on a medium flame to boiling. 　⑤Turn down the flame. Simmer it for 2min.
4. Add the Granulated sugar. Mix them on medium flame.　Turn off the flame when the sugar melt completely.
5. ①Lay a sheet of plastic wrap on a flat place.　②Put the purple food coloring into a table spoon.　③Dissolve it with a little hot water.　④Mix them well.
6. ①Add 1Tbsp of Kanten (agar) liquid which you made No4.　②Mix them well.　③Put the colored liquid on the sheet of plastic wrap.　④Do the same thing with the blue color. Leave it several minutes.　*Kanten (agar) liquid becomes hard at room temperature, so please do No.5 & No.6 quickly!
7. ①Leave it several minutes then it gets hard.　②③Cut it into around 5㎜ square pieces. ④Separate them by color and keep them.
8. ［Colorize the Nerikiri dough for leaves］ ①Knead the dough. ②Add a little water into a green coloring. ③Dissolve it in the water. ④Put it on the Nerikiri dough. ⑤Knead and mix them.
9. ［Make a Ajisai (Hydrangea) flower］ Make the green dough round. Make 3 ditches form the bottom to the top. (Put 2 ditches with the opposite angle and divide one half into 2.) Pinch each leaf to make pointed ends of 3 leaves.
10. Press & stretch each leaf to periphery side. Make a round dent in the center.
11. Make 1 line on the center of the each leaf. Put several short lines on sides of them
12. Put the "shiro-an" in the center dent. Cover it with colored Kanten(agar) pieces.

Foods That Make You Happy

Many of us think that comfort foods are bad for us and that we need to avoid them. Sometimes, if your comfort food is made of candy or other junk foods, this can be true. Otherwise, comfort foods could be super nutritious and good for you. A number of foods honestly do boost your mood when you eat them. When you are feeling a little down and are in need of an emotional pick-me-up, try some of these.

Eggs, believe it or not, can be really wonderful at dealing with depression. Just be sure that you don’t toss out the egg yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that is the most important in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, particularly the yolks, are rich in B vitamins. The B vitamin family can be fantastic for boosting your mood. This is because they help in improving the function of your neural transmitters, the parts of your brain that affect your mood. Consume an egg and feel better!

Put together some trail mix of nuts or seeds. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, and so on are all great for helping to raise your mood. This is possible since these foods are rich in magnesium which raises your production of serotonin. Serotonin is known as the “feel good” substance that our body produces and it tells your brain how you should be feeling at all times. The more serotonin you have, the better you are going to feel. Not only that, nuts, particularly, are a great source of protein.

Cold water fish are wonderful for eating if you are wanting to beat back depression. Salmon, herring, tuna fish, mackerel, trout, and so on, they’re all high in omega-3 fatty acids and DHA. Omega-3 fatty acids and DHA are two things that actually help the grey matter in your brain run a lot better. It’s true: consuming a tuna fish sandwich can basically help you overcome depression.

Grains can be great for overcoming a terrible mood. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all really wonderful for helping increase your happiness levels. These foods can help you feel full for longer also, which is a mood improver. It’s easy to feel depressed when you feel famished! The reason these grains are so good for your mood is that they are easy for your stomach to digest. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps promote a rise in your sugar levels which in turn kicks up your mood to a happier place.

Green tea is excellent for moods. You knew green tea had to be included in this article, right? Green tea has been found to be packed full of an amino acid called L-theanine. Studies have discovered that this amino acid essentially induces brain waves. This helps focus your mental energy while simultaneously calming your body. You likely already knew it is not difficult to get healthy when you consume green tea. Now you are well aware that green tea helps you to lift your moods as well!

Now you can see that junk food isn’t necessarily what you should eat when you are wanting to help your moods get better. Test out these suggestions instead!