The Ritual Master – Page 9 – The Ritual of Reading

Updated on 8 April 202315 May 2022Main Courses Recipes

Miso glazed Eggplant recipe (Nasu Dengaku)

Ingredients : 3 small eggplants (i find they have less seeds than the larger ones)1 tbsp white miso paste100ml water3 tbsp mirin2 tbsp soy sauce2 …

Updated on 8 April 202315 May 2022Main Courses Recipes

Tuna Tataki with the perfect sauce

Ingredients : 1 thick tuna steak1/2 tsp grated ginger1tbsp soy sauce1tsp ponzu sauce1tbsp mirin3tbsp orange juice1tsp roasted sesame oil Mix everything except for the tuna …

Updated on 8 April 20236 May 2022Books & Rituals Japanese April

Hanami with a book review : The Peninsula of 24 seasons by Mayumi Inaba

風物詩fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation of a particular season.Nostalgia that occurs when something triggers memories from a …

Updated on 8 April 202327 April 2022Books & Rituals Japanese April

Picture This Readathon in Japanese April : Sakura tea & Cloé Fontaine

As you all know by now, I’ve decided to dedicate my month of April 2022 to reading and celebrating Japanese culture. So when I saw …

Updated on 8 April 202317 April 2022Books & Rituals Japanese April

International Haiku Poetry Day : Bashō’s journey and some Ikebana

Isn’t it just fascinating how synchronicity works ? When I first decided to make April my Japanese reading month, I had no idea that on …

Updated on 8 April 202315 April 2022Books & Rituals Japanese April

Nature’s Essence in a Book : The Samurai’s Garden, by Gail Tsukiyama

侘寂Wabi-sabi a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of lifeand accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay The …

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Book Review & Inspiration : The Tsubaki Stationary Store, by OGAWA Ito

kaizen 改善 philosophy of continuous improvement, becoming one percent better everyday Once I decided April would be my Japanese reading month, I knew I had …

Updated on 8 April 20234 April 2022Japanese April Seasonal Specials

April Ritual : come with me to the Land of the Rising Sun

Each day you can admire the moon, the snow and the flowers. Japanese Proverb And sometimes it all happens in the same day. One day …

Updated on 8 April 20231 April 2022Book Walks Books & Rituals

Book Walk no2 : Jakuta Alikavazovic, Comme un ciel en nous

The only way to understand painting is to go and look at it.And if out of a million visitors there is even one to whom …

Updated on 8 April 202325 March 2022Books & Rituals Specials What I learned from books

What I learned from books Episode 2 : Religion and Feminism

Feminism and religion… Welcome to a landmine subject !But since the point of this series is to talk about lessons learned from books, I was …

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