I feel stuffed in my stomach from eating too much and lack of exercise.
Get it fresh by having Seven Spring Herbs.
I wish I could pick them up from my garden, in the morning.
Shops and restaurants are open even on new year's day these days, so it deprives us of the chance to cook traditional Japanese cuisine; that might be just excuse for not cooking them though.
I suppose such traditional food was invented for people not to do much house-keeping on new year's day.
Moreover, it has storing purpose so as to spend a lot of time with families, relatives and friends.
That's why we should cook big meals in a large pot.
I only cooked black beans and herring eggs this year but I will try cooking cod fish next year.
And I wish lots of people come visit our house.
I'll do what I can do this year to make our home such a gathering place.