Cook and Inspiration in March

I want to share the hanging dolls (heart and star) I made and some pics of the meals I cooked in March. Also, I want to introduce an NHK documentary film, ‘a granny mochi,’ over 90 years old. Her honest, warm-loving heart touches me in this materialistic world.

Fabric Craft 'Heart and Star'

I made hanging dolls with leftover fabric. I add some conversation on 'heart and star' regarding positive and negative emotions. 

Heart: How is your day going?

Star: I am fine. But I am afraid that sometimes my sensitive feeling affects a girl I protect, regardless of my intention. But she is also lucky because your love brightens her days.

Heart: I hope so. By the way, what makes you sensitive?

Star: Many people in the power class make the world tarnish and get worse. I am sick of their corrupted life disguised as success. Followers get brainwashed by corrupt people in the ruling class and even fake religious leaders. People in the power class trample upon human rights and sacrifice sincere citizens without pangs of conscience. They disguise their hypocrisy as justice. Their double standard tarnishes the whole society. It is a matter of guilt when citizens break the law, but it is OK when people in the ruling class commit serious crimes. People in this materialistic world praise tarnished success. They do not care what is behind corrupt success. People become blinded in their minds.

Heart: Whenever you get stressed by the world, open the window toward the inner side. Try to follow a gentle voice. You will find a pure space that remains intact. There is a pure being existing in your mind. You can get out of negative emotions from the world for a moment.

Star: I respect your love with a graceful heart.

Heart: My love is from humility and sincerity. Do not lose your mind. When you open the window toward the inner side, you will hear the inner voice that guides your way not to be lost.

Illustration 'a girl at the window'

A girl, a star mentioned above, has a pure space with a window in her mind. She looks out of a window and drinks fresh air. She shares what she likes with a trusty friend. A generous friend listens to her. They enjoy peaceful moments, surrounded by beautiful nature.

Flowers arrangement in March

New flowers are delivered. Flowers give the feeling of person a fresh sense and beauty in the home. Also, I like a girl figurine (Lladro Figurine) looking at a bird. She seems to confess her feelings to a bird bringing peace.

Some pics of meals I cook 

I have cooked hard for mom's fast recovery since my mom had hip joint surgery. I realized cooking requires a generous attitude not only for a family or guests but also for myself. And healthy meals maintain a healthy life with exercise. I keep searching and learning information on how to cook healthy and tasty meals with natural ingredients. For example, food ingredients for increasing HDL cholesterol (high-level lipoprotein) and decreasing LDL cholesterol (low-level lipoprotein) and triglyceride. What is good for vascular health and provides high protein. I used to eat hot and spicy food, greasy meat stuff. That kind of bad eating habit gradually ruined my health. So, I try to cook rather than eat out or buy pre-made packaged stuff.

My motivation for cooking is from elderly ladies. I admire independent elderly grannies, especially those over 90 years, who create healthy meals, clean homes neatly without help, and keep learning and creating. I respect their mental strength.

A Korean style meal

Side dishes of the photo below are; broiled mackerel, steamed cabbage wrapping veggies with a sweet lemon mustard sauce I made, broccoli, pickled cucumber, seaweed with vinegar dressing, seasoned dried radish green, pickled carrot & white radish & onion (I like pickled veggies)

Korean Side dishes

Soy bean paste (Kang deonjang) and lettuce, and fried shoots of fatsia, broiled eggplants, boiled fish cake, pickled cucumber&onion&radish, seaweed with vinegar dressing. 

Salmon Steak and Salad 

Salmon steak with a sweet lemon mayo sauce I made and veggie salad with lightly fried sweet potato

Boiled, Mashed Yellow Tomato with Veggies on the Rice

Mushrooms and various veggies play well with mashed yellow tomato.

Korean Rice Roll with Laver (Kimbap) and Spawn of a Pollack Soup

I like Korean kimbap, but I try to control myself by decreasing my carbohydrate intake.

Korean banquet noodles with side dishes

I try not to eat 'Ramen' selling in the market because of artificial condiments. I make a broth with natural ingredients (anchovy, dried kelp, dried shrimp, etc.) for a noodle soup.

Inspiration from 'Granny Mochi '

When I watched the NHK documentary filmed on ‘granny mochi,’ I felt warm, fresh air in my mind, different from the feeling I have gotten from the materialistic, corrupt people pursuing tarnished success, wealth, and populism. The materialistic world gradually fills with people committing habitual forgery, serious plagiarism, stock manipulations, bribery, and corrupt connections to cover their crimes, such as the current Korean first lady obsessed with plastic surgery and the hypocritical, corrupt president, politicians, and their followers. They sacrifice sincere citizens for the sake of their wrong ambition. They do not have any pangs of conscience. I am sick and tired of their fabricated image-making, using mass media to cover their crimes and hypocrisy. It is painful to watch these kinds of people in every regime. Corruptions become a shortcut to achieving tarnished success and fabricated life. Some citizen in an interview said that we would better elect who is a less satanic person for the presidential election. I understand why he said that. So, I feel something different from and inspired by a sincere, loving heart and virtue fading away in this materialistic world. I get impressed by the spirit of 'granny mochi' because of her humble attitude with sincerity. A granny mochi is like an angel with her beautiful smile in this cold, materialistic world. I want to share the NHK Documentary film-'granny mochi' on Youtube. Click on the NHK link below to watch! 

https://youtu.be/mg2nYwAmqoc