In the more southerly regions of Japan, coniferous forests gradually give way to deciduous broad-leaved forests of such trees as oak, beech, maple, chestnut, ash, linden, and a local variety of walnut. In southwestern Hokkaido, the broad-leaved coniferous forests grow in the coastal areas and...
If you see leaves forming that appear to belong to a different type of Japanese maple, tear off the entire branch or stem – don’t cut it. That way, you’re more likely to rip out the errant cells, since pruning is likely to remove the branch beyond the point of the reversion. For...
maple syrup heavy (whipping) cream and sugar – optional, for the fresh whipped cream; see how I make it in the recipe below fresh berries – optional; I love using strawberries and blueberries Find the printable recipe with measurements below. Jump to Recipe Substitutions Cake flour – If...
Hello all, been looking at Japanese chisels, just wondering if someone could tell me about sharpening them. Won’t the scooped out back eventuly give you a curved cutting edge as […]
These indigenous species, adapted to my brutal high-desert climate, can take care of themselves and manage to look good—even in August—without a lot of care and attention. The creative part, for me, is mapping out where they’ll thrive and how they’ll interact with each other and with...
(片栗粉)which is a flour made from potato starch, but this is hard to get outside of Japan in most places. Cornstarch (or cornflour) has a very similar texture and performs the same function, so that is an easy substitute. Using honey or syrup instead of maple syrup will change the...
said, it’s almost like 豆花 (the soy custard dessert they serve at dim sum) – full of soymilk flavor. At the same time, the texture is somewhat like panna cotta, creamy and dense. I can see why some people decide to eat it like a dessert by adding honey or maple syrup as ...
It can be used on pancakes instead of the usual maple syrup, and, can be used in recipes that call for corn syrup. If you are really detail oriented, and what more complete canning instructions, you can use any recipe for canning pears in heavy syrup. In this case, just substitute the...
re adding to your landscaping or deciding about plants to maybe get rid of, some plants to consider ditching are – apple, apricot, cherry, peach, plum, birch, crab apple (ours don’t seem to attract too many beetles), American linden, grape vines, hibiscus, Japanese and Norway maple, ...
You can have one. I took this photo in a neighborhood in Edmond, Oklahoma. Although this is a great example of a mature ‘Bloodgood’ Japanese maple, which is one of the more common types of red Japanese maples available at the various garden centers, I would limb up some of the underg...