Homemade Natto 5/8/2021

In the morning my family and I went to the canyon hiking. On the way back we stopped by at the car wash place. There, we saw my husband’s supervisor. He started working for this job since last December. He often talks about his supervisor of all the nice things about him. I wanted to meet him sometime, and today my wish naturally came true. We greeted each other. He was indeed nice and calm as my husband often mentions. I am glad for my husband to work under a man who is thoughtful and kind.

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In the afternoon we watched the old movie; The Education of Little Tree (1997). I watched this movie many times before I married. I also read the novel written by Forrest Carter in Japan. I wanted to watch this movie again with my family. I love this movie. I love the part especially Willow John can communicate with Little Tree, Grandma, and Grandpa through looking at the star. 

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I made my second trial of homemade Notto. The first trial was not successful. For the first trial, I followed the manufacture’s recommended recipe. I felt the reason why the first trial was not successful was due to insufficient amount of Natto starter in the recipe. So this time, I followed my intuition and added a generous amount of Natto starter. I boiled soy beans and removed the excess water. Then I added the Natto starter and kept it in a yogurt maker for 24 hours. My second trial turned out great. I enjoyed my homemade Natto for dinner.