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The main character of this article is Laura (38), an American living in Rankoshi Town. Her eldest son is 11 years old, and her youngest is still 1 year old. She is a powerful mother raising 7 children. She and her husband run a farm called "Hitotsu Farm," which mainly grows large tomatoes. She wakes up at 5am and starts her day by harvesting vegetables. A series of American-style time-saving tricks! Breakfast muffins Using freshly picked zucchini, Laura makes "zucchini muffins," a staple breakfast dish from when she lived in America. Even her children who don't like vegetables will happily eat these. She leaves them in the oven to cook, so she can do other housework. Best buy! "Leave it alone" cooking with an electric pressure cooker Before returning to farm work, she prepares dinner. She makes curry rice with 8 kinds of freshly picked vegetables. She saves time by using minced meat so that she doesn't have to cut the meat. And here comes Laura's secret weapon! The American electric pressure cooker "Instant Pot." This product was selected as the No. 1 product on Amazon's "Wish List" in the US, and it is super convenient because it can be used for 7 purposes such as stewing, frying, steaming, and low-temperature cooking. Here is the "Time-saving vegetable-packed curry" made with the Instant Pot. It looks delicious! Laura was born and raised in Indiana, USA. She came to Hokkaido 17 years ago. She started working as an English conversation teacher in Sapporo. There she met her husband Keisuke, who was one of her students, and they got married. They were blessed with four children, but what awaited them was the lonely upbringing of their children. At the time, her husband was a company employee and would come home late, so it was quite difficult to do the housework and childcare on his own. In such a family situation, her husband decided to change jobs and become a farmer. Seven years ago, they moved from Sapporo to Rankoshi Town, where there was a recruitment for new farmers. With the help of their family, they are somehow managing the busiest vegetable harvest season of the year. It's hard work, but she says she is happy to be able to raise her children in Rankoshi Town, which she loves. Her seven children also seemed to enjoy helping with the farm work. The vegetables were grown with a lot of love and care using natural farming methods. They said they wanted many people to eat them. #LargeFamily #ChildRearing #Housework #Childcare #Hokkaido