Category: Food

Gelato at Work

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"Gelato Lit Up" Austin, 2018
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 “Gelato Lit Up” Austin, 2018

A wonderful afternoon treat at work!

Every few weeks, my work hosts a lunch, happy hour, or other get together in the office, and today it was afternoon gelato and sweets. I skipped the sweets, which were baked goods (cakes, tarts, and cookies) and had two cups of gelato from Frost. It was so good! The first one I tried was “Sea Salt Caramel” and it was awesome. And since I skipped the cookies, I felt that I was allowed to go back for a second gelato – “Lotus Cookie”. I think they said it was cookie butter… but whatever it was, I thought it was delicious! Since Frost Gelato brought in six flavors, I was tempted to go back and try more, but I decided to limit myself. 😁

It was a good way to end the work day!

"Packed" Austin, 2018
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 “Packed” Austin, 2018

Have a Drink

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"Osake" Cedar Park, 2018
“Osake” Cedar Park, 2018

こんばんは。It’s Friday! So why not have a drink to celebrate the arrival of the weekend?

At the moment, we have a couple houseguests staying with us for a few days, and they bought over a bottle of some delicious saké. 🍶 My tastebuds are not so fine-tuned as to detect the subtle differences in most saké but I know what I like, and I really like this one. 😆

As far as drinking goes, I usually have a drink every day, most commonly a glass of wine before dinner, or a beer with dinner. But on the weekends, a little more is okay! But I can’t remember the last time I had too much to drink! I guess getting older means the sleepy feeling overwhelms the party feeling more and more. 😀

I hope you had a nice week!

またね～

Curry Nite 2

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"Curry and Eggs" Cedar Park, 2018
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 “Curry and Eggs” Cedar Park, 2018

こんばんは。As you can see from the photo, it was Curry Nite at our house! Actually, this is day-2 curry, so it’s even better… and we cooked up a few eggs that my coworker’s chickens “donated” to us. The yolks are really bright and tasty, although in the photo I bumped up the vibrance a bit because I like the look.

We still have a lot of curry leftover, so it will probably go into the freezer so we can enjoy it farther down the road. Curry is one of the big three in Japanese home-cooking as far as I’m concerned. The other two being Oden and Nabe. But you can’t beat a big pot of curry IMHO!

I hope you had a nice Wednesday!

またね～

Pizza Nite

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"Pizza Factory" Cedar Park, 2018
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 “Pizza Factory” Cedar Park, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Tonight Mariko had a few friends over for dinner and she decided to make pizza. Not just a single pizza, but multiple pizzas with different toppings! 🍕 She actually made twice as much dough as we could eat, plus the toppings left are enough for another Pizza Nite, which is fine by me since I am crazy about pizza.

If you are wondering about the topping selections, here’s what was available:

  • Italian sausage
  • Jalepeño
  • Ricotta cheese
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Fresh basil
  • Marinara sauce
  • Corn/tuna/mayo (a Japanese favorite)
  • Carmelized onion
  • Tomato
  • Mushrooms

I think we made about 7 small pizzas before we were all stuffed! Oh, in addition to pizza, there was kale, cauliflower, shrimp and cocktail sauce, green salad, and roasted potatoes. And wine! 🍷

"Cooling and Cooking" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/70 sec, ISO3200
 “Cooling and Cooking” Cedar Park, 2018

The ladies are chatting away, even as it gets late, but I have to turn in… waking up at 5:30 am requires an early bed time. 😀

おやすみ！