daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Mabo tofu and gyoza are such a nice combination. We had Japanese-style gyoza, which has a thinner skin than Chinese-style. I love both, but there’s something about that delicate wrapper that makes the Japanese version feel a little more refined to me. The thicker skin on Chinese style are a lot more filling, though. Either way, it was a great dinner. 😋
Anko really wanted a taste of our ravioli tonight. She tries to play it cool up on the table, but we know exactly what she wants! 🐱🍝
Last month Mariko attended a curry class, and tonight she put what she learned to good use with an incredible Indian curry. The flavor was so complex and delicious, way more interesting than a Japanese curry made from cubes (although I love that too!).
And of course we had to have egg with our curry, as always. 🍛🥚
Today we visited Banh Mi Oven to pick up sandwiches for lunch. Banh mi is so good! We usually get one with pâté, and the meat varies each time. This was my first visit to Banh Mi Oven though, and I’d say pretty good! 🥖😋
It had been over a month since my last burger, so I got excited when Mariko suggested we hit up Hopdoddy. But once I saw the menu, that hot chicken sandwich caught my eye and I couldn’t resist. We ended up splitting our sandwiches, so I still got my burger fix in. However, the chicken sandwich won this time! 😋
Tonight we had oden for dinner. We normally save this dish for the winter months when it’s cold outside and we want something warm and comforting, but Mariko had the craving, so she ordered an oden set from Weee! and added egg and tofu to round it out. It was delicious! 🍲😊
I made the family-favorite char-siu style Hawaiian chicken today. I usually do these on the barbecue, but it ran out of gas right after I put the chicken on. Not great timing. So I moved the whole operation indoors and finished them on the grill pan, and I was genuinely surprised at how well it turned out. It didn’t have that smoky barbecue zing going on, but it was still delicious. 😋
