daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
We had shrimp pasta for dinner tonight, with freshly grated parmesan on top. Our aim with the grater needs a little work, as you can see. Still delicious though. 😄
We got a new rice cooker, the Toshiba 5.5-Cup, and it’s been great so far. I’ve already made a couple batches of jook using both short-grain and long-grain rice, and both turned out really well.
The old Tiger model in the second photo served us faithfully for about 15 years. It was still working fine, but the inner pot coating had started to peel, so it felt like the right time to move on. It also had a fully Japanese menu, which meant I was never using it to its full potential. We found a Japanese family to pass it along to, which felt like a good ending. I hope it gives them another 15 years. 😊🍚
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! 😋
