daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Tonight’s dinner was a simple and delicious fried rice, paired with pork gyoza (store bought). It’s the classic combination. 😀
I used Just One Cookbook’s recipe, but used Portuguese sausage instead of char siu. It’s kind of a Hawaiian style fried rice I guess. Yummy. And I doubled the recipe so we have leftovers. Yay!
I made oyakodon 親子丼 (my 2nd favorite food) the other day. I followed this recipe from Just One Cookbook and it came out pretty good! I overcooked the eggs a bit because I wasn’t sure if my son’s girlfriend liked runny eggs or not, but it was still yummy. I made a few servings using small single-serving pans, and for the last serving I used a lid to cover the pan. This one turned out the best, with plenty of sauce left, and the egg cooked more evenly. Must keep that in mind for next time!
Anyways, the leftovers were delicious. 😋
While Mariko is away on vacation, I have been tasked with caring for her koji mixture. I have been mixing it every day, and tonight I refreshed the mixture in a new bottle with more rice, water, and koji. I hope I did it correctly!
As far as the old koji is concerned, Mariko said it’s very good for health, so I have been having a spoonful each morning. It tastes like a carbonated saké porridge. 😀
I’m not sure what she will use the koji mixture for, but I know she’s marinated steaks with it and they were delicious. Can’t wait!
Mariko made a big batch of curry before she went on vacation, and we’ve been enjoying it bit by bit. And we’ve been adding fresh scotch bonnet peppers that my mom brought with her when she visited. They are spicy!!! I love them. It’s always disappointing to me when a pepper has no heat, but these ones are way up there on the fire factor. 🔥🌶
We made okonomiyaki tonight, which was awesome! It’s my absolute favorite food, and tonight’s was a little different because instead of yakisoba noodles, Mariko used whole wheat spaghetti. She added a little baking powder to the boiling water, which made the texture of the noodles pretty close to yakisoba. We’ll definitely be doing this again if we don’t happen to have yakisoba handy!
FYI, we’ve been using this Tiger electric hot plate for years now, and it’s been great. It’s got three different cooking surfaces: a pan, a grill, and takoyaki pan. And it’s very easy to clean since it comes apart easily. Another cool thing is that it has a carrying handle which makes it easy to move around. We’ve taken it over to friends’ houses to use several time. I highly recommend the Tiger electric hot plate or something similar.
