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Nikujaga Dinner

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 “Japanese Dinner” Cedar Park, 2020

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Tonight we had another Japanese comfort food: nikujaga / 肉じゃが. It’s a beef and potato dish, in a semi-sweet broth. Mariko added a can of quail eggs to the dish and it was excellent!

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 “Eggplant” Cedar Park, 2020

We also enjoyed eggplant which was grown in our friends’ garden. So delicious. Of course the meal was rounded out with miso soup and steamed rice. I could eat nikujaga every day, it’s so yummy. 😄

I hope you had a great day!

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 “Miso Soup” Cedar Park, 2020

Ukulele Time

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 “Ukuleles” Cedar Park, 2020

Besides working, I’m spending my day following the news, finding causes to donate to, and educating myself. It’s honestly tiring to keep up and task-switch. But I do have my ukuleles to help with my own well-being. Currently learning “Rainbow Connection”. I think it’s an amazingly beautiful song.

Tracking Down an Allergic Reaction

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 “Kitty” Cedar Park, 2020

Trying to social distance myself from the cats for a few days to see if I can isolate the cause of some skin irritation that has been bothering me for couple of months. It’s not serious, but would like to figure it out! It’s actually kind of fun to deduce what it could be… I’m weird like that. 😛 So, no touching the cats and let’s see if I still get an allergic reaction (usually starts in the evening).

Korean Fried Chicken and Spinach

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 “Korean Fried Chicken and Spinach” Cedar Park, 2020

Here are a couple of easy dishes that I made for dinner. The spinach recipe is super simple, with only a few ingredients. The fried chicken is a little more involved, but still at a level that I can handle. 😀

One comment about the chicken is that it is not spicy, even though I used a few large peppers. If you want to add some kick, make sure you use a fiery pepper! And one other thing, Maangchi fried the wings for 12 minutes, but I did it for 8, and next time, I think just 5 minutes for the first fry would be sufficient. YMMV of course!

Recipes:

Crispy and crunchy fried chicken – Dakgangjeong 닭강정

Spinach side dish – Sigeumchi-namul 시금치나물