Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO5000 “Quick Dinner” Cedar Park, 2019
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Tonight’s dinner that my wife made for us was delicious as usual, but what is interesting is that the main dish is a backup. Mariko started to prepare a fish dish, but the frozen whitefish fell apart in the pan and didn’t taste right. So she threw it out and prepared the dish you see in the photo above seemingly out of thin air. I don’t know how she does it. To me, it’s such an amazing skill to be able to look at what we have in our fridge, then find a recipe in a minute or two, and finally possessing the skill to actually put it all together.
I don’t like to brag, but hey, I’m going to have to brag today! 😆 I have the best wife if the world.
Today is Opening Day of the 2019 major-league baseball season here in the States, and to celebrate, I had a hot dog for lunch. In true melting-pot of America style, I got the Vietnamese-styled hot dog, which according to the Mission Dogs website, has cucumber-carrot-jalapeño-cilantro slaw, garlic-chili sauce, and Sriracha mayo. These toppings sit on top of a bacon-wrapped hot dog. This dog is DELICIOUS!
Anyway, I streamed a game at work in the afternoon (sorry for being a bandwidth hog) on mlb.tv (free once again for T-Mobile customers!), and then at home Bay and I watched the Dodger game. What made this particular game awesome was that the Dodgers hit 8 home runs, which is an MLB opening day record!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO1250 “Opening Day” Cedar Park, 2019
I’m looking forward to another world series run for my favorite team, and hopefully, we can win one before I get too old. 😄
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO2000 “Blue” Cedar Park, 2019
Mariko brought back a few omiyage (souvenirs/gifts) from Japan for me, including this book by one of my favorite illustrators. Blue by Nakamura Yusuke is full of amazing drawings… I love it. And it is interesting because I told Mariko that I wanted a book of his, and one of Mariko’s friends (who is also a fantastic illustrator) is actually good friends with Nakamura-san! I had actually sent Mariko a link to a different book, but her friend recommended Blue instead. I’m so happy! It’s wonderful.
Another goodie that she brought back was this pack of gum, which is supposed to help with your memory. 😆 Let’s hope it works.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO1600 “Memory Gum” Cedar Park, 2019
Lastly, is this mayonnaise, which is supposed to be fantastic. It’s not for me specifically, but I thought it was pretty cool.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO2000 “Mayonnaise” Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “8-Year Proposal” Cedar Park, 2019
This afternoon I watched The 8-Year Engagement 8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話 starring one of my favorite actresses, Tao Tsuchiya. I enjoyed it a lot, but I was a little disappointed that it wasn’t as much of a tear-jerker as I thought it would be. But the acting by both Tsuchiya and Sato Takeru was good enough to get them nominated for the Japan Academy awards for best actress and actor.
Later that evening, I made gyoza and spinach, while Bay prepared poké bowls using poké from Costco. It was delicious! Always try to eat well. 😊
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/100 sec, ISO1600 “Gyoza Dinner” Cedar Park, 2019Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “Poké Bowl” Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/18 sec, ISO800 “Chicken Parmesan Sandwich” Cedar Park, 2019
こんばんは。How’s it going?
I don’t know if it’s because he is going to college soon and wants to practice cooking, or if he’s just sick of my cooking, but Bay made dinner for us tonight. The chicken parmesan sandwiches were yummy! I approve! And because he did the cooking, I did the dishes, which he has pretty much taken over as one of his chores.
Here’s the video that he followed for the dinner:
I’m going to miss Bay when he leaves for college, so I’ll cherish these days when he’s still at home. 😀
Enjoy the photos!
またね～
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/40 sec, ISO800 “In the Kitchen” Cedar Park, 2019Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/40 sec, ISO800 “Breading Factory” Cedar Park, 2019Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/30 sec, ISO800 “Frying Chicken” Cedar Park, 2019Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/9 sec, ISO800 “Adding Sauce” Cedar Park, 2019Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/30 sec, ISO800 “Chicken Parmesan Sandwich” Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/35 sec, ISO800 “Black Tonkotsu Ramen” Cedar Park, 2019
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Tonight the boys and I went to a newly opened ramen restaurant that’s located near our house. EurAsia Ramen offers several different types of ramen, poké bowls, and sushi rolls. By looking at the website, I suspected that the restaurant wasn’t Japanese-owned so I wasn’t expecting a typical Japanese ramen experience, but I’m open-minded and willing to give a new restaurant a chance.
I decided on the Signature EurAsia Black Tonkotsu Ramen, while Koa got the Miso Ramen, and Bay tried the California Poké. The portions were a little on the small size for the price. I’d expect to pay about US $8.00 for the amount we received, but it wasn’t too unreasonable.
On to the important part, which is taste. I rate the ramen I had a 5 out of 10. It wasn’t bad, but not great. The flavor of the broth was a little bland, and the noodles were very thin. The noodles in Koa’s Miso ramen were thicker and eggier… not sure why. There was a good amount of charsiu pork in the bowl, which was nice, however, it had a generic “hammy” taste, almost like a spiral ham you might eat at Easter or Thanksgiving.
Meanwhile, Bay’s poké bowl was unimpressive, with the main ingredient “snow crab mix” being just a lot of surimi. Not great.
Of course, I want local restauranteurs to succeed, and I think EurAsia Ramen might do ok because the dishes are “good enough” for those who may not be as particular about ramen as I am, but I don’t think I’ll be back. There are simply better ramen offerings in Austin, such as Ramen Tatsu-Ya and Daruma Ramen.
またね～
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/25 sec, ISO800 “Poké Bowl” Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO6400 “Green Donuts” Cedar Park, 2019
I brought home some donuts from work of Friday, and we’ve been slowly working our way through eating them all. They’re green for St. Patrick’s Day, of course. Tonight we didn’t have corned beef and cabbage… the kids said no thanks, so we had spaghetti instead.
In case you were wondering, the green donuts tasted the same as regular Krispy Kremes. 😊
I hope you had a nice day!
またね～
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