daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Mariko made a stir-fry today, with bell peppers, carrot, snap peas, and skirt steak. It was great! But what made the meal really special was the variety of side dishes. There was marinated zucchini, pickled cauliflower, avocado and tomato, and kimchee (not pictured). It was a very flavorful and filling meal. It’s funny, but with so much variety on the plate, it seems you don’t need to eat much to feel completely satisfied.
Take-out sushi from Komé – so delicious!❤️🍣 We haven’t used our onigiri-shaped shoyu plates in a while, but I love them.
Curry nite? Yes! Always with egg. Sometimes with cheese. And hopefully with cold beer. 😄
The family requested burgers and I was happy to oblige! We have a large amount of ground beef in the freezer, so it was good to use some of it up, and today had some beautiful weather so it was really nice to fire up the grill! I usually add a bit of Japanese Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard to the beef, but we ran out of mustard so it was just the sauce, black pepper, and garlic powder mixed with the beef. While grilling, I added the salt. I was pleased that everyone said the burgers turned out great. Yokatta!
Mariko made homemade buns which make a huge difference, and Bay fried up some bacon for those who wanted. If that wasn’t enough, Mariko and Bay both added a fried egg to their bacon-cheeseburgers. Talk about deluxe! Add some scratch-made oven fries and potato salad, and it was a perfect meal (if you like potatoes). 😀
I hope you had a good day!
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month is May, and this breakfast that I made for Bay is a nice representation of that. The bowl on the left is “tamago-gohan”, which is egg (tamago) over rice (gohan). It also has Japanese mayo and shoyu (soy-sauce) on top, but in the photo, those haven’t been added yet. I also add sesame seeds and nori (seaweed) underneath the egg. It’s one of Bay’s favorite breakfasts, and while he was away at school, I hadn’t made it since Koa is not a fan of it. But now Bay is back until the university opens up again so I’ve been making it regularly. 😀
At the top-right of the photo is Portuguese sausage, which is a common breakfast item in Hawai’i. I don’t know where to find it in Texas, but my parents always buy and freeze some for us when they visit Maui, then when we visit them in California, I bring the sausage back to Texas. Anyways, the combo of tamago-gohan and Portuguese sausage is not “a thing”, but this breakfast represents my family’s heritage nicely, since we have a mix of Japanese and Hawaiian blood (and Chinese and English).
I hope you had a nice day!
