Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO640 “Pork Donburi” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは。Tonight Mariko prepared an oishii dinner, which was a donburi of sliced pork and onion, with baby bok choy and onsen tamago. So yummy!
The recipe is based on a recipe is from はるあん’s (Haru-an) YouTube channel. If you don’t know who はるあん is, she’s a super-genki Japanese high school student who loves to cook and creates some great recipes. Mariko is semi-obsessed with her and told me that はるあん is her future daughter-in-law. 😆 I think she’s pretty funny to watch. Really silly and かわいい！!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “Lobster Roll” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today we started Mother’s Day by preparing a nice breakfast for Mariko. Koa decided that we should make Chicken and Waffles for her, and Bay suggested mimosas, so we went ahead with something close: the kids made a chicken and waffles casserole dish and mango mimosas (substituting mango juice for the orange juice). It turned out great and we all enjoyed our late breakfast.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, ISO3200 “Chicken and Waffle Casserole” Cedar Park, 2018
The middle of the day was spent just relaxing and watching tv (I also had to work on getting my computer fixed) and then for dinner, Mariko requested lobster rolls. While I prepared the lobster salad, she baked really yummy buns.
I think this was my first time to make lobster and it was actually not difficult. We steamed the four lobster tails for about 15 minutes and they were tender and tasty. I combined the lobster meat with mayo, lemon juice, celery, green onion, salt, and pepper for a simple flavor that complemented the lobster nicely.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/55 sec, ISO3200 “Fresh Buns” Cedar Park, 2018
We consider ourselves foodies and we like to try new dishes, and today was no exception. I’m happy that they both were yummy and that Mariko had a nice Mother’s Day. 😀
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO3200 “Messy Curry” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは
This evening Mariko got called into work unexpectedly so she couldn’t finish preparing the curry she planned for dinner and left it up to me to put together. Actually, my job was really easy. I just had to run to the store to buy some curry blocks, then add them to the beef stew that was waiting in the Instant Pot. For this one, I used a half portion of hot Golden Curry, and a half portion of hot Java Curry.
It was yummy, but the special thing about the dinner was that I made some eggs that my coworker’s chickens had produced. They were so delicious!
Speaking of that, we have been using a new technique to boil eggs. It’s the best method to boil eggs we have found because it’s relatively fast and the eggs peel easily. Here’s how you do it:
Put the eggs in a pot with about 1-2 cm of water in the bottom.
Turn the heat on high until the water boils. It won’t take long since there’s not much water.
Cover and reduce the heat to low.
After 5 minutes, turn off the heat, and set the timer for 8 more minutes.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO2500 “Dinner” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today was a tiring day… I didn’t have a chance to sleep in because Bay had an SAT test at 8 am, so I needed to make him breakfast and drive him over to the high school, 25 minutes away. After that I went to the local library to vote in the city elections, then I went back home to pick up Koa and take him to the high school for his percussion contest.
I had a couple hours before picking up the kids so I went to Strait Music to see if they had a set of special ukulele strings. The set of strings I wanted is called “Low G” because the G is an octave lower than standard ukulele tuning. That particular string is a heavier gauge. Anyways, Strait Music didn’t have it in stock, so I called Guitar Center to see if they did. The salesman there confirmed that they had it in stock, and I specifically asked if it was “Low G” and he said yes. So I made the drive over, which was not an insignificant one, but when I arrived, they only had the regular sets of ukulele strings. The guy said, “Sorry about that. I don’t really know about ukuleles.” I was pretty pissed. 😤
Ugh. Anyways, I headed back home, then picked up Koa from the contest, and then made the trek over to the other high school to pick up Bay.
When we got home, Mariko had returned from work and we had some time to relax a bit before some friends came over for dinner. It was so delicious! We had a Korean-style dish with chili paste, mochi, veggies, chicken, and cheese. Accompanying that was an assortment of Korean veggies and then chawanmushi. And as a bonus, our friends brought over some uni! I was so full, but so tired too from a long day.
I hope you had a good Saturday as well!
おやすみ！
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