Tag: food

こんばんは！How’s it going?

Today was one of those crazy weather days we have once or twice a year here in Texas, where the temperature swings drastically. During the day, we enjoyed a nice 75° F breeze but around 5 PM, the wind 🌬 picked up and the cold front came down from the north. Mariko went out for dinner and when we entered the restaurant, it was about 65° F, but when we left the restaurant 45 minutes later, it was about 50°! Then later, in the evening we went to see a late movie at 10 PM and it was already at the 32° F freezing point! ❄️

I mentioned we went out for dinner, and as you can see from the photo above, we enjoyed Vietnamese food at Pho Thanh Nhi. Mariko got a big bowl of pho, and I had a bowl of egg noodle soup, which was delicious! 🍜 As the wind howled outside the restaurant windows, it was perfect to enjoy a nice hot bowl of Vietnamese noodle soup!!

I hope you had a nice Saturday. Stay warm!

おやすみなさい！

– B 

こんばんは！Hi, how’s it going?

Today I was a zombie… I guess you could say I had a mild hangover from last night’s pie party. And the weather today was rainy and grey and I just wanted to sleep… I felt like how the cat looks in the photo above.

But we had things to do, so I soldiered through it all and helped decorate the Christmas tree, put up some lights, took Bay to get his haircut, visited the grocery store, enrolled in my work benefits programs, and then cooked dinner. Around 5 PM, when dinner was almost ready, I was just about back to feeling normal. 😄 Unfortunately, now at 10:39 PM I have a headache coming back. I need to sleep! 😴

But before that, here’s a photo of the spaghetti dinner I made for the kiddos. It turned out pretty good, I think!

おやすみなさい！

– B 

こんばんは！How’s it going?

Tonight we all went to a friend’s house to attend his annual Pie Party. This year’s collection of pies included two that I had not tasted before.

The first was a brisket and french fry pie, which was just what you’d imagine… I think it was simply a bunch of shredded beef brisket in a pie shell, topped with french fries. And it was delicious!!

The second new pie was a buffalo chicken wing pie, which as far as I could tell was boneless chicken in buffalo sauce, and maybe ranch or bleu cheese dressing in pie shell. It was also yummy. 😄

Also of note were a shepherd’s pie, lamb pie, pizza pies, and some empanadas. I’m sorry to say that I didn’t eat any of the dessert pies, but there were many! I’d say it was split 50-50 between sweet and savory pies this year, which is perfect, in my opinion.

I hope you had a nice Saturday!

おやすみなさい！

– B 

こんばんは！How’s it going on this first day of December?

Today Mariko made a huge pot of Japanese curry. 🍛 The weather here has gotten cold ❄, with nighttime temperatures dropping into the 30s, so when she said it was curry nite, I was so happy! A hearty dish to warm up the body!

Kare-raisu (Curry rice) can be considered a Japanese comfort food, and I like to think of it as one of the three cold-weather staples of Japanese cuisine, the other two being Oden and Nabe. But I’d have to say curry is my favorite of the three. In fact, we enjoy it at any time, not just the winter.

In the photo, you can see we like to eat curry with medium-soft-boiled egg. 🍳 I think it’s perfect with curry. When Mariko asked if I wanted her to boil eggs to eat with the curry, I said, “Would I ever answer ‘no’ to that question?” Never!

If you haven’t had Japanese curry in a while (or ever) I think you need to eat some soon! The weather is perfect for it. 😀

おやすみなさい！

– B