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Thursday, February 7th, 2019 Friday, February 8th, 2019 Food / Slice of Life

Kimchee Nabé (Hotpot) on a Chilly Evening

"Kimchee Nabé" Cedar Park, 2019 — Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, ISO6400
“Kimchee Nabé” Cedar Park, 2019

こんばんは。How’s it going?

A really nice dish to eat when the weather turns cold, as it’s doing right now, is Nabé, or Japanese hotpot. Tonight’s nabé was Korean-style, with plenty of spicy kimchee and sliced pork. The greens were nira, and we also had mushrooms, sausage, onion, cheese, and instant ramen noodles.

"Before Cooking" Cedar Park, 2019 — Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 35mm, f/2, 1/75 sec, ISO500
“Before Cooking” Cedar Park, 2019

It was so delicious that I ate way too much. But it warmed me up and left me with a nice feeling of contentment. It’s funny how some foods can do that! 😌

I hope you had a nice day!

またね〜

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 Food / Slice of Life

Wordless Wednesday

"Pork and Peppers" Cedar Park, 2019 — Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO3200
“Pork and Peppers” Cedar Park, 2019

"Kitties" Cedar Park, 2019 — Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/18 sec, ISO6400
“Kitties” Cedar Park, 2019

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Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 Food / Slice of Life / Wellbeing

Early Ehōmaki 恵方巻 for Setsubun

"Ehoumaki" Cedar Park, 2019 — Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/125 sec, ISO5000
“Ehoumaki” Cedar Park, 2019

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Setsubun is tomorrow but we ate our celebratory ehōmaki 恵方巻 this evening because of Super Bowl Sunday. We aren’t really doing anything special for the Super Bowl, so I’m not too sure why Mariko wanted to make ehōmaki early, but who am I to complain? (I also think she may have mentioned a reason but might have had a senior moment) Anyways, this year’s lucky direction is N/NE, so we each ate our ehōmaki roll in silence while facing the lucky direction, as dictated by tradition.

Actually eating without talking, and just thinking about the taste of the sushi, is really great. It’s a special experience, but one that we can have all the time if we choose to just be mindful. I wonder if it would be possible to institute a one-minute of silent eating to begin each dinner? Hmm….