Comfort Food

"Hawaiian Dinner" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO640
“Hawaiian Dinner” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going? Have a nice Thursday? Mine was non-stop busy at work. It’s good work, though, and I really enjoy what I do. Every day is a challenge but I’m satisfied with the project that I get to take part in. I’m grateful for that!

Lau lau

Tonight’s photo is of a Hawaiian dinner that we enjoyed at home. Packed away in our freezer was a package of lau lau that my parents had brought back from Maui on one of their trips back to the islands. 🌴 It’s pork and chicken 🐷🐔 wrapped in taro leaves, although sometimes spinach is substituted. I think this was the real deal though.

When I was growing up, my grandparents would visit us twice a year from Maui, and packed in their huge boxes were the fixings for a huge Hawaiian feast. So, I’ve been eating lau lau for most of my life… it’s really a comfort food! As a kid, I didn’t really like lau lau I admit… but now I love it! Lau lau and rice is so good. 😄🍴

Concert night

This evening, Koa had a concert at the nearby high school. 🎼 His middle school band is pretty amazing! Koa’s a percussionist and tonight he played the marimba using 4 mallets at a time. It was so cool, and I am so proud of him! He works very hard at percussion and it pays off big time. In the photo below, Koa is on the far right.

"Concert Time" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/125 sec, ISO1600
“Concert Time” Cedar Park, 2017

I hope you have a good evening!

おやすみなさい!

– B Barron Fujimoto

Classic Curry Combo

"Curry Rice Combo" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/25 sec, ISO3200
“Curry Rice Combo” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。Please enjoy these photos of some classic Japanese curry. 🍛 In our house, we like the combination of curry rice and macaroni salad. We find that these two dishes complement each other perfectly.

"Cute Mac" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/90 sec, ISO3200
“Cute Mac” Cedar Park, 2017

Besides Japanese-style curry, I love Indian curries, Thai curries, and Jamaican curry. In fact, I don’t think I’ve met a curry that I didn’t like! 😜

"Serving Curry" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/80 sec, ISO3200
“Serving Curry” Cedar Park, 2017

I hope you had a nice Tuesday.

またね~

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Back on Schedule

"Salmon Dinner" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1250
“Salmon Dinner” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。It’s the first day of Spring! Did yours start off right?

Today Mariko returned from vacation and she made a wonderful dinner of salmon, tamagoyaki, miso soup, carrots, and asparagus. It was delicious, and so much better than the bachelor food we’ve been eating since she was away.

It’s good to be back to our normal schedule! 😝

I hope you had a nice Monday!

おやすみなさい!

– B Barron Fujimoto

End of Spring Break

"Bedside Study Table" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/30 sec, ISO200
“Bedside Study Table” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today was the last day of Spring Break for the kids. It was a stranger-than-usual week for me because Mariko was working downtown at SXSW into the late evenings, so I had to take care of dinners. And then Mariko went to NYC for vacation, so it’s been a boys’ weekend!

But tomorrow it’s pretty much back to normal, with the kids going back to school, and Mariko returning from her trip. I’m looking forward to getting back on schedule. 😄

Today’s photo is of my bedside table, where I write posts for this blog every night, and also study Japanese. You might also be able to make out the first Harry Potter book there on the right. Koa watched all 8 Harry Potter movies over the break, and I sorta got back into them as well. I’ve only read book 7, but I am now motivated to read the series from the beginning. I have too much to read, though. Between blogging, taking photos, studying Japanese, and reading… well, there’s just no time to do everything each and every day. Oh well.

I hope you had a nice weekend!

おやすみ

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