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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Bacon Tempura with Corn Salad
ベーコンの天ぷら

Monday, August 31, 2009

Bacon Tempura with Corn Salad Lunch August 29, 2009 I got this idea again from Food Network. When Terry and I saw bacon tempura served at some restaurant, I knew I had to try this. It just sounded and looked so dangerously delicious! Terry suggested I should fry bacon crispy before making it into tempura, [...]

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Peanut Butter and Banana French Toast
ピーナッツバターとバナナのフレンチトースト

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Peanut Butter and Banana French Toast Brunch August 28, 2009 When I was watching Food Network the other day, they had an interesting show in which popular chefs were revealing their favorite restaurant dishes. I saw Bobby Flay talking about his favorite peanut butter and banana french toast that he orders at some restaurant, and [...]

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Minnesota State Fair
ミネソタ州祭（ステート・フェアー）

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Minnesota State Fair August 28, 2009 It was a perfect day to enjoy the State Fair yesterday. It was nice and sunny but breezy and not too hot or humid. Terry and I walked around for 3 hours and of course enjoyed various foods. This year we had walleye on a boat, cheese curds, a [...]

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Spicy Italian Sandwich
スパイシーイタリアンサンドイッチ、サンドイッチショップ風

Friday, August 28, 2009

Spicy Italian Sandwich Lunch August 23, 2009 Terry and I like the $5 foot-long sandwich deal they have at the Subway restaurant. We usually order a Spicy Italian, which makes a perfect lunch for us to share. Last weekend when I baked ciabatta bread, I wanted to recreate this sandwich at home using this bread. [...]

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Green Tea Marble Cheesecakes
黒豆入り抹茶マーブルチーズケーキ

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Green Tea Marble Cheesecakes August 14, 2009 After making the blueberry marble cheesecakes , I thought it would be fun to make these mini cheesecakes with different flavors. One of the ideas was the green tea flavor. I substituted blueberry sauce with green tea sauce and I also added some black beans inside the cream [...]

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Poached Salmon with Basil Sauce
ポーチドサーモンとバジルソース

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Poached Salmon with Basil Sauce Dinner August 23, 2009 One of my blog friends told me about this German movie, “Mostly Martha”. She said this was the original version of the Hollywood movie, “No reservations” which was a pretty big hit about a few year ago. I liked “No Reservations”, so I was curious about [...]

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Rice Bowl with Seafood Egg and Fukahire Soup
海鮮卵とフカヒレスープ丼

Monday, August 24, 2009

Rice Bowl with Seafood Egg and Fukahire(shark fin) Soup Dinner August 20, 2009 Fukhire or shark fin soup is considered one of delicacies in Japan. Fukahire soup is usually found at upscale Chinese restaurants. Unfortunately, I’ve never tried this soup in a restaurant. I’ve been always interested, but I’ve never had a chance. I wonder [...]

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Homemade Butter
自家製バター

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Homemade Butter August 23, 2009 Who knew you can make butter so easily! Terry sent me this interesting site that showed how to do it. It was a bit messy, but the final product felt like butter, smelled like butter, and tasted like butter! We tried this butter with honey on a slice of ciabatta [...]

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Hooked on the Twilight Saga…
吸血鬼ロマンスストーリーに再びはまる。。。

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Hooked on the Twilight Saga… August 2009 Okay, it started out with pure curiosity. Our 13-year-old niece was into this series of vampire romance novel when she visited us last summer, and I got interested in finding out what teenagers like to read these days… I got my copy of Twilight several months ago. I [...]

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Steak with Feta Cheese and Avocado Sauce
フェタチーズとアボカドソースでいただくステーキ

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Steak with Feta Cheese and Avocado Sauce Lunch August 16, 2009 I love avocado, and I’m always looking for different ways to enjoy this vegetable. I made avocado sauce, kind of like guacamole, and served steak with this sauce and feta cheese. Adding some type of hot pepper to the sauce will be a good [...]

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