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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Meatball Lemongrass Soup
肉団子と春雨入りレモングラス風味スープ

Meatball Lemongrass Soup Lunch June 27, 2010 My husband’s favorite dish at our favorite Vietnamese restaurant is called “Lemongrass Chicken”. You can’t really taste strong lemon flavor, but this dish is definitely very flavorful and so so tasty. A few months ago I found lemongrass plant at a farmer’s market and I decided to buy. [...]

Curried Shrimp Avocado Salad Sandwich
海老とアボカドのカレー風味サラダサンドイッチ

Shrimp Avocado Curry Salad Sandwich Brunch June 26, 2010 This is one of my favorite combinations: shrimp, avocado, and curry! shrimp avocado curry salad: boiled shrimp, avocado, lemon (or lime) juice, red onion, mayonnaise, curry powder, chopped chive and parsley, salt, pepper Please help us promote our blog by clicking on the following buttons. That [...]

Potstickers with Gochujang Sauce
餃子とコチュジャンたれ

Pot Stickers with Gochujang Sauce Dinner June 26, 2010 Potstickers are one of my childhood favorites. Whenever my mom asked me what I wanted for dinner, I would say “Gyoza (Japanese word for potstickers)!” My mom taught me well, and when I was 6 or 7, I was already helping my mom to make them. [...]

Grapefruit and White Wine Sorbet
グレープフルーツと白ワインのソルベ

Grapefruit and White Wine Sorbet June 25, 2010 I love having citrus dessert this time of the year. I don’t need much, but just a few bites are perfect. To make this grapefruit and white wine sorbet, cook white wine to burn off alcohol. Add fresh grapefruit juice, sugar, water, and gelatin, and then freeze. [...]

Cold Soba Noodles with Eggs and Crunchy Vegetables
ぱりぱり野菜をたっぷりのせた冷そば

Cold Soba Noodles with Eggs and Crunchy Vegetables Lunch June 6, 2010 Cold soba noodles in cold broth is one of my favorite summer dishes. It’s light and satisfying. when you add protein and vegetables, this can be an easy one-bowl balanced meal! cold soba noodle with egg and crunchy vegetables: cooked soba noodle, cold [...]

Chicken with Ginger Apricot Sauce
チキンのソテー、生姜アプリコットソースがけ

Chicken with Apricot Ginger Sauce Dinner June 21, 2010 I like to shop at the discount store Aldi. The quality is usually very good, and the price is wonderful. However, there are certain things that I often need but they don’t carry. One of such items was chicken. When I needed to buy chicken, I [...]

Roasted Vegetables Agebitashi with Yuzu Mustard
ロースト野菜で柚子胡椒風味揚げ浸し

Roasted Vegetables Agebitashi with Yuzu Mustard June 22, 2010 Agebitashi is a Japanese word that describes a cooking method. “Age” means deep-frying and “betashi” means soaking in broth. Vegetable agebitashi is a popular dish in summer. You will deep fry vegetables and when they are still hot soak them in soy-sauce flavored broth. It’s usually [...]

Raspberry and Orange Mousse in Chocolate Cups
ラズベリームース&オレンジムース一口チョコレートカップ

Raspberry and Orange Mousse in Chocolate Cups June 20, 2010 Terry and I took a short trip to a local winery/farmers market about 45 minutes from our house a few weekends ago. It was a rainy day and there were only a few vendors. Unfortunately there were no produce vendors that I was hoping to [...]

Summer Potato Salad
夏のポテトサラダ

Summer Potato Salad Dinner June 19 This is the potato salad I made for a casual family dinner last weekend. As usual, there is no mayo in my potato salad because Terry is not a big fan of mayo. Since I received a very positive feedback from the guests, I decided to list all the [...]

Savory Croissant Bread Pudding
ブランチ用甘くないブレッドプディング

Savory Croissant Bread Pudding Brunch June 6, 2010 Bread pudding is usually served as dessert. But this savory bread pudding is perfect for breakfast or brunch. I again used croissant, my choice of bread for bread pudding. You will find in this bread pudding mushroom, read onion, sausage, parsley, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Serve [...]

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