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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Cold Angel Hair Pasta Soup with Boiled Pork and Kimchi
茹で豚とキムチのせ冷たいエンジェルヘアーパスタスープ

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Cold Angel Hair Pasta Soup with Boiled Pork and Kimchi Dinner July 29, 2010 There are very thin noodles called “somen” which are made of wheat flour in Japan. Somen is usually enjoyed in summer and served cold. I was never a big fan of somen when I was in Japan, but since I can’t [...]

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Crab Pate with Whole Wheat Toast
蟹パテと全粒粉トーストでブランチ

Friday, July 30, 2010

Crab Pate with Whole Wheat Toast Brunch, July 24, 2010 I was at Ikea the other day. At the end of shopping, I always enjoy browsing their food store, which is located right by the exit. Last time I was there I found this crab pate in a tube and decided to buy one. I [...]

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Seafood and Couscous with Curried Tomato Sauce
魚と一緒にクスクスを炊く、カレートマトソースがけ

Thursday, July 29, 2010

　 Seafood and Couscous with Curried Tomato Sauce Dinner July 24, 2010 I saw a picture of the fish and couscous dish my friend recently had in Italy. It looked great, and I wanted to try making something similar. The couscous soaked up all the great flavor from the fish (and shrimp).I don’t know why [...]

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Lemon Baked Cheesecake with Red Currant Sauce
レモンベイクドチーズケーキとアカスグリソース

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Lemon Baked Cheesecake July 10, 2010 A light baked cheesecake accented with lemon flavor was served with my homemade red currant sauce. I could only make so much syrup from the small package of red currants I got from a farmers market, but I’m glad I was able to use this syrup for various things, [...]

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Cold Avocado Wasabi Angel Hair Pasta
アボカドわさびで冷たいエンジェルヘアーパスタ

Monday, July 26, 2010

Cold Avocado Wasabi Angel Hair Pasta Dinner, July 26, 2010 I personally think avocado taste the best with soy sauce. But then I like soy sauce with anything (lol). Here is a cold angel hair pasta dish made with wasabi avocado sauce. It was served with shredded poached chicken, sliced red onion, and shiso (Japanese [...]

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Collard Greens Mustard Coleslaw
コラードグリーンのマスタード味コールスロー

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Collard Greens Mustard Cole Slaw Dinner July 24, 2010 I like coleslaw a lot. I can easily eat a big bowl of coleslaw by myself. I use not only cabbage but also various vegetables. I bought a bunch of beautiful collard greens the other day and decided to add some of this to cabbage. I [...]

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Cumin Tomato Soup with Multi Grain Rice Topping
クミン風味トマトスープ、六穀米トッピング

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Cumin Tomato Soup with Multi Grain Rice Topping Lunch July 23, 2010 I like to eat healthy, but I refuse to eat “healthy” food that I don’t enjoy. Then there are many so called “healthy” food items that I enjoy so much not because they are healthy, but solely because they taste good, period. One [...]

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Vodka Berry Jelly Shots
ウォッカ入りベリー味ゼリーショット

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Vodka Berry Jelly Shots July 19, 2010 I’m not sure how to name this thing… This was one of my impulsive creations. I wanted to make something fun and refreshing. And voila! Vodka berry jelly in sparkling citrusade. Jelly was made from vodka, store bought blueberry/pomegranate/cranberry juice, sugar, and gelatin. The jelly was cut into [...]

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Shrimp Tenshinhan
海老の天津飯

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Shrimp Tenshinhan Lunch July 17, 2010 Tenshinhan is a Chinese rice dish very popular in Japan. I’ve never been to China so I’m not sure how authentic this dish may be. Tenshin-han in Japan is basically cooked eggs with some kind of seafood (usually crab meat) placed on top of rice and served with sweet [...]

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Lavender Milk Tea Ice Cream
ラベンダーミルクティーアイスクリーム

Monday, July 19, 2010

Lavender Milk Tea Ice Cream July 16, 2010 I love lavender but never thought about using it to flavor a dessert. Since I saw the main character (Meryl Streep) eating homemade lavender ice cream in the movie “It’s complicated”, I’ve wanted to make ice cream myself with the lavender growing in our garden. My lavender [...]

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