What are you hungry for? in Pittsburgh.: Holiday meal

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Birthday Party!

Saturday, July 15

Although it was a short notice, my good friends got together and spent time with me. Great meal, cold beer and fun time!

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Tai No Aradaki

Sunday, June 18

I made J's favorite for dinner. He is my furry babies dad. Happy Farther's Day, J!

Breakfast

Sausage, Fried Egg, Quinoa & Brown Rice: Breakfast emergency, no rice and no potatoes. I was glad that I bought Quinoa mix at Costco!

Lunch

Yakisoba: I used rice ramen noodle. It was not great, but still gluten free.

Dinner

Tai No Aradaki (Simmered Red Snapper), Dashimaki (Japanese Omelette), Glass Noodle Salad, Broccoli: I used to make Tai No Aradaki often when we lived in Japan. This is one of J's favorite Japanese food.

Monday, June 19, 2017

Smoked Hamburger for Father's Day Weekend

Friday, June 16

I visited Dad after work for Father's weekend. J stayed there since last night and he fixed dinner. No buns hamburger! It was smokey and delicious.

Dinner

Smoked Hamburger, Baked Potato, Corn - Yes, corn! Summer is here!

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Sunday: Day 2 of Memorial Day Weekend

Sunday, May 28

I had off yesterday and it was off today too. Ohhhh I can't believe that it's off tomorrow again. I love this feeling. Today I invited neighbor for dinner. Happy Sunday!

Dinner

Olives, Cheese, Pickles, Ham and Cracker

3 Greens

Baked Mac'n Cheese

Clams

Steak

Monday, May 15, 2017

Happy Mother's Day

Sunday, May 14

Happy Mother's Day! I stayed at in-law's last night. We had chicken wings and beer, and watched the game.

Breakfast

Hashed Potatoes, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage

Dinner

Crab Cake, Beans Salad, Steamed Veggies: Chef J made crab cake for mother's day. Yum. After dinner, we watched a movie, Martians and both of us fell asleep on the couch. haha, happy mother's day to me.

Monday, April 17, 2017

Easter 2017

Saturday, April 15

Happy Easter! I had to work all day, so my sister-in-laws took care of food this year. We did just simple; ham, sweet potatoes and green beans. After dinner, we spent time around the fire.

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Hinamatsuri 2017

Friday, March 3

It's Hinamatsuri, girls festival in Japan. As I had the day off, I cooked for this special occasion. I want to buy some decoration for Hinamatsuri when I visit Japan next time.

Lunch

Egg Drop Udon: I was going to have a slice of pizza at costco, but it was too cold and I made udon noodle soup when I get back home. It was a great choice.

Hinamatsuri Dinner

Avocado and Shrimp

Chawanmushi

Steamed Clams

Sushi Cake: We eat Chirashi-zushi for Hinamatsuri and it seems like sushi cake is getting popular in Japan. As a first time, I think I did a good job.

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Ehou Maki for Setsubun 2017

Saturday, February 4

I had dinner with my friends last night. As I was tired, I came back home early and went to bed. Then I took Yoga class at 7:30 am this morning. I felt good!

Dinner

Setsubun Meal: We eat Sushi Roll on February 3 (Setsubun Holiday) for good luck. It is one day late but I still try to follow Japanese tradition. This is first time I made Ehou Maki (Sushi Roll for Setsubun) since I left Japan. I think I did a good job. Also we had steamed clams and salad.

Ehou Maki: Cucumber, Shrimp, Egg Omelet, Pickled Daikon Radish, Shitake Mushroom, Avocado, Sesame Seeds

Steamed Clams: Cook Clams with minced garlic and oil for a minute. Add cooking sake and steam until the clams opened.

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Happy New Year 2017!

Monday, January 2

I was so dead on New Years day. So Monday, 2nd was more like New Years Day for me. I had Osechi and spent time with family. Hope everyone has a great year in 2017.

Year of Rooster!

NYE 2016

Saturday, December 31

Breakfast

Zousui: This is the best after Nabe.

Lunch

Toshikoshi Soba: It's supposed to eat midnight but I have a party to go. It's ok, lunch time here is midnight in Japan.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Bounenkai 2016

Friday, December 30

We had a party at home. Just J and me. We have had too many parties these days. (maybe it's not only us.) So just tow of us. We celebrated the year of 2016. Nice meal and good wine. Hope we all have a happy new year!

Dinner:

Brie and Apple, Cheese, Salami and Crackers, Octopus

Seafood Nabe - Crab and Clams with Veggies

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Christmas 2016

Sunday, December 25

Family Christmas! To be honest, I was so tired after the Steelers game. It was great to get together with family. But I have been overwhelmed.

Dinner:

Shrimp Cocktail, Loaded Nacho, Salami & Meat Plate, Cheese, Dip and Crackers

- We had ham , scalloped potatoes and grilled veggies too.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 24

We had turkey in September. And we have a just small group of family this year. So we decided to have chicken instead of turkey. J smoked and grille the chicken. Delicious!

Dinner

Chicken

Chicken, Mushed Potato, Brussel Sprout

Monday, September 26, 2016

Thanksgiving in September

Saturday, September 24.

3 lbs to the goal!

Lunch at Taj Mahal: Lunch Buffet - It's been a while to have Indian Food. Taj Mahal seems pretty authentic and as a matter of fact, more than half of customers were not American. I ate too much!

Dinner: Thanksgiving Meal - These are not home made. They were frozen and all I needed is defrosting and baking in the oven. Why now? It was in freezer for a year. I wanted to get rid of them before real Thanksgiving coming. I am not sure if we are gonna have Turkey this year though.

Turkey, Stuffing, Green Beans, Sweet Potato - Actually it was better than I expected. I really liked stuffing made of corn bread! Is it Southern Style? I should ask my friend.