Thick Burger after Pedal PGH 2015!

Lunch at OTB on August 30.

I joined Pedal PGH 2015. I rode a bike for 25 miles. I rode to South Side from home in the morning, so I went for 40 miles total. I met my friends at OTB after the event. Beer tastes so good. I could finish Thick Burger with no problems. Yes, I deserve it.

Dinner on August 28.

Friday night ... Izakaya Style?

Stir-fried veggies, Mackerel, Shrimp

Japanese Hamburger

Dinner on August 27.

Japanese hamburger is usually made with ground beef & pork, onion and egg. So it is like meat loaf? Today I had brown sauce on the hamburger. Yum!

Eggplant and Ground Pork!

Dinner on August 26.

Out of focus?

 Anyway,  Stir-fried Eggplant, Green Pepper and Carrot with Ground Pork Miso Sauce.

On the Grill!

Dinner on August 22.

We got really good steak, so put it on the charcoal grill. I love good steak.

Tomato Salad

Grilled Veggies. I spread the garlic on the bread. Awesome!

Prime Rib, my love!

After August Thanksgiving..

Dinner on August 16.

To recover from the Thanksgiving meal, I made Japanese food. Many Veggies!

Japanese Eggplant and Green Peppers with Miso-Sauce (again!), Pork, Sweet Peppers, Avocado & Red Pepper Salad, Soy Beans, Tomatoes.

Thanksgiving in August?

Dinner on August 15.

It was early January when I found a whole turkey in the freezer at basement. I talked to my sister and decided to cook. I guess it's less than the real Thanksgiving meal, but we enjoyed a lot. It was nice to eat those meals at patio under the beautiful sunshine.

Quickie Lunch at Bigham

Lunch at Bigham on August 14.

Quickie Lunch - Rachel Sandwich and Greek Salad.

Japanese Eggplant, Green Pepper and Renkon Lotus Roots with Miso-Sauce

Dinner on August 13.

My mom used make this meal a lot when I was a kid. I told this to my fiend, her mom also made this too. I guess it is one of Japanese comfort food.

Nothing Special, It's Just a Saturday Evening.

Dinner on August 8.

Simmered Chicken with Veggies, Avocado & Shrimp Salad, Green Salad

Dinner at Proper before the Kinky Boots Show!

Dinner at Proper on August 6.

Meeting friends at Proper before the Kinky Boots show. I ordered appetizer and pizza. It was ok. But the show was awesome!

Proper Antipasto: house-cured &smoked duck pastrami,baked orange zest ricotta, fresh house mozzarella, aged balsamic, spicy pickled peppers, house parmesan herb crackers, house banana pepper mustard - So, most of them house made .... Everything was mediocre. I won't order it again.

Margherita - It's simple. That's why it is difficult to make it very good? It was good.

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Tomato Sauce Pasta ... Again!

Dinner on August 4.

Green Salad with Home-Grown Tomatoes

Tomato Sauce Pasta

Herb Sausage with Bread

Homemade Tomato Sauce

Breakfast on August 4.

This is not lunch, neither of dinner. This is my breakfast. J made pasta sauce in the morning and used it for breakfast. It was good. I wish I could have sipped some wine.

Chirashi-zushi

Dinner on August 2.

Can't believe it. It's already August? Summer is too short. I haven't enjoyed summer enough.

Tonight dinner: Chirashi-zushi (vinegar flavored rice mixed with veggies), Tomato and Daikon Radish Salad, Tori-Jaga(Chicken and Potatoes)

Dinner with Home-Grown Veggies

Dinner on July 31.

It was such a crazy week. No matter what, vegetables grow in the garden. So I had to use them...

Green Beans with Bacon, Tomato Salad, Chicken with Veggies.