Simple Japanese

I Love to cook a simple Japanese Food... Healthy, Tasty, and Fancy =)

Blue Cheese Club Sand for Breakfast

Dijon Mustard Caesar Salad

Rolled Egg (だし巻き卵）for Lunch

My Lunch yesterday

Tilapia Rice Soup (鯛茶漬け）

Simple is the best =) 

Tableware

I started to collect Japanese taste Tableware since I cook a lot of Japanese food. The plates and bowls will give a fancy look even though the food is very simple...

Whole Grain and Dried Strawberry Cereal with My New Cereal Bowl

Teriyaki Spam Onigiri for Lunch

Deep Fried Ahi tuna w/ Panko Meal

（まぐろカツ定食風）

I had with Ponzu (おろしポン酢）

Home made slow-cooked egg (自家製温泉卵)

ほうれん草のおひたし

Cooking on the weekend is the best time in a week... especially for me =)

Side Dishes

I Like to eat Japanese side dishes. I made few traditional Japanese pickles that I learned from my Grandmother last night, so I can eat it anytime with a main dish. 

My mother Brought me a frozen Yuzu Skin =)

Traditional Japanese Pickles

 Sweet Vinegar Radish w/ Yuzu Skin & Japanese Mustard flavored Cucumber 

(大根の甘酢漬けゆず風味／きゅうりの浅漬けからし風味）

Mushroom and Lettuce Milk Soup for Breakfast

Szechwan style Eggplant 

(麻婆茄子）

I didn't like the Moon last night, It was huge redish Moon...

I want to learn more traditional dishes from my Grandmother =)

Challenge

I got a Huge Ray Fin from Chinese Market for Only $3.68!!! So I decided to challenge this Ray Fin cooking =)

Good Deal!!

Stewed Ray Fin 

(エイヒレの煮付け）

Deep Fried Ray Fins

(エイヒレの唐揚げ）

It is good experience to challenge something New!! The Life is All about "Challenge" =) 

Sunny days

I'm enjoying Sunny days in Vancouver! And Good News!, My baby radish is starting to sprout new leaves =)

New Gardening Tool

My Baby Radish Sprouts

Clams steamed with Sake

(あさりの酒蒸し）

I got Korean Cold Noodle

Korean Cold Noodle

I'm gonna Sprout up this Summer with My Baby Radish =)

Revival

I've been sick OR depressed, and stayed on my bed for whole weekend...but NOW I'm back!! I made a plate for celebration of my revival... =)

Caciocavallo Silano with Bicycle Pasta 

日本語名：『夕暮れ〜故郷のぬくもりを添えて』笑

Here is My Dinner... 

Fried Squid Roll with seaweed, plum, and cheese

（海苔、梅とチーズのイカ巻きフライ） 

Huge Clam with Butter and Soy sauce

（ハマグリ？のバター醤油）

Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined... Love being ASAHI =) 

Vegetale

I like to eat fresh vegetable. It is juicy and gives a lot of nutrients to my body. I want to find many ways to eat fresh vegetable... "Vegetale" is an Italian word for Vegetable =)

きゅうりの一本漬け (Pickled Cucumber)

Ingredients: 3 teaspoons of Sugar, 2 teaspoons of Salt, and 1 tablespoon of Japanese Mustard (からし)

温玉シーザー (Caesar Salad with a Slow Cooked Egg) 

You don't love a women because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her - Quote from A person 

Let's eat Vegetable, and be a beautiful women =) 

Time for my self

I've been busy lately, so I couldn't really cook things that I wanted to cook... But today, I spent a lot time on my cooking (= relaxing) at night =) 
For Lunch, I made a Aspara- Zucchi Peperonicino Spaghetti...

Olive oil, Red chili pepper, Garlic 

Asparagus and Zucchini to the pan 

(add a pinch of salt) 

Simple, but tasty =)

I used only squid ink part for dinner last night, so I had a lot of squid in my fridge. I used the squid to make A Japanese squid sticky rice called "イカ飯 (Ika-Mesh)" for dinner. Simple processes to make the dish, but take almost 2 hours =)

イカ飯 (Squid Sticky Rice)

Refresh my mind, and brand new start from tomorrow =)

Stress Free

I forgot to post my lunch picture in my last post, so I will post it today...

辛みそキムチうどん (Spicy Kimchi Udon) for Lunch yesterday

Petite Capelini alla pomodoro

 I couldn't sleep till 3 am, so I made this little snack =)

Today, finally I made a Bucatini all' amatriciana for my Lunch! Here is my Recipe...

Ingredients: Bucatini, Pancetta, Onion, Dried red chili pepper, Garlic, Canned Tomato, White wine (I used Chardonnay), Black pepper, Pecorino Romano

Cook the Pancetta on mid heat till it turns to golden brown

 (about 5-10 min)

Red cup: Sliced Onion,  Green cup: Pecorino Romano, 

Yellow cup: Red chili pepper, Blue cup: Chopped Garlic

Add Red chili pepper and Garlic into the Pan, 

and add white wine before the garlic and red chili burns  

Add canned tomato and onion, and Bucatini after onion is cooked

Top with a lot of Pecorino Romano and Black pepper =)

I was stressed today, it was more than I could take... I like opening oysters. It takes a lot of energy and is a good way for me to relieve my stress =)

My Favorite Food: Huge Oysters from H-Mart

Spagetti al Naro di Seppia (Squid ink Pasta with demi based sauce)

 Topped with edible Gold and Silver for Dinner

P.S. My good friend, Sachina brought me Macarons!

     Thank you, Sacchan =)

  

Live my life as I wish to live, just let it be...  

Italian Market

Finally, I went to Italian Market on Boundary called "Bosa Foods" today! My dream came true =) Here is my picture diary↓ Enjoy! 

Cute houses 

That's the market!!

Getting closer! Cute building =)

Deli

Vege-Panini for Me =)

Chicken Penne 

Cute guy on the counter 

Swiss Chocolate

Petite Kitchen Tool Key Holder

All the things I got =)

From left: Toy Story Macaroni ($0.99 !), Bucatini, Bicycle Pasta, Spaghetti al Naro di Seppia (Squid ink) 

I learned from my Italian chef friend that there are the three major pasta in the Rome.

1: Bucatini all' amatriciana

2: Spaghetti alla carbonara

3: Fettucini al sugo

I wanted to make this "Bucatini all' amatriciana", so I got this Bucatini. Bucatini is a thick spaghetti-like pasta with a hole running through the center. The name comes from Italian: buco, meaning "hole", while bucato means "pierced".

Bucatini

From Left: Swiss mousse chocolate (For my brother),  Poricini Mushroom, Flavored Olive Oil (For my mom), Vanilla Essence, Italian snack (For my dad) 

From Left: Olive Oil & Balsamic Spray, Anchovies, My favorite Olive, Pink and Hawaiian Salt

Caciocavallo- I wanted to buy this for Sooo Long =), Buffallo Ricotta- Can't believe how soft it is!, Pancetta- Only $2.09!!

Baby Kitchen Tools

The market has variety of Italian food sells in cheap price!! I guess I enjoy My Life way too much =)

P.S. I got an e-mail from My mom last night =) She saw a picture of "Love Mom Bread" on my blog, and replayed me with a picture of her flower arrangement!

It is Beautiful, Mom! =)