Thursday, March 18, 2010

Pain Perdu with Strawberry Compote(パンペルデュとイチゴのコンポート)

March 17, 2010 by Naoko  
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Pain Perdu with Strawberry Compote(パンペルデュとイチゴのコンポート)
Good Afternoon Everyone, Hope that you are having a great Thursday.  Its a great sunny day here and I’m getting ready for work soon.  I’m working on another Free eBook at the moment, with my drawing pictures.  It should be ready with in the next couple weeks, as I’m finalizing [...]

Go-ya Burger( ゴーヤバーガー)

March 13, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Go-ya Burger( ゴーヤバーガー) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, Hope that you had a great weekend.  Some how I knew I posted this yesterday, but it seems that it wasn’t posted when I check this morning.  Very strange I think.
Well, todays Cooking Japanese Style is called Go-ya Burger or ゴーヤバーガー in Japanese.  I just love eating go-ya(bitter melon) [...]

Shrimp and Tomato Curry(エビトマトカレー)

March 8, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Shrimp and Tomato Curry(エビトマトカレー) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, how is everyones day going so far.  Today I took the day off, due to a stiff neck for the pass few days.  Last night didn’t help much as we went to a Tachinomiya(stand up bar), one of my hubbies favorite places to go drinking.  I got to [...]

Did you know the Different Types of Sushi?

March 3, 2010 by Naoko  
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As some may know there are a lot of different types and style of Sushi.  Heres a list of them I will share with you, these are Sushi style that most people have heard of.  In Japan each prefecture have their own style of making Sushi, I’m still researching this information and be added in a different [...]

Toasted Camembert(焼きカマンベール)

March 2, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Toasted Camembert(焼きカマンベール) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, hope where you are its nice and sunny like we have here.  I got the day off with the hubby today and  relax a bit this morning before doing our weekly grocery shopping later this afternoon.  In the next couple days we are going to add some different type of [...]

Spicy Pickled(スパイシーピクルス)

March 1, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Spicy Pickled(スパイシーピクルス) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, hope that your having a great Tuesday or Monday.  Looks like I got the late shift today, wow its been like 3 weeks since I last had the late shift.  The hubby finishes early today so I think he will be making dinner for the family.  Not sure what he [...]

Mango Sandwich(マンゴーサンドイッチ)

February 28, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Mango Sandwich(マンゴーサンドイッチ) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, its another sunny and warm day.  Things are going great so far here, as we didn’t have much happen from yesterday Tsunami Warning.  As some may not know 50 years ago, Chili had one of it’s biggest Earth Quake Registered.  This Earth Quake did affect Japan then with 6 meters plus [...]

What is Japanese Nabe or Hot Pot?

February 24, 2010 by Naoko  
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Hello Everyone,
Today Topic is “What is Japanese Nabe or Hot Pot?”  Japanese Nabe is a recipe made in a Hot Pot, which consist of many different vegetables, meats, and fish.  We usually have this during the cold seasons, like the ending of Aki Season(Autumn) and Fuyu Season(Winter).  This is placed on the main dinner table [...]

Penne Pasta with Balsamico Style(ペンネのバルサミコソース)

February 19, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Penne Pasta with Balsamico Style(ペンネのバルサミコソース) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, Its a nice sunny day and a little bit cold today.  I have to leave for work in a bit, so I will back later tonight to finish this entry post.  See you all later.
Ingredients:
☆ 3 eggplant
☆ 3 bunch coriander
☆ 2 tbsp balsamico voneger
☆ 1 1/3 olive [...]

White-White Stew(白い野菜の白いシチュー)

February 16, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆White-White Stew(白い野菜の白いシチュー) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone.  Hows your week going so far.  Everything here is going great.  Finally Japan has entered the medals, a Silver and Bronze from the 500 meter speed skating.  Hoping to get at least 2 more maybe.  Watching the mens figure skating now, we’ll see how they do.
Well, back to the Cooking. [...]

Potato with Milky dressing(ポテトのミルキードレッシング和え)

February 15, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Potato with Milky dressing(ポテトのミルキードレッシング和え) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, hope that your week is going great.  Just watching the highlights of the Winter Olympics, wondering if Japan has a chance of winning any medals this Winter Olympics.  I think maybe 1 or 2 at least, in womens figure skating and maybe in the men 500 meter speed skating. [...]

Steam Crab dumpling(かにシューマイ)

February 13, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆ Steam Crab dumpling(かにシューマイ) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, its Valentines Day.  Did your special one give you something special today?  Here in Japan we celebrate Valentines Day a little weird, from what my hubby does in the States.  Usually the girls or women give the chocolates to the person they like or love, but in our [...]

Spaghetti with Cod Roe(たらこスパゲティー)

February 10, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Spaghetti with Cod Roe(たらこスパゲティー) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, hope things are going great today.  As I talked about yesterday, we were going to make some changes and maybe add some new list.  We have updated our Entrecard list, if we have missed someone that has been visiting and dropping on my blog please let me know [...]

Cooked Rice(ごはん)

February 9, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Cooked Rice(ごはん) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, its a beautiful day.  The hubby and I has got today and tomorrow off and will be talk about how we can improve my blog and stuff.  So we will see what we both come up with our brainstorm.
Well, todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Cooked Rice or ごはん in [...]

Bamboo Shoots and Squid with Kinome Sprouts(木の芽和え)

February 5, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Bamboo Shoots and Squid with Kinome Sprouts(木の芽和え) ☆
Good morning Everyone, well I thought it would be a warm weekend for me.  I guess mother nature, wanted it to be a very very cold one. (Sob, sob)  Oh well, you can’t always get what you want on the weekends.
Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Bamboo Shoots [...]

Rice Dumplings with Mango sauce(白玉マンゴソース)

February 1, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Rice Dumplings with Mango sauce(白玉マンゴソース) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, its finally a sunny day here and now its time to get the laundry done.  Then I got the afternoon shift at work, but it should be a slow day for me though.
Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Rice Dumplings with Mango Sauce or 白玉マンゴソース in Japanese.  This is [...]

Samosa(サモサ)

January 31, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆ Samosa(サモサ) ☆
Good morning Everyone, Hope you had a great weekend.  As for me, I caught a cold during the weekend and had a slight fever for the pass 2 days.  I feel better now, but have to work the afternoon shift today.  Well back to the cooking.
Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Samosa or [...]

Simmered Ground beef and White radish(大根のそぼろ煮)

January 29, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Simmered Ground beef and White radish(大根のそぼろ煮) ☆
Good Morning Everyone,
Im on the way to work now, I will be back later tonight to finish up this blog.  Have a great weekend.
Ingredients
☆ 150g ground beef
☆ 1/4 white radish
☆ 2 tbsp sesame oil
☆ 1 tbsp soy sauce
☆ 200 cc dashi stock
☆ 3 tbsp sugar
☆ 2 tbsp soy sauce
Direction
1. [...]

Simmered Hijiki Seaweed(ひじきの煮物)

January 28, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Simmered Hijiki Seaweed(ひじきの煮物) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, another week has come and gone and the month of February is shortly coming.  Looking forward to a warm weekend here, we have nothing planned yet.  Maybe will will go and do some shopping, cause its payday this weekend. heehee
Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Simmered Hijiki Seaweed or  ひじきの煮物 [...]

Simmered Tougan Winter Melon(とうがんの煮物)

January 26, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Simmered Tougan Winter Melon(とうがんの煮物) ☆
Ingredients:
☆ 1/4 tougan winter melon
☆ 1 whole chicken skin
☆ 50g crab
☆ 30g ginger
☆ 3tbsp water
☆ 3 tbsp starch
☆ 800 cc dashi stock
☆ 50 cc mirin
☆ 50 cc thin soy sauce
☆ salt
Direction:
1. Cut the tougan into 5㎝ cubes and thinly peel, and cut the chicken skin in half and quickly parboil, and [...]

Curry Udon(カレーうどん)

January 25, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Curry Udon(カレーうどん) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, Its a beautiful day today and a little bit chilly.  I got the late shift today and it looks like the hubby is going to make dinner for the kids.  I think he will make Curry Udon cause we had left overs from yesterdays Chicken Curry Dinner.
So Todays Japanese Cooking [...]

Souffle(スフレ)

January 24, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Souffle(スフレ) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, Did everyone have a great weekend?  Mines went pretty well, have nothing to complain about.  t was warm and we got alot of house work done and had some time to go to the park with the family.
Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Souffle or スフレ in Japanese.  I actually got [...]

Simmered Kiriboshi Daikon(切り干し大根)

January 23, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Simmered Kiriboshi Daikon(切り干し大根)☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, Hope that you are all having a great weekend.  My weekend is great so far, this weather has been a little warm this morning.  So I think we will go a take a little walk to the park with the kids to play around.
Today Japanese Cooking Style is called Simmered [...]

Galettes( クレープ)

January 22, 2010 by Naoko  
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☆Galettes( クレープ) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, hope that you are all having a great weekend.  So far my weekend is going good and I hope that it stays that way through the weekend.
Todays Japanese Cooking Style is called Galettes orクレープ in Japanese, a very delicious dish and easy to make.  If you want to try something different [...]