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Friday, March 30, 2012

Grilled black sea bass with grilled asparagus and shiitake mushroom ブラックシーバスの塩焼き

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After hanami, the weather turned more seasonal (cooler) but it was still nice enough to grill outside. One weekend, we bought a whole black ...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Udon noodle in hot broth かけうどん

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This is again not blogworthy but a perfect ending dish or light lunch. I found a unopened package of dried udon うどん noodle in the pantry. Th...
Monday, March 26, 2012

Hanami is over; one more dish, Burdock salad 花見は終わりです。牛蒡のサラダ

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The cherry blossom this year lasted just one week. With rain and cool seasonal weather and some wind, by Saturday, our deck and backyard wer...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Hanami continues; Japanese pancake with sakura ebi dried shrimp 桜海老、にら入り葱やき

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This was an ending "shime" 〆 dish for our impromptu Hanami 花見. Because the weather has been quite warm, in our herb garden, garlic...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Hanami drinking snacks 花見のつまみ

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For this year's hanami, we started with this fusion dish of tuna tartar. This was followed by small assortment of "chinmi&qu...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

"Hanami" Cherry blossom gazing 花見

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The cherry blossoms are in full swing in Washington, DC. This is much earlier than usual years.  Even in our back yard, the cherry blossoms ...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Chikuwa fish cake with cucumber and cheese, avocado sashimi 竹輪の射込みとアボカド刺身

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This is another padding post. One weekend, I did not have much available for making drinking snacks and this was what I came up with. Beside...