Pork Cutlet with Peah Salsa

Today is the end of month.
Oh boy time goes sooooooo fast!!

What did I do for half a year??
What am I going to do for the rest of the year??

Quinoa !!

I didn't know Quinoa until my cousin introduced　me to quinoa.

I really love it !

Kabocha "Home Run" Soup

We went to Blue Boheme. I ordered carrot soup. It was soooooooo awesome!!

The carrot soup inspired me. It was creamy and homey. I wanted to cook soup, then I made a Kabocha soup for tonight.

about 1/4 pound kabocha
1 medium size onion
3 sliced bacon
1 tbs butter
2. 1/2 chicken broth
1/3 cup of couscous

Cut the kabocha into about 1 inch cubes. Boil it for about 10 minutes. Drain the water. In the mean time slice the onion. In a saute pan heat 1 tbs of butter then add the sliced onion and stir-fry until lightly browned. Add chopped bacon. Stir-fry for 10 more minutes. Add the boiled kabocha and mix well.

Take the contents of the saute pan and put it into a blender. Add chicken broth and blend until smooth. Then pour the mixture back into the pan. Warm up the soup and adjust the taste with salt.

I used salted butter and thick black pepper spiced bacon. If you want to control the saltiness, you can use unsalted butter and regular bacon.

I think I picked a good kabocha! It was sweet and tasty.
That's why my husband said the soup was a Home Run!!

Takoyaki

I love Takoyaki :)

"Tako" means octopus in Japanese. Each dumpling has boiled octopus in the center.
You have to eat Takoyaki fresh and hot!

Ramen Girl

Ah~~~~ Ramen Ramen Ramen~~~ I miss Ramen!
I am Ramen lover!

If someone asked me, "what do you want to eat in Japan?"
My answer is "Ramen" !!

Green Green!

Rice field... Just beautiful contrast.... Green, deep green and blue.
The green is good for my eyes.

It's Beautiful Sushi!!

Ha~~~~~ So Beautiful!!

Of course It was so delicious!!

Sushi is a luxury food for me. I don't eat high quality sushi like this often. This was definitely a treat!

I went back to Japan for about 2 weeks. I had good time with my family and friends. I expected lots of rain and high humidity. June is usually the rainy season. We call "Tsuyu". But It was really comfortable, kind of dry weather.