Tofu something

I know...
This would go well with beer but I didn't drink one.

Cubed Silky Tofu and Avocado

Half pack of Tofu (silk)
1 avocado
3 tbs soy sauce
1/2 tsp wasabi
2 tbs lemon juice
Half pack of Katsuobushi

You need to take out some of the moisture from the tofu. To do this place a paper towel on a plate then put the tofu on the paper towel. Next put another paper towel on the tofu and place a light plate on top. Let it sit for about one half hour.

Cube the tofu and avocado and put in to a serving dish. Then top with katsuobushi. Drizzle soy sauce, wasabi and lemon juice mixture.

You can use cream cheese instead of the tofu.
This has more calorie and fat but sooooooooooooooooooo yummy!
This makes your beer better.

Pho King

"Ame desu Ame desu...."
( It's raining and raining...)
Maybe the rain made me feel tired? It was too much trouble to cook dinner so we decided to go out.

We went to "Pho King" which is one of my favorite pho restaurants.

My Vietnamese friend said Pho King's pho is not traditional pho. They do have different styles of pho and that's why I like to eating there sometimes. I like No. 35 which is pork broth noodle soup with rice and egg noodles. I'm still full and I have garlicky mouth.

Onigiri lover

I had life drawing class at Mesa college yesterday.
My 6 hour drawing class starts at 8:50am.
I needed energy so I brought my Onigiri.

"Onigiri (rice ball)" is in the typical lunch box for Japanese.
Easy to make, easy to eat and delicious!! I made two of them. I put salmon flakes ( left over from last night) in to center of the first one. The other one is Umeboshi onigiri.


Onigiri reminds me of my childhood. I think each Onigiri has character. I still remember my mom's Onigiri ingredients. I will introduce my mom's Onigiri sometime.

I love rice...

Low carb meales are very difficult for me.
I really missed having rice so I cooked "Sansyoku don" which means 3 colored bowl.
I also made "Daikon & Onion miso soup".


Japanese dinner tonight :)


My "Sansyoku don" topping is usually "Niku soboro" ( ground meat ) , "Salty Salmon flake" and "Sweet scrambled egg" to put on the rice.


Niku soboro ( ground meat )
I like ground chicken for Soboro but I used ground beef this time.

1 lb ground beef
1 1/2 tbs Brown sugar
2 tbs Mirin
2 tbs Sake
1/4 cup Soy sauce
1/2 tbs minced ginger

Stir fry the ground beef. Drain the extra fat. Put the beef back into the pan. Add these ingredients in this order: ginger, brown sugar, mirin, sake and soy sauce. You can adjust to your own taste.


Salty Salmon flake
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Salt both side of the salmon with 2 tbs and Bake 20 minutes.


Sweet scrambled egg
2 eggs, 1tbs sugar, 1 tbs mentsuyu.
You can cook just like a scrambled eggs.

Mentsuyu is a dark brown broth. It has soy sauce, sugar, sake and dashi. We usually use this broth for noodles (Soba, Udon) but sometimes I use this for seasoning because It's and easy way to season.

Serve the white rice in the bowl. Flake the Nori on the rice. Top the rice with the Niku soboro, salmon and eggs.

Capsi of the day

I took a sun bath with Capsi. The sun cured my dizziness.
I had just relaxing and lazy day.

Yellow Tomato Salad

I got cute yellow tomatoes from the farmer's market.

Thin sliced yellow tomatoes on the plate.
Splashed vinegar.
Sprinkled salt, sugar, pepper and grated parmesan cheese.

It looks better if you add some green.

Sweet tooth

Yesterday was our 2 year wedding anniversary.
We went to our favorite place BLUE BOHEME.

We did not think about diet food last night.
Of course I ordered steamed Black Mussels!! etc...


We got raspberry? cherry? chocolate mousse from the restaurant.
We were in heaven :)