tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385724212024-02-07T12:45:17.191-08:00Japamerican Life 2Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comBlogger514125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-60493151682879059622023-02-27T10:58:00.001-08:002023-02-27T10:58:30.389-08:00Testing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUovdnFwjhrYpETvBGWmVI6bMkQlkStCeXM4nY6ULmyXgC9Ms5fVjrPqDBRPHL7-b7dfFgzHPUK6sqbohUnRQa_2QkOZLqsntGJr8zBANxhvqdfQUBbcn7pvMAA-VQHmkDnuileKNeO553-dtiobL_zVHIJMF8mEDI8SCeWSebqhjVYTj2HYg/s4032/D1861FBD-1A02-4D40-8C39-4FF7C4A6CFD6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUovdnFwjhrYpETvBGWmVI6bMkQlkStCeXM4nY6ULmyXgC9Ms5fVjrPqDBRPHL7-b7dfFgzHPUK6sqbohUnRQa_2QkOZLqsntGJr8zBANxhvqdfQUBbcn7pvMAA-VQHmkDnuileKNeO553-dtiobL_zVHIJMF8mEDI8SCeWSebqhjVYTj2HYg/s320/D1861FBD-1A02-4D40-8C39-4FF7C4A6CFD6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpvykBR8WVRi30Vj32_tGfF_zlySd10AJ2ydwfCnQBLmt15chE9_44iEvpxWtKBNf_Y_QRmXdmCHgColQ53R1-fwblUaPOg41xAMqHbWigHb3y6t1Pn6byqBBRdomb9dyNjfePzZfwaj3uByVo8rh6LDeeDOPXcwTCLAuGnu0Rf1xxpnusW0/s4032/22AE12AE-27EE-4A85-952E-D418DAE06E71.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpvykBR8WVRi30Vj32_tGfF_zlySd10AJ2ydwfCnQBLmt15chE9_44iEvpxWtKBNf_Y_QRmXdmCHgColQ53R1-fwblUaPOg41xAMqHbWigHb3y6t1Pn6byqBBRdomb9dyNjfePzZfwaj3uByVo8rh6LDeeDOPXcwTCLAuGnu0Rf1xxpnusW0/s320/22AE12AE-27EE-4A85-952E-D418DAE06E71.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWln3jdQ7pyd1ASOQ_3EYVXvSHA_wgMv-1za98Qb_zh7x8fo0jHnSJIAxLeMV0b5PH3HXUF3TRVgSkTjyXS4pVOzhIY4-7hDErxSda0ik1wL67O-7At5w0uOB39jT8dUe7fOcL6gOprH4KXD6OiFrlJdT_5q-dt9KzsacSiKipM4lvC7XQgc/s4032/9F831D90-6E59-4848-B67F-772E61CB5AFB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWln3jdQ7pyd1ASOQ_3EYVXvSHA_wgMv-1za98Qb_zh7x8fo0jHnSJIAxLeMV0b5PH3HXUF3TRVgSkTjyXS4pVOzhIY4-7hDErxSda0ik1wL67O-7At5w0uOB39jT8dUe7fOcL6gOprH4KXD6OiFrlJdT_5q-dt9KzsacSiKipM4lvC7XQgc/s320/9F831D90-6E59-4848-B67F-772E61CB5AFB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-57437471279305082492022-12-12T11:11:00.000-08:002022-12-12T11:11:06.793-08:00Merry Christmas 2022 (Our new mantel)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3XV8P-hwWdKwI7wcdWC5nLA1g_P_CZjW6Fsus1vci_ZgMo7ki0NPu8wqSx2unYjbH__QAJVBJQyw2Uht7jm6TYICwyHLD9EqMQo7E0JuYfAAlOCa5hyZXfu66TGvcf2-GqrltgC98_jUvL13RUcLpKmyC2rmSmqA-sNn-OeFUMzAhjA3ODU/s1080/MerryChrstmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3XV8P-hwWdKwI7wcdWC5nLA1g_P_CZjW6Fsus1vci_ZgMo7ki0NPu8wqSx2unYjbH__QAJVBJQyw2Uht7jm6TYICwyHLD9EqMQo7E0JuYfAAlOCa5hyZXfu66TGvcf2-GqrltgC98_jUvL13RUcLpKmyC2rmSmqA-sNn-OeFUMzAhjA3ODU/s320/MerryChrstmas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-3414582194367116252020-08-25T11:12:00.003-07:002020-08-25T11:12:40.553-07:00World famous concept artist uses Fresco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Gf6WKPnqzo" width="320" youtube-src-id="5Gf6WKPnqzo"></iframe></div><p><br /></p>Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-69316208217950857962013-11-21T17:54:00.000-08:002013-11-25T17:55:32.702-08:00Beaujolais Nouveau 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beaujolais Nouveau Day. The third Thursday in November. I have already known this is not a popular event in US but I can get it in Wholefoods. Yes, I have learned that all the Wholefoods stores have the wine IN THEIR BACKROOM. I have funny stories every year and you can see my last 5 years' stories <a href="http://mikakoburke2.blogspot.com/search?q=beaujolais+nouveau" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Now this year, one of my friends and I went to Wholefoods. We looked at the sales floor but we didn't see any so I asked one guy at the floor.<br />
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Me:"Do you have Beaujolais Nouveau?"<br />
The guy:"I think so....let's see...here it is."<br />
Me:"Umm...that is regular Beaujolais. We want "Nouveau". New wine."<br />
The guy:"Hmmmm..." (He is looking at the regular piles.)<br />
Me:"You cannot sell it till today so if you didn't take them out today. I think they are still in the back."<br />
The guy:"How do you know we don't sell till today?!"<br />
Me:"It is the rule."<br />
The guy:"??????"<br />
Me:"Can you please check the back room?"<br />
The guy:"OK! How do you spell it again?"<br />
Me:(pointing to Beaujolais bottle) "this Beaujolais and Nouveau."<br />
The guy:"Will be right back."<br />
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and he came back with three bottles and asked "How many do you want?"<br />
Thank you, thank you, and thank you. He was very helpful and nice. I may have been a weird Asian woman talking about French wine. Sorry I didn't mean to be mean (or snobby) and we just wanted the wine.<br />
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The taste of the wine? It was very good. Young, fruity and easy to drink.Thank you, the Wholefoods guy! :)<br />
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ボジョレーヌーボー解禁日。11月の第3木曜日。アメリカでこれが人気イベントでないことはよーくわかっております。でもWholefoods(スーパーマーケット)に行けばあるということもわかっていた。どのWholefoodsにもあるのよ。ストックルームにね。毎年この日はおもしろい話があるのですが、過去5年分の面白い話は<a href="http://mikakoburke2.blogspot.com/search?q=beaujolais+nouveau" target="_blank">ここ</a> です。<br />
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さ、今年の話はこうです。友人と私でWholefoodsに行きました。売り場にないのはわかっていたけど一応探してみます。ない。売り場のお兄さんをつかまえて聞く。<br />
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私:"Beaujolais Nouveauありますか?"<br />
お兄さん:"あると思いますよ…、あ、ここだ。"<br />
私:"んーと、それは普通のBeaujolaisみたい。"Nouveau"という新酒が欲しいんですけど。"<br />
お兄さん:"えーっとぉ..." (通常の売り場を見ている。)<br />
私:"今日からしか売れないはずなので、今日出してなければストックルームかもしれませんね。"<br />
お兄さん:"どうしてそんな事知ってるの?!"<br />
私:"そういうルールだから。"<br />
お兄さん:"??????"<br />
私:"ストックルームを見てきていただけますか?"<br />
お兄さん:"OK! そのつづりをもう一回教えて。"<br />
私:(Beaujolaisのボトルを指差して、) "この Beaujolais と N-o-u-v-e-a-u."<br />
お兄さん:"ちょっと待ってくださいね。"<br />
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そしてお兄さんは「何本いりますかあ?」と3本抱えて戻ってきました。ありがとう、ありがとう、ありがとう。とても助かりました。きっと私はフランスワインにこだわる変なアジア女に見えたかもしれないですね。いや、意地悪したり気取ったりするつもりはなかったの。ただボジョレーが欲しかっただけ。<br />
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ワインのお味?おいしゅうございました。若くてフルーティーで飲みやすい。Wholefoodsのお兄さん、ありがとう!<br />
Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-81616531466126595102013-10-31T13:01:00.000-07:002013-11-05T13:03:35.408-08:00Happy Halloween!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
Halloween decoration is ready. The skull in the tree hole is this year's hit. People stop at the tree to look into it.<br />
ハロウィーンの飾りつけもできました。木のうろにおいた骸骨が今年のヒット。通りがかりの人がとまってじっと見ていく。<br />
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My costume this year is Hit girl. Who said I am too big for that?!<br />
私の仮装はHit girl。誰?大きいHit girlなんていってるのは!</div>
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Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-2607226216299198402013-10-13T18:08:00.000-07:002013-10-14T22:56:34.772-07:00Mackerel Sushi<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
I know this is not the traditonal Mackerel sushi but I did anyway. Packed smoked Mackerel-It is not so difflicult to get here and what's difficult is getting fresh Mackerel so I used smoke one.<br />
鯖寿司に燻製鯖を使うなんてとんでもないけれどまあやってみました。パック入り燻製鯖・・・この辺では手に入れるのにそう苦労しません。苦労するのは新鮮な鯖を手に入れること。だから燻製の鯖でトライ。</div>
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Here is the methog. Now I made a mistake not to place Mackerel fist and rice on top of it. Hope my mom is not reading this. Cooking untraditional Mackerel sushi with untraditional way. Oh, well...<br />
下記が簡単な手順。さて、ご飯を先に置いてその上に鯖を置くという失敗をしてしまった。ママが見てないことを祈る。変わった鯖で変わった方法で作る鯖寿司。まあ、いいか。<br />
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ほら。悪くないでしょ。焼きナスとオクラ+しいたけの煮物といただきました。</div>
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Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-75082518767515495562013-10-06T22:20:00.000-07:002013-10-14T17:23:55.685-07:00San Jose Rock 'n' Roll 2013 Half Marathon<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
It was my 4th SJ Rock 'n' Roll race and I made my personal record. I finished 2 minutes earlier than last week. What did I do different this year? 1.I ate good amount of food before the race (I usualy eat only one banana). I usually don't have energy to run faster at the end but this time my pace in the last mile was faster than the one in 12 mile. 2. I ran with a GPS watch. Well, I love my Nike Sports watch because it is sleek and cute but it is not accurate at all. This time I checked my GPS watch and was able to adjust my pace.<br />
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今年も San Jose Rock 'n' Roll のハーフマラソンを走ってきました。4回目の参加で自己記録を出しました。去年より2分速かったのだけど何が違ったのでしょう。1.レースの前にちゃんと食べた(おうどん半分とみたらし団子一本)。いつもはバナナ一本で過ごすのでいつもは最後の方で力が出ない。今回は最後の13マイル目は12マイル目より速く走れたの。食べるのは大事です。2.GPSウォッチで走った。今まで使っていたNikeのSports band はおしゃれで細くていいけれどデータが正確ではないんだもの。今回はGPSウォッチでペースを見て調整しながら走れました。</div>
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I went to After Run party with my running mates. It is always nice to have somebody support and share the moment.<br />
走った後はランニング仲間と打ち上げ。サポートしたり感動を分かち合える仲間がいるのはいいもの。<br />
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And always thank you to Steven who waited for me on the street near our house and my friends and coaches who cheered me virtually.<br />
そしてウチの家の近くではありますが、長らくまっていてくれたStevenに感謝。<br />
そしてヴァーチャルで応援してくれた友人やコーチ達にも感謝です。</div>
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As always, we had a block party on July 4th. More importantly, it is Steven's birthday so I cooked egg Benedict to start celebrating his birthday. Note: I even made the Hollandaise sauce from scratch!<br />
いつものように7月4日の独立記念日はご近所さんとブロックパーティー。道を閉鎖しての大騒ぎです。その前に今日はStevenのお誕生日。お祝いその1はエッグベネディクトの朝食。注:オランデーズソースまで作ったんですよ!</div>
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Wow, egg york is runny on smoked salmon. Mmmmm...delicious!<br />
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Music band and rocket car are good as usual. His birthday cake is chocolate. To tell you the truth, I changed the order just two days ago. I thought he likes short cakes (white cream cakes) and asked which he would like and answer was "chocolate". Ooopsy but it was not too late to change.</div>
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いつものようにバンドが来たり、ロケットカーをやったり。そして今年のバースデーケーキはチョコレート、実は2日前にあわてて注文しなおしたの。ショートケーキの方が好きだと勝手に思い込んで何気なくどっちが好きかと聞いたら「チョコレート」、勘違いしてた。</div>
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お隣のOちゃん、とてもかわいいでしょ。Stevenも私も喜んで抱っこしてました。</div>
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The party started at 1pm and ended at 9pm. It was a looong day. 100 people came to our little street and had a big fun together. Happy birthday, USA and...<br />
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Happy birthday again, Steven!<br />
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パーティーは午後1時から9時まで続きました。長い一日。100人くらいの人がウチの前の小さな通りに集まって大騒ぎして楽しかった。ハッピーバースデイ、USAそして…<br />
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Happy Birthday, Steven!</div>
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My 50th birthday in a Restaurant in Los Gatos. This place is great. I would say they are one of the best in Bay Area.</div>
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Special birthday dessert which is all gone except the writing. :) Thank you honey for the tasty birthday dinner and present (I will tell what is is later.)</div>
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We had a cute visitor today. I was baby sitting Ms.O next door while her family went to shopping.<br />
Ohhh, she is so cute.<br />
今日は家にかわいいお客様がきました。おとなりのOちゃんを彼女の家族がお買い物に行ってる間にあずかったの。とんでもかわいいでしょ。<br />
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She was very good during her visit. We had fun sitting on the grass in the back yard and looking at our tomato plants. I even changed her diaper.<br />
いる間中、とてもいい子でした。お庭の芝生の上に一緒に座ったり、トマトの木を見に行ったりして楽しくすごしました。おしめも代えたのよ。<br />
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Her sister Ms.G also visited us when they came back from their shopping. She is adorable, too.<br />
お買い物から帰ってきたおねえちゃんのGちゃんも遊びに来ました。彼女がまたかわいいんです。<br />
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I can baby sit you anytime, Ms.O!! It was a precious time.<br />
Oちゃん、いつでもベビーシッターするからね。楽しい時間でした。</div>
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One of my host sisters, Mariko is leaving for Las Vegas to be a makeup artist. She is going to school there. I have known her since she was four so it is hard to believe she became a big girl like that. When I lived with her, she was only 4 or 5 years old. Every time I took her to a grocery store, she asked me. "Can you buy me the pink balloon?" I did a few times since I cannot say no to little cute girls.<br />
ホストシスターの一人、Marikoがラスベガスのメーキャップアーティストの学校に行ってしまうので、さよならBBQパーティーに行ってきました。彼女のことは4歳の頃から知っているのでそんな大人になったのが信じられない。一緒にい住んでいた頃彼女は4歳か5歳。スーパーに連れて行くと必ず、「あのピンクの風船かってえ」とねだられました。数回は買ったかな。かわいい子には弱いのです。</div>
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I was invited to their BBQ gathering in Santa Cruz and I bought this fruit tart. This is not just a regular fruit tart. This is a gluten free dessert. Her sister, Mikako and her husband, Brendan need gluten free food so I made this that way. I used almond meal and it was GOOOOOD!</div>
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サンタクルーズのその集まりにフルーツタルトを持っていきました。ただのタルトじゃないよ。グルテンフリーです。小麦粉なし。彼女のお姉さんのMikakoとご主人のBrendanがアレルギーなので。小麦粉の代わりにアーモンドミールを使ったのだけどそれがとてもおいしかった。</div>
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I always feel like home when I visit them and they treat me like their eldest.</div>
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ここの家族を訪ねるといつも家に帰ってきた気分。彼らも私を長女として扱ってくれます。</div>
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がんばれMariko。いいメーキャップアーティストになるのだよ!</div>
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We had a dinner at Fleur de Lys in San Francisco for our 8th Anniversary. This is the restaurant I have wanted to come for a long time.</div>
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Amuse Bouche was artichoke cold soup and carrot salad+ham+pea paste. The cold soup was very tasty. Artichoke spoke well in the creamy soup.</div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">SYMPHONY OF:Toasted duck ham & mozzarella “slider, ”French potato salad with white anchovy, “Faux gras” mousse, piquillo gazpacho<br />BACON CRUSTED SEA SCALLOPS:Black beluga lentils, pork belly, pickled shallots and harissa<br />OVEN ROASTED VENISON LOIN WITH TRUFFLED BABY BOK CHOY:Accented with a rich cocoa nib red wine reduction, spanish chorizo, cocoa tuile<br />A FANTASY OF CHOCOLATE & PRALINE PARFAIT:Served with Lucama ice cream and a homemade marshmallow napoleon</span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af;">CHILLED DUNGENESS CRAB SALAD:With shavings of young vegetables, lobster infused vinaigrette, and lobster fondant with caviar<br />JUMBO LOUISIANA PRAWNS:Cream of artichoke, citrus salad, porcini oil, served with a tangerine sauce<br />KOBE BEEF CHEEKS, TOPPED WITH MUSTARD AND CORNICHONS:Smoked veal jus, sweetbread fricassee with truffle & spinach<br />CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE:Served with cherry and Kirsch ice cream</span> </div>
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Everything was very tasty and presented very well. I loved the surprises when I put them in my mouth because the puree and the sauce are very well designed/cooked. Some of them are hard to tell what they are. It was exquisite!</div>
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Happy 8th, Honey!! More great years to come :):)</div>
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I try to cook varieties when I cook dinner. Sometime I cook from cook books. Other time I try making the dishes we had in the countries we visited.<br />
夕食を作るときなるべくいろいろな種類のものをお料理しようと心がけています。料理本から作ったり、滞在した外国でいただいたお料理を思い出しながら作ったり。<br />
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Brazilian night:Brazilian night starts from playing Bosanoba. I usually play Antonio Carlos Jobin or Astrud Gilberto. I sing a long with them and chop ingridents and pour some dende oil (Palm oil). The dish below is seafood stew, Moqueca. Cod, shrimp, oysters, tomatoes, mushroom and peppers were cooked in coconutmilk for a half an hour. I also baked cheese balls, pao de quejo. I used <a href="http://www.latinmerchant.com/productdetail.asp?ProductID=F0024" target="_blank">this box</a>. <br />
Mmmm, love Brazilian food.<br />
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ブラジルナイト:ブラジルナイトはボサノバをかけるところから始まります。大体Antonio Carlos Jobin とか Astrud Gilbertoとか。鼻歌を歌いながら材料を刻んだりデンデオイルを注いだりします。下の写真はムケカというブラジルのシーフード。たら、海老、牡蠣、トマト、きのこ、ピーマンなどをココナツミルクで30分ほど煮てできあがり。チーズブレッドのパンディケージョも焼きましたよ。といっても<a href="http://www.latinmerchant.com/productdetail.asp?ProductID=F0024" target="_blank">これを</a>使ったのだけれど。あぁ、ブラジル料理大好き。<br />
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Italian Night: When I make pasta dishes, I sometime play Opera like Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck. Well, no pasta this time so I play something else like Coldplay. No relaionship to Italy.:) :)<br />
イタリアンナイト:パスタを作るときは「月の輝く夜に」のニコラスケイジのようにオペラをかけながら作ったりすることもあるけれどこの時はパスタでなかったので、Coldplay。イタリアと関係ないけど。:):)<br />
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Appetizer is cucumber+cheese prosciutto. I like this one from Paloma because it is not too salty.<br />
前菜はプロシュートで巻いたきゅうりとチーズ。このパロマから来たプロシュートは塩辛すぎなくて好き。<br />
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Green pea soup with cheese crisp. I even made the crisp. The green looks pretty in my Wisteria bowl.<br />
グリーンピースのスープとカリカリチーズ。パルメザンチーズを平たくして焼いたもの。大好きな藤の花のボウルによく合うでしょ。</div>
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So what should I cook tomorrow? Moroccan, Greek, Thai, German or Japanese?</div>
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明日は何を作ろうか。モロッコ、ギリシャ、ドイツそれか和食かな。</div>
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We went to a baby shower on our street. I made strawberry trees and tea sandwiches. Steven made a base of the trees. I placed banana leaves and strawberry leaves on the tray, then put saran wrapped cones. After that, I pinned strawberries/black berries with tooth picks and insert some mint leaves between the berries.</div>
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近所のベビーシャワーに行くので、イチゴの木とティーサンドイッチを作りました。Stevenが木のベースを作ってくれて、その上にバナナリーフを敷き、庭のいちごの葉っぱをちりばめ、サランラップを巻いたコーンを立てます。それにイチゴとブラックベリーを爪楊枝で指していくの。ベリーの間にミントの葉っぱも差し込んで彩りよく。</div>
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Made egg salad and zucchini+sun dried tomato+cheese sandwiches so that vegetarians can eat. I placed some pansies from our yard in my favorite little vase in the center. <br />
エッグサンドイッチ、そして炒めたズッキーニ、サンドライドトマト、チーズを合わせたサンドイッチを作りました。これならベジタリアンも食べられます。お庭のパンジーをお気に入りの一輪挿しにさして真ん中に置きました。<br />
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40 people got together for the baby shower. Colorful setting. Our neighbors are so sweet. The preparation can tell how much they care about the family. It was amazing. I am sure the baby will love this neighborhood.<br />
40人ほどが集まって楽しく過ごしました。カラフルなセッティング。本当にうちのご近所さんたちはいい人ばかりでその心のこもった準備に感心します。赤ちゃんもきっとこのご近所さんを喜ぶと思う。</div>
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We played dirty diaper game. I put seven brands of chocolate on diapers and melted them with a hair dryer. Yesterday night was hot and they didn't become solid so I put them in the fridge. Yep, I had dirty diapers in our fridge for an hour. Tha object of the game is finding out what brand the chocolates are. So funny to watch people sniffing diapers. :)<br />
おむつゲームもしました。夕べ私が紙のおむつに7種類のチョコレートをおいてドライヤーで溶かして作りました。昨日は暑かったので固まらなくて困り、冷蔵庫に1時間入れました。そう、汚れたおむつがうちの冷蔵庫に入ってたわけです。うひゃあ。ゲームはオムツの中を見てチョコレートのブランドをあてるもの。おむつを嗅いだりしてるのをみるのはおもしろかった。:)</div>
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There are lot of cuties at the party and it was all-you-can-hold environment! Love babies.<br />
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We woke up early on the Sat morning and went to Master Gardeners show to get our tomatoes.<br />
Note to myself: We don't have to go that early because we don't want to listen to Tomato crazy stories in the waiting line for an hour. Opening time is good time to go.<br />
土曜日なのに早起きして、Master Gardenersという植木市に行ってきました。<br />
自分へのメモ:早起きしていく必要なし。開門前1時間で行くと待ってる間、トマトオタク達の話を、延々と聞く事になる。開門時に行けば十分。<br />
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We got five different types of big tomatoes and two kinds of small ones! I was so excited when I found Japanese Red Basil. I am holding it in the picture above. We also got two different kinds of peppers and sme herbs.<br />
5種類のトマト、2種類の小さいトマトを入手。日本の赤シソを見たときは大喜びしてしまった。写真でも持っているのはそれです。あとは2種類のPマンとハーブ。<br />
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I know these tomato cages look ridiculously big but wait till June, this place is going to be a Tomato forest. Oh, don't laugh.</div>
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After we planted them, we had this salmon snack and some white wine with dreaming our tomatoes....Mmmmm<br />
By the way, doesn't this smoked salmon look good? I bough the block of smoked salmon from the French chef from my French Cooking class. <br />
お野菜達を植えた後、夏に出来るトマトを夢見ながらこのサーモンスナックと白ワインをいただきました。うーん、楽しみ。ところでこのスモークサーモンおいしそうでしょ。私の行くフランス料理教室のシェフから買いました。</div>
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Our Wisteria is doing GREAT this year. We started this in 2010 so took three years to get this view. <a href="http://mikakoburke2.blogspot.com/search?q=wisteria" target="_blank">This</a> is how we started. <br />
ウチの藤棚がにぎやかになっています。今年はとてもいい感じ。思えば2010年に<a href="http://mikakoburke2.blogspot.com/search?q=wisteria" target="_blank">こうして</a>始めたプロジェクト。ここまで来るのに3年かかったのね。桃ふじ3年、柿8年というじゃない。(言わない)<br />
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The gate and fense Steven made is still standing strong :) <br />
藤棚もゲートもSteven作。まだまだ倒れないで立ってますよ。:)</div>
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Just beautiful...<br />
もう、ただ美しい…</div>
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The leaves/vines grow incredibly fast and Steven is pruning them almost everyday.<br />
藤は蔓と葉の成長が驚くほどに速いのでStevenが毎日のように切って整えています。</div>
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By the way, the gate with a moon window is also Steven's work. Cool, huh?</div>
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ところで、その月見窓のついたドアもSteven作よ。いいでしょ?</div>
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I brought some into the room, too.</div>
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Not only gates, my husband makes good dinner, too.<br />
Chicken Vindaloo! It was very tasty.<br />
藤棚だけではありませんよ。我オットはおいしい夕食だって作るのだから。<br />
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Went out for dinner at Gordon Biersch in San Jose downtown. It was 15 minutes wait so we took some pictures in the court yard. Steven is wearing a new jacket he got recently.<br />
週末ディナーはSan JoseダウンタウンのGordon Biersch へお出かけ。15分の待ち時間だったので中庭的なところで写真をとって遊ぶ。Stevenは最近買った新しいジャケットを着ています。</div>
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Steven had a wheat beer and I had Basil cucumber Collins. Sounds weird but it was delicious. You cannot skip garlic fries here. Taste much better than the ones they sell at ball park of course.<br />
Stevenはwheatビール私は Basil cucumber Collinsをいただきました。バジルときゅうりなんて変だと思われそうですがおいしいの。そしてこのお店の名物ガーリックフライズ(フレンチポテトにガーリックがどっさり乗っかっている)ははずせません。このお店はスタジアムなんかでも出しているけどその時食べるのよりおいしい。当たり前かな。<br />
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Today is happend to be the first day we met in 9 years ago.<br />
Me"did you plan this?"<br />
Steven"ah...Yeah!"<br />
Where are my flowers then? :) :)<br />
今日は9年前に初めてデートした日だったことに気がつく。<br />
私「覚えていたから、ここに来たの?」<br />
Steven「えっ、えーと、そうだよ。」<br />
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ふうん、じゃあお花とかはどこよ。いひひ。<br />
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Happy first date anniversary and 10th year has started! Wow, double digits.<br />
初デートの日おめでと。そして10年目が始まりました。わぁ、二桁だよぉ。</div>
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So they are what we ate lately.<br />最近いただいた夕食リスト<br />
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Day 1:Steven cooked this. Well, the salmon cake was ready to fry but still he fried very good. Spinach&mushroom saute was well cooked. Juuust right texture.<br />
ある日1:Stevenがお料理。まあ、サーモンケーキは出来合いですけど、焼き具合はばっちり。ほうれん草ときのこのソテーも絶妙でしたよ。<br />
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Day 2:Marsara wine+scarops and sesame seed crusted seared Ahi. Still sashimi inside. Mmmmm...<br />
ある日2:マサラ酒で味付けしたホタテとごまをつけて軽く焼いたマグロ。中はおさしみ状態。おいちー。<br />
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Day 3:Eel rice bowl. I cooked rice in this bowl so we got crunchy rice at the bottom.<br />
鰻ご飯。この土鍋でご飯を炊いたので底におこげができてカリカリ。</div>
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Day 4:The hakusai (Napa) cabbage was very tender and tasted good with juice from chicken.<br />
小さい白菜を二つに切って味付けしたチキンをのせて蒸したもの。そして白身魚のバジル+松の実ソースが前菜。<br />
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Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-26791554584550834762013-03-31T12:29:00.000-07:002013-04-08T08:52:47.026-07:00Happy Easter!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Used to be five eggs in the nest in the pictures. Only two made Easter morning. <br />
I wanted to make an egg dish for brunch on Easter day so made spinach&mushroom quiche. What do you eat with quiche usually? You don't eat bread because quiche has some crust...I made a fennel salad and a fruit salad. <br />
写真の巣の中には5つ卵があったのにEasterの朝には2個になっていた。<br />
Easterのブランチは卵料理と決まっているので、ほうれん草ときのこのキッシュを作りました。キッシュって普通何と食べるんだろう。パイクラストがあるからパンはいらないし…。フェネルのサラダ、そしてフルーツサラダを作りました。<br />
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The gruyere cheese on quiche was bubbling and tasted sooooo good.<br />
キッシュの上にかけたグリュエルチーズがふつふつとしていたおいしかったあ。<br />
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Easterの前日にお隣さん家に赤ちゃんが来ました。うひゃあ、可愛い。ご近所さんがみんな出てきて祝福しました。こんな可愛い子なら、いつでもベビーシッターしてあげる。</div>
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Dad now lives in an assist living so he cannot bake pound cake any more. He used to bake this a lot and this brught a lot of memories (sweet and bitter like their dog ate the whole cake.) into Steven's family. I ate once and it was great so I got his recipe. The pic below is when I had it.</div>
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今は家を出てアシストリビングに住んでいる義父はお得意のパウンドケーキ作りなどできなくなりました。昔からこのケーキをよく焼いていたのでStevenのファミリーはこのケーキにまつわる思いで話が多い。出来立てを犬が全部食べちゃったなんていう苦い思い出も。私もいただいたことがありますが、とてもおいしくてレシピを写しました。下のはその時の写真。</div>
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Steven is going to Philadelphia to see Dad so I decided to bake a Pound cake with HIS recipe. </div>
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I thought it was a good idea to bring it to him so both he and Steven can enjoy it.</div>
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Steven がお義父さんに会いにPhiladelphiaに行くのでお義父さんのレシピでパウンドケーキを焼くことに。お義父さんもStevenも楽しめるのだからいい考えではないですか?</div>
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I wrapped with blue paper and packed in a hard box so that Steven won't crash or EAT accidently. :)</div>
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青い紙で包んで硬い箱を作ってパッキングしました。これで移動中にStevenが間違ってつぶしたり、はたまた食べたりしないでしょ。<br />
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Steven called me and said "Dad said it was A plus!" Good job, me.<br />
電話でStevenが言った。「Aプラスだってよ!」 でかした、私。:)</div>
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3月3日はひな祭り。私のお雛様もいつもの暖炉の上に出ております。今頃気づいたのだけど、この方口を開けています。歌っているようですね。♪<br />
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It was cloudy but warm and the sunshine coming from the clouds sometimes was nice. Spring has come. My Christmas roses(<span dir="auto">Hellebore)</span> are about blooming. I cannot wait to see them because they are my favorite flowers.<br />
曇りではあったけれど時々雲間からもれる光はもう春。クリスマスローズ(<span dir="auto">Hellebore)</span>ももうすぐ咲きますよ。とても楽しみ。大好きな花だから。</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZxmTMUK4-rxb62OaZYR2_twYKXYVVUHcjmQHxD0sUd_odXYxXrQnqjIlqsaEix2JMzixEGUBRbv0Zd12eLlUiD7gRx1dp2n2Et-azgTBpaFXcn2rE_TWo3mtJM7zcQUdsIhewg/s1600/IMG_7818.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZxmTMUK4-rxb62OaZYR2_twYKXYVVUHcjmQHxD0sUd_odXYxXrQnqjIlqsaEix2JMzixEGUBRbv0Zd12eLlUiD7gRx1dp2n2Et-azgTBpaFXcn2rE_TWo3mtJM7zcQUdsIhewg/s400/IMG_7818.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Plum flowers are also bloomed.<br />
梅の花も咲いてます。<br />
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Peach flowers are cute, too.<br />
桃もかわい。</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE6YoROQgW6JhA6hBqKlNdtAhyVAV_0QrFMr3OCZBepKmlZiLmHXUf-wdZUq2VNVAnraSF7mDIUPl8hJ7xah3ZFxXE8XweSgvQNLWVhsofN2ONKdHbYa_7_nkn23S2YMh_DcQYg/s1600/IMG_7813.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE6YoROQgW6JhA6hBqKlNdtAhyVAV_0QrFMr3OCZBepKmlZiLmHXUf-wdZUq2VNVAnraSF7mDIUPl8hJ7xah3ZFxXE8XweSgvQNLWVhsofN2ONKdHbYa_7_nkn23S2YMh_DcQYg/s400/IMG_7813.JPG" /></a><br />
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Star Magnolias in the frony yard are gorgeous!<br />
前庭にあるスターマグノリア(こぶし?)はゴージャスでしょ。<br />
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家の梅と桃は一本の木に仲良く咲いています。今年はたくさん実をつけてよ。</div><br />
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新しいジーンズをはくSteven。毎日のようにトレッドミルで走っているので9kgくらいやせました。だから小さいサイズのジーンズを買ったの。素晴らしい。よくできました!<br />
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Steven was home for Valentine's day this year and we went to La Pastaia for the dinner. It was second time we had Valentine's dinner here. 2011's visit is <a href="http://mikakoburke2.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-dinner.html">here</a>. <br />
今年のバレンタインデーは家にいたStevenはLa Pastaiaにディナーに連れていってくれました。ここでバレンタインディナーするのは2回目。2011の時のは<a href="http://mikakoburke2.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-dinner.html">ここ</a>. <br />
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レストランでお互いに写真を撮ったのでPhotoshopしてみました。適当にしているのでよく見ないでね。<br />
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Most of the restaurants have pre fixed dinner on Valentine's day and this place is no exception. We needed to choose our dishes from limited menu but don't they look good?<br />
バレンタインは大体のレストランおおかた決まったコース料理で供されるのですが、ここも例外ではありません。限られたメニューから選んだのですが、おいしそうでしょ?</div>
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Though they were pretty good, the ones in 2011 were better. They paid more attentions to the details and had delicate taste back then. Anyway it was nice to have time together on Valentine's day before his next business trip which is tomottow. :(<br />
まあ、おいしくいただきましたが、2011年の時の方がよかったかな。ディテールにこだわっていて味も繊細だったような気がする。とにかくバレンタインデーにこうして一緒に夕食ができてよかった。だって明日から出張なんだもの。:(</div>
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Before the crab season is gone, we needed to go to Halfmoon Bay to get some!<br />
シーズンが終わる前に毎年恒例のHalfmoon Bayへの蟹の買い出しへ行って来ました。<br />
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Hey, Mr. Give us some nice ones!<br />
お兄さん、活きのいいのを頼むよっ!<br />
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Since we came all the way to the Bay, let's take some walk on the beach! The nets behind me are crab traps. Took a shot while the fisherman was not around.<br />
せっかく海へ来たのだから蟹を買った後はお散歩。私の後ろの網は蟹を捕るための網です。漁師さんがいない間にパチリ。<br />
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Takoyaki with 49 shape mayo for Super bowl.<br />
Superbowlの試合用に49(SF49ersのためね)の形のマヨネーズかかったたこ焼き。<br />
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Beef tail stew with roasted veggies.<br />
牛テールシチューとローストベジタブル</div>
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Cinnamon bread with fruit salad for weekend breakfast.<br />
シナモンブレッドとフルーツサラダを朝食に。</div>
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Steven made the Cafe Latte.<br />
Cafe LatteはStevenがいれました。</div>
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ロールキャベツとコーン+グリーンピース+枝豆+きのこを混ぜたの。</div>
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Seafood chowder and caramelized onion & mushroom biscuit.<br />
The biscut recipe is <a href="http://joythebaker.com/2012/02/caramelized-mushroom-and-onion-biscuits/">here</a>.<br />
シーフードチャウダーときのこのビスケット。<br />
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Mikakohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16729659940641074986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572421.post-3434595179933446752013-01-04T11:32:00.000-08:002013-01-06T11:43:23.986-08:00 Dinners we had recently<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
Dinner we had recently.<br />
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<strong>Dungeness crab:</strong>The crab fishermen on Half moon Bay were on strike for a long time and we missed a crab party we had planned with our friends. Now it ended and the fishermen went back to water. I wanted to go to Half moon Bay but the weather is not so cooperating with our 1hour drive to there. I decided to go to a local store to get one. Well, it was expensive but better than none.<br />
ダンジネスクラブ: Half moon Bayの蟹漁師さん達が長い間ストライキをしていたので、予定していた友人との蟹パーティーもできないでいました。やっとストも終わったのだけどこの日は雨も降っていて1時間のドライブで行くのはねえ。ということで近所のお店で買いました。ちょっと高かったけど、ないよりいいです。</div>
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We had it with hamachi sashimi. Yeah, sea food fiesta! The crab meat is so sweet and very dense. Loved it! The yellow thing in the small cup is crab butter which Steven learned to eat recently. Now I need to share with him. :)</div>
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ハマチのお刺身も。シーフード祭りでしょ。蟹はきっちり詰まっていて身も甘くとてもおいしかった。黄色のやつは蟹味噌。Stevenが最近食べるようになったので、独り占めできなくなった。</div>
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<strong>Halibut with mango salsa</strong>: Steven requested Halibut for dinner so a good wife (me) had run to Wholefoods to get the fish. I used to go to Race Street Fish Market on the way home. (It is amazing the store was on the path of my 5 minute commute!) However the store have closed! Now I need to drive to Wholefoods in Campbell. Now it takes 10 mins each way so 20 minutes+shopping time and go home instead of 5 minutes+shopping. Bummer! I even searched the fish market but no luck. I really missed the market :(</div>
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<strong>Halibut(カレイ科の大きい魚)のマンゴサルサで</strong>:StevenからHalibutを夕食にというリクエストを頂戴して、いい妻(私ね)はWholefoodsまでいそいでお魚をゲットしに。いつもは帰り道にあるRace Street Fish Marketにいくのですが(このお店はオフィスから家までの5分通勤路にあるんです。)何と、このお店最近閉まってしまったの!おかげでCampbellにあるWholefoodsまで片道10分かけてお魚を買いに行かねばならず。往復20分+お買い物時間がかかる。前までは5分+お買い物時間だったのに。友人と私で近くのお魚屋さんをウェブサーチしたのですが、実りなし。あのお店便利だったのにな。:( </div>
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Side dish is steamed broccoli & sun dried tomatoes.</div>
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サイドディッシュは蒸しブロッコリとサンドライドトマト。<br />
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The salad was baby Romain+Blue cheese+walnut+pear+dried cranberries.</div>
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If you don't like dried fruit/vegetable. You wouldn't want to come to my dinner tonight. :)</div>
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サラダはロメインレタス+ブルーチーズ+くるみ+洋ナシ+ドライクランベリー。干し物の果物やお野菜が苦手な方は今日のウチの夕食にはいらっしゃらない方が。:)</div>
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<strong>Pot roast</strong>: This is my neighbors slow cooker. I don't own one. We wanted to eat some comfort food in a winter day so I borrowed this slow cooker from Cheryl. (Thank you, Cheryl!) I just used Trader Joe's Cabernet Beef Pot Roast which is already marinated in wine and spice. I added some vegetables, poured some water and white wine and closed with the lid and left it for 4 hours. <br />
<strong>ポットロースト</strong>:この電気のスロウクッカーはご近所のさんの。私は持っていないのです。寒い冬の日に何か暖かくてたっぷりしたものをいただきたかったのでCherylにこれを借りて作ってみました。Trader Joe'sの赤ワインとスパイスに漬けたポットローストを使用。お野菜と白ワイン/お水を加えて蓋をするだけ。4時間後にはできあがり。</div>
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My Irish man insisted having this dish with mashed potato so I made that, too. <br />
It was OK meat. I could have done better than this.<br />
ウチのアイルランド系アメリカ人がこのお料理にはマッシュポテトがマストと言うのでそれも作りました。お肉はまあまあ。私がマリネしたほうがおいしいかな。:)</div>
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