Bagle with Smoked salmon and cream cheese

Guilty pleasure

My husband and I went to DQ for today's lunch. Buffalo chicken fingers and Flame Thrower burger. They are actually very good.

Chinese soup - Meat ball with Chinese Cabbage

Salmon with Cream Sauce

Since my husband loves salmon, I try as many different recipe as I could find for the fish. This one is with cream sauce with tomatoes and celery and tuned out pretty nice.

Buffalo Wings over Tonkotsu Ramen

The combination of vinegary spicy buffalo wings and mild Tonkotsu soup was excellent! We usually do this with Kimuchi instead of buffalo wings.

Take out! - Buffalo Wings and Cobb Salad

My husband's and my favorite take-out menu from a local restaurant.....

Asian Steak Salad

Found a very nice piece of fillet mignon in a supermarket and pan-fried it.
Since I had left-over cilantro, I decided to make a steak salad somewhat Asian using rice vinegar, lemon and sesame oil for dressing.

Broiled Black Cod

I have not been able to find black cod fish in American supermarket stores. It is oily fish but very tasty and I wish I could find it in usual supermarkets which is much more convenient.

Sea Bream Sashimi with Asian sauce

In Japanese cooking, sea bream is considered as "King of fish" because of its vast range of cooking method. The fish always has been associated with happy occasions and celebrations in Japanese culture. One of seven Japanese deities has the fish in his hand and he brings good fortune and wealth to people. This dish has slices of sea bream sashimi, red peppers, fried wantons, Japanese green onions and cilantro. Mix them together with soy sauce with vinegar and sesame oil.
Soy bean sprouts fried rice and egg and tomato soup.

Poulet a la diable

Chicken with diable sauce over sauteed potatoes with garlic. I love the sauce for the combination of mustard and white wine vinegar.

Japanese Tea Time

My tea ceremony teacher gave me homemade yomogi mochi (yomogi is a kind of Japanese herb) The one wrapped with Nori (seaweed) is called "Isobe mochi" and the mochi is coated with soy sauce. Other one is with sweet red beans. They are typical but so good and certainly hit the spot for me!

Chuka-don (Chinese stir-fry with thick sauce over rice)

This dish is often found at ramen shops in Japan and typical Japanese-invented Chinese dish. Usually it has seafood, vegetables, meat and kamaboko fish cake.

Chicken Curry with Butter Rice

I have tried several different recipes for curry so far and this one is with caramelized onion and heavy cream.

Corn Dog

When I was little growing up in Japan, my favorite afternoon snack at a shopping mall was this corn dog which actually was called "American dog" in Japan. I was so excited when I found it in an America supermarket years later. I had it today with my husband for afternoon snack.

Easter Basket

My husband gives me an Easter basket every year. It is filled with my favorite Easter sweets.

I love these chocolate covered peeps.

Ramen Noodle

Ramen noodle is one of Japanese all time favorites. There are many very good noodle houses throughout Japan and some of them are so famous that people make a long line trying to get in.
When you eat it at home, toppings can be your choice. Today I put slices of Kamaboko (fish cake), seaweed, bean sprouts, scallions, and quail eggs.

Japanese Sweet - Sakura Mochi

This is a seasonal Japanese sweet. It is wrapped with a cherry blossom leave which has a very distinctive aroma. It is the height of the cherry blossom (Sakura) season in Tokyo around this time of the year. People enjoy picnics under beautiful blooming cherry trees (called "Ohanami") bringing lots of goodies to eat and sake to drink.

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Spaghetti with Tuna, Anchovy and Capers

I made this recipe for the first time. With anchovy and capers, I guess it is hard to go wrong. They are such flavor enhancers.

Light supper - Onion Tart and Wedge Salad with Blue Chees Dressing

In the oven...

Cold and Crispy Iceberg lettuce wedge with blue cheese dressing