#I found salmon furikake

[telomeke-bbs]

BAD BUDDY – A 10-MINUTE RECIPE WITH TAO KAE NOI

So after watching Pat and Pran munch their way through much Tao Kae Noi crispy seaweed, I went on to try the snack myself and I have to say it was delicious. 😊

I bought rather a bit too much though (I don't snack all that often). But because the TKN reminded me quite a lot of furikake, I decided to try it out on pasta to use up the stash. And came up with this – a 3-ingredient, storecupboard staple lunch ready in 10 minutes:

A 10-minute recipe has no business tasting this good, but it REALLY does – I licked the plate clean. Thanks TKN!

The ingredients are:

Pasta of your choice (I used spaghetti here)

Kewpie mayonnaise (you can try other brands, but I beg you to use Kewpie if you can get it)

Tao Kae Noi (Hot and Spicy Flavor) – or substitute Original Flavor plus dried chilli flakes

Cook the pasta according to the maker's directions (usually 8-9 mins boiling in heavily salted water).

Squirt on and stir in some Kewpie mayo (you need less than you think – about 1-2 teaspoons per portion only, just enough to coat the noodles).

Crumble some Tao Kae Noi Hot and Spicy over, and it's ready to eat. If you like it spicier, sprinkle on additional dried chilli flakes (I do and I did).

This is both satisfying and delicious (With Good From The Sea as it says on the packaging 😊), just as it is. But if you want to round out the meal with veg and protein, and don't mind the extra effort, you can blanch some greens (like bok choy) in the pasta water after the noodles are done, then hard-boil eggs (5-6 minutes) in the same pot after removing the veggies. Splash the greens with soy sauce and Chinese rice wine. Or just toss some coarsely-chopped raw tomatoes into the cooked pasta before sprinkling on the TKN. And/or grill some salmon while the pasta is cooking, which is what I did (just 7 minutes in the oven). Shrimp (or any other good from the sea 😉) would also work well with TKN's seafoody flavor.

I did some rummaging around the Internet after eating, and found similar recipes online (GMTA/FSD I guess). They're a bit more involved, but worth a go if you're adventurous and also have extra TKN to use up: Eric Kim's original Creamy Bucatini With Roasted Seaweed on the Bon Appétit website, the Washington Post version, and Mentaiko Pasta with Cream, Shiso, and Nori. Plenty of others abound.

But there's more to Tao Kae Noi than just a tasty snack or a handy meal hack. It's also a bit of a multicultural marker. For more on that, the write-up's linked here. 😉

#bad buddy #patpran #tao kae noi #quick recipe #delicious with good from the sea

[daydreambts]

Jin chuckled as he found you asleep on the couch. He carefully pulled a blanket over your sleeping form and tried to place a pillow underneath your head so you wouldn’t wake up with a stiff neck. He slid it under your head gently, not wanting to wake you up.

He then considered the more obvious solution of carrying you to your room. On one hand, you would be more comfortable there. However, on the other, if you woke up or put together that he carried you, you might consider it a crossed boundary.

Not wanting to risk the potential friendship, he turned off the TV after making sure you were comfortable before heading to bed himself.

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I woke up on the couch with a blanket and pillow that I didn't remember grabbing. Not thinking much of it, I put them away in the hall closet, but not before spending too many minutes curled up, not wanting too move. When I finally stood up, I washed the glass from last night and ate a piece of dried squid. Deciding that I better wash up since I was joining Seokjin's company, I took a quick shower and slipped on a pink, oversized sweater, making sure to pull on a pair of worn denim shorts, though they nearly disappeared under the top.

It wasn't like I still felt the alcohol from last night, but out of habit, I craved something comforting. There was still rice from last night, so I assembled a bowl of ochazuke for myself: rice, salted salmon, shredded seaweed, sesame seeds and rice crackers, furikake and soy sauce, all submerged in hot green tea. I figured I could quickly put together one for Seokjin if he was interested. As soon as the rice was heated up, I started eating.

#cohabitation!seokjin #farfromsugafanfic #bts roleplay #jin au #jin rp #bts rp #submission

[islanani-blog]

Allow myself to introduce my....self...

Ok so, it’s a new year, time for a new look…it’s time to break the mold of the old and be cool with what’s new.  Like that Tupac song goes…”it’s time for a change, let’s change the way we eat, let’s change the way we live, and let’s change the way we treat each other.  You see the old ways wasn’t working so it’s on us to do what gotta do, to survive…”

The New Year tells me that it’s time for a change...it’s time to reintroduce myself.  It’s time for IslaNani sucka’s!  That sounds good, don’t it?  IslaNani….it’s….it’s….well it’s the soul in my food, my travels, and how I feel when I see my family and friends.  IslaNani is a state of mind, a sojourn of the spirit, very Metamucil…just close them eyes, take a deep breath and when you reopen them eyes, see the world for what it was intended to be…beautiful, loving, and filled with those we care about the most.  So…what does all this mean?  Shee-yit, it means I’m back fool!  But I’m changing up the game while staying true to what got me here and that is sharing my passion for life, food, and still making dumb assed uncle jokes along the way.  So, you ready?  I’m ready!  Let’s get down!!

Ok then, I recently got back from a 19 day trip to Hawai’i and I have to say it was transformative.  Not Transformative like Bumblebee or Optimus Prime Rib…but like it provided me the chance to be with my family as we found new things to love about a place we have gone for the last 10 plus years.  It was really cool to see new things and go on new adventures in a place that had become so familiar and laden with the same haunts each jaunt.  Think of it like looking at yourself in the mirror all the time, same old you.  You say to yourself “I’m good looking but it’s the same reflection every time.” Then one day you realize, “Hey, I have really nice ear lobes…those are some nicely shaped lobes.  I never realized how good looking those things are.  I’m gonna go out and show my badass lobes to the globe.”  I also came away with a new found appreciation for my family relationships in general.  We even made some new friends that we will be in touch with for years to come.  That’s what got me thinking about a shake-up in my blog postings.  I’m still sorting this out, but I feel like mixing up food and travel will be a nice blend.  Basically when I travel, I find something good that I ate and I come home and cook it.  So why not bring the two together?  Food and travel go hand in hand like Charlie Brown and Snoopy, ball games and hot dogs, a white Speedon’t and that one European dude at the beach playing badminton by himself for some reason…just matches made in heaven.  I mean damn, they have a full channel dedicated to it.  Not the European Dude Speedo Badminton Beach Championships (or the EDSBBC for short), but you know…travel.  One day I’ll have to audition for one of those Travel Channel shows.  We call it, “Can’t Take Him Anywhere Nice” starring Uncle Manny.  But sadly, that dream will have to wait.  Until then, I’m gonna show off some sweet Hawai’i pics and take on a couple different ways to prep up musubi as well as some egg rolls.  So slap on those board shorts and that chef hat and let’s get to work motha sucka’s!

Egg Rollin’ with the Homies

Egg roll wrappers (thawed)

2 chicken breasts

1 bell pepper diced

1/2 onion diced

2 tbsp. of minced garlic

Taco seasoning to taste

This isn’t exactly a new one, but it’s something that the wife had on our last trip and she wanted me to make it for her.  So to start, in a medium sized bowl, rub the chicken breasts with taco seasonings then put a little oil in a pan over medium-high heat and cook the chicken breast until done, about 10 minutes.  Once done, remove from heat and place on a cutting board to cool.  While those breastesses cool down,  put the pan back on medium-high heat and add in the onion, garlic and bell pepper and cook for another 5 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Go back to the chicken and dice it up into small pieces, return the pan to the heat and mix in the chicken with the veggies and cook until it is all blended in.   When done, set aside and allow to cool for about half an hour.  While you wait, go like drink a beer or something.  Once you have waited for half an hour, or about 4 beers (because 4 beers in half an hour is about right isn’t it?) take out the egg roll wrapper and place a couple spoonful’s of the mixture on the bottom corner.  Wrap up the egg rolls and set on a cookie sheet, plate, or whatever flat surface you want to use.  From here you can pan fry them in oil, or if you are one of those do-goody “I don’t fry stuff because I’m healthy, but I’ll bake the sh*t out of it” types then that’s cool too.  Just put a little oil on a cookie sheet, brush a little oil on each egg roll and bake it at like 425 degrees or whatever temp you like.  Me?  I’m the “Fry-day is My-day” type so I puts ‘em in oil and eats ‘em up.  If I wanted to be healthy I’d eat a salad and run a mile.  So anyway, once these are done, you can set out some salsa for dipping or do it my way with a couple spoonfuls of sour cream mixed with Chipotle Tabasco for your dipping sauce.  This recipe feels very Guy Fieri, but who gives a spit, they taste good cuz!

Don’t Worry, Musubi Happy

Steamed white rice (sushi rice preferred but jasmine is ok for musubi)

Nori sheets

Portuguese sausage

Salmon

Teriyaki sauce

Furikake

What you want to do first is steam the rice.  While that steams, cut the sausage in long strips, then pan fry them on medium-high heat.  They will be done when they are a little brown and slightly crispy.  When done place on paper towels to cool but keep the oil from the sausage in the pan.  Now put the salmon in that same pan and on the same heat, drizzle on some teriyaki sauce and cook on one side for about 8 minutes.  Flip the salmon over, then, cook the other side for about 8 minutes, drizzling on more teriyaki sauce.  When done, remove from pan and set on a plate.  Next get the nori sheet and place on a sushi mat.  Cover the nori with rice, salmon, and Portuguese sausage.  Leave about an inch of space on the end of the nori so you can close and seal it.  Sprinkle on a little Furikake and then roll it up in the mat.  Taking a sharp knife, run it under some warm water and slice into equal-sized rounds.  With every other cut, run the knife under warm water since this will help the knife cut through the nori and not tear away at it.

So there it goes…my first post of the New Year.  Hope it was fun and informative because if not, too bad, it only goes downhill from here my dudes and dudettes!  If you decide to try these recipes at home, just take your time with it and have fun.  If you have kids, encourage them to help.  Give them the hot oil and frying pans as well as the sharp knives, then, leave them unattended while you go fetch another drink.  Nooo! I’m kidding!  Let them turn the oven on too…all right y’all, until next time, be cool.

As promised, I have a sweet ass video of Hawai'i! Turns out my inlaw's neighbor works for a great ocean excursion company called Trident Adventures and they took us out for a cruise early after Christmas. You can find them at www.tridentadventures.com and they are worth checking out. They had plenty of snacks and drinks for the kiddos plus they are just very nice people. The crew is great and run by military Vets so you get to be out on the water with our nation's finest. I guess the crew of Hawai'i 5-O was out on the boat as well as the dude from Aquaman so they have a pretty swank clientele list. Even Z list stars like me (I was in a Hollywood movie about Prefontaine for like point zero 2 seconds). Even though I didn't sign any autographs that day, the kids had a blast and saw half of the supporting cast from Finding Nemo. I'm talking full on Honu, Whales, small fishies...but hey, we were just around the corner from Disney's Aulani so it made sense...

[grant-me-wings]

On Changing Recipes Slightly so I Can Eat Them

There is a big difference between 1200 calories and 1800 calories, but since I’m only exercising for about 200-300 calories a day, I can’t really eat what I remember eating when I lost weight the first time. Less leeway for sugary things or for snacks and nibbles that aren’t recorded.  My normal diet is not that unhealthy... I eat plants, I’m mostly vegetarian, but I do snack a lot. And those snacks add up. Nuts are “healthy” but they do not make me feel full. Costco Shiitake mushrooms are the most delicious substance known to humanity right now, but they have more calories than they should and I can eat 2-3 servings of them in a day. Right now, I’m doing amazing at not snacking, and recording everything I eat. Recording = accountability, and Noom says that someone is going to be reviewing the logs... which means I don’t really want to document “3 black jellybeans, 1 square of Milka Darkmilk chocolate, 1 wafer cookie, 1/3 cup of crunchy mushrooms, 6 cashew nuts, 6 wheat thins, and a tablespoon of charoset.” Yes, really, I don’t eat big quantities, I just nibble. I often forgo “lunch” for the nibblin’ because I know how much I do it. (And this is why my weight has remained relatively stable for the past 2-3 years.)  So, recipes! We had pizza dough! Instead of the usual thin crust veggie pizza, I tried using half of the dough I usually use... 4 ounces (I weighed it!) stretched as thin as I could do it. I got it quite thin, and the result was a mushroom-laden crispy disc that had 500 calories for the whole thing (and I ate half!) Sweet! It smelled good, and tasted good, and I felt like a human eating it. My partner, of course, made his usual 1500 calorie sausage and pepperoni and extra olive oil pizza, and I didn’t have even a bite! 

And then Poke! My favorite food! On the grocery run today, I found salmon that I felt comfortable eating raw, and made some substitutions. More cucumber/shredded carrot, keep soybeans and corn the same, use 2 tbsp of spicy mayo and 3 tbsp of miracle whip (for 5-6 servings), and put it on a bed of lettuce and sprinkle black rice on top rather than a bed of rice. Bonus seaweed salad and squid salad, because yum! A spoon of fried garlic, a sprinkle of nori komi furikake, and we have something that tastes like it came from the restaurant, only with fewer calories and all the flavors. (I forgot the tobiko! Need to add that to the next one!) About 600 calories for a big serving, but I can afford it, and I don’t want to ever feel like I’m suffering.

And then Poke! My favorite food! I found salmon that I felt comfortable eating raw, and made some substitutions. More cucumber/shredded carrot, keep soybeans and corn the same, use 2 tbsp of spicy mayo and 3 tbsp of miracle whip (for 5-6 servings), and put it on a bed of lettuce and sprinkle black rice on top rather than a bed of rice. Bonus seaweed salad and squid salad, because yum! A spoon of fried garlic, a sprinkle of nori komi furikake, and we have something that tastes like it came from the restaurant, only with fewer calories and all the flavors. (I forgot the tobiko! Need to add that to the next one!) About 600 calories for a big serving, but I can afford it, and I don’t want to ever feel like I’m suffering.

#weight loss #i love poke #pizza

[ebanoryokou]

Day 2 成田市 Narita

After a traditional Japanese breakfast of salmon, オムレツ (omelette), キャベツ (cabbage), 団子 (meatballs), and rice with 海苔(seaweed) and 振り掛け (furikake), at 9:45 the group set off for 成田山公園 (Narita-san Park). The weather was perfect; about 18°, not too hot, clear blue skies, and not a cloud to speak of.

Our first stop on the tour led by Katsumata-san was the 書道美術館 (calligraphy museum). Unfortunately no photos were allowed within the museum itself, however the huge stone carving in the entrance was impressive enough to make up for the restrictions on the rest of the works. What I found interesting about the displays was that the 描き方 (way of writing) differed so greatly from period to period. While some were barely legible, written in a way that made it seem as though the artist couldn’t hold a brush straight, others were so precise they seemed like computerised fonts.

Outside the museum was a 水琴窟 (water koto). When I first put my ear to the pipe sticking out from a stream filled with rocks, all I got was radio silence. Katsumata-san then had to pour more water inside, and when he did, I was surprised by the pleasant wind chime sound that the water droplets made.

We continued our walk through 成田山公園 to the 平和大塔 (peace tower) at the top of the park. Upstairs was a giant blue Buddha that I found rather intimidating. So intimidating, in fact, that I gave him 5円. May he do with that what he will. Because we were running a little behind schedule, Katsumata-san (a little more hurriedly) showed us 光明堂 (kōmyōdō), the original temple around which the others in the park were constructed. We also visited two 神道 (Shinto) shrines, the first of which was for becoming smarter.

・Shuffling Gaijins・

One of the things I became aware of quite quickly when travelling as a group of 21 people is that in a country like Japan we take up an awful lot of space. There are also a few in our group who seem to have trouble matching the required pace and so stragglers mean we are even more spread out than we should be. I can only apologise to the locals, and hope that my self-awareness is enough for them to not death stare me/spit in my food.

After a quick photo opportunity at the 菊 (chrysanthemum) festival, we had the opportunity to watch a 七五三 (753) ceremony in the impressively decorated—but unfortunately photography-restricted—main hall of 新勝寺 (Shin-shōji). We then visited the next 神道 shrine; this one for increasing wealth. At this shrine, you could buy 稲荷 (tofu skins) and offer it to the shrine to be granted good fortune.

This concluded Katsumata-san’s tour, and it was then off to イオンモール (Aeon Mall) through a series of backstreets featuring cats, money-stealing vending machines, and a house with a tractor parked outside.

イオンモール was free time to eat and splurge. Not particularly hungry or wanting to buy anything, Ruby, Jady and I headed to the arcade for the プリクラ (purikura) photo booth. The result was a mixture of horrifying and cute. Pictures will be provided below.

After dinner, Katsumata-san brought out some family heirlooms to rival those on Antiques Roadshow. Samurai swords, helmets, a Portuguese gun, and particularly entertaining masks made their way around the group. I particularly enjoyed what was dubbed ‘Lady Blade’, as only girls got to hold it.

・Katsumata-san・

This man is an absolute legend. He had the most incredible patience and tolerance with our group. Despite us turning up hours later than expected on the first night, constantly wandering off in the wrong direction, not knowing what to do with the food prepared for us, he was an incredible host. On our tour of 成田山公園 he wore a Chanel jumper and we found out that he enjoys dancing. The very definition of 元気, he made us feel welcome from start to finish. 有難御座います、勝俣さん！

[polar-stars]

Hey! For the ship meme, can I request sorina and ibusaki x ryoko? It's alright if not, thank you anyways!

Oh, oh no it’s absolutely alright qwq

I’d love to do that and just hope that you’ll kinda enjoy it as well…

so yah

Original Meme

Sorina

How did they they meet?

“Hey I wanna transfer here!”

Who developed romantic feelings first?

Most likely Erina. It does takes it time tough. She first just feels….weird.

Like…why does her heart accelerates just because he steps into the room? It’s a normal occurrence?

At some point she does recognize what these feels are and has like no clue how to act with them.

Lucky, that she now has good friends who are ready to assist her!

Who is their biggest “shipper?”

Alice probably.

Like “Omg, yay Erina! You finally found someone!”

She certainly does cherish their relationship quite a lot and is just so happy Erina found someone who can give her that one special smile.

Other very strong supporters include Senzaemon, Hisako, Yuki and at some point also Megumi.

When did they have their first kiss and under what circumstances?

Depends in which fanfiction we’re in //slaps herselfOkay! I headcanon Erina and Soma to both travel the world after graduation and welp, their kiss happened on one of the thousands of plane flights.

Most of the other passengers were sleeping because it was a flight and night and well, Erina looked out of the window inspecting the night sky outside while Soma next to her minded his stuff as she suddenly whispered. “This is pretty nice, a little like back then on the train…..in the past I often didn’t even looked at the sky during flights once…” He responded with a laughter. “Glad you like it.”They ended up in a small, calm conversation about past, present and future with a lot of shy giggles in-between, hardly trying to not wake anyone up. At some point he says. “Who could have imagine that some day we would sit here…together, huh Erina?”She doesn’t responds and just looks at him. He does so as well. One things lead to the other and suddenly their lips lock.

Who confessed their feelings first?

Soma.

Right after the kiss he whispers “I love you.”

What was their first official date?

Actually the whole world travel was one, but however if you ask the two they will say this:

At some point they return home to the diner and well at their first evening, Jou prepares a very nice diner just for the two, which they enjoy with candlelight in the small diner.

How do they feel about double dates/group dates?

Absolutely okay with it.

What do they do in their down time?

They like to sit on the coach together, Erina reading Shoujo Manga leaned against Soma who plays some games on his mobile phones.

Sometimes one of them suggests to start a movie…..

…then the argue about “which movie” starts…..

What was the first meeting of parents as an official couple like?

Jou just had these two standing in front of him right out of nowhere all of the sudden. But he did end up laughing and shaking his head. “Knew it all the time.” For the first day, he leaves them to peacefully arrive and makes them candlelight dinner (as mentioned above). They start the real talk the next day, but it’s a calm talk and everything’s fine. Let’s skip Azami for now alright? Since this is rather difficult.

What was their first fight over and how did they get past it?

Their first fight was over Transforming Furikake and Transfer Exams.

It got resolved trough Erina saying “Delicious” but also by these two just in general starting to actually like each other. 

Which one is more easily made jealous?

Erina probably. I can just picture her as a girl who rather easily gets jealous. 

Not that Soma can’t be jealous either, but Erina doesn’t actually gets hit on a lot of times, simply because nobody is brave enough to do that. 

What is their favourite thing to get to eat?

Erina loves to eat Soma’s Chicken Egg Tempura Don of course. 

Soma just in general loves every dish in which Erina tried something new. The more creative the more he’s going to enjoy it. Because he is just filled with so much happiness when he actually sees her trying things and going beyond her horizon.

It’s a tradition that they try to use Salmon Roe in dishes meant for anniversaries. 

Who’s the cuddly one? What their favourite cuddling position?

Soma loves to cuddle her, but Erina defiantly enjoys it and never complains. It makes her feel all soft and safe. 

It’s often simple spooning, with Soma being the big spoon who hugs Erina from behind and pulls her closer to him.

Are they hand holders?

Yeah sometimes, but not all too much. Soma rather lays his arm around her and they walk like that. 

How long do they wait before sleeping together for the first time? What’s the circumstances?

(okay we are coming to the light nsfw stuff, just so you know)

Oh well it happens on their traveling. 

You know they had to share a bed in one of the hotels, since the rooms they have are always rather smol and well. It was quite chilly at night and Erina was freezing so she snuggled closer to Soma, saying that she is cold. He just chuckled and laid his arm around her again.

In the end……it happened. 

Who tops?

Ehhh…..Soma probably most of the time, but Erina is able to as well

(Nsfw is over now)

What’s the worst first they’ve ever gotten into?

Their first meeting didn’t went that nice q w q ;;

Who does the shopping and the cooking?

Well, the cooking is of course pretty balanced as expected from Totsuki students. Whoever gets to the pots and pans first, has it for today! It’s almost a little competition.

The shopping they most of the time do together. 

Which one is more organized and prone to tidiness?

Erina loves to have it tidy and she actually started to like tidying up during her time in the dorm. 

Soma does assist her a lot of times tough and they have a lot of fun. 

Who proposes?

Soma. 

Do they have joined Bachelor/Bacheloette parties or separate?

Seperate. 

Who is the best man/maid of honour? Any other groomsmen or bridesmaids?

Best Maid is Megumi and Maid of Honour is Hisako. 

Big Ceremony or Small?

Surprisingly rather small. 

But Erina’s dress is defiantly a high class one. 

Do they have a honeymoon? If so, where?  

Hokkaido

Do they have children? How many?

Yes! A son and a girl just one year younger than the son. 

The boy is on the surface personality-wise more like his mother, he also adapted her special sense of taste. But he is very chaotic actually and can be quite dense, also he enjoys disgusting dishes because “Wow, they’re just so bad.” Admires his grandfather a lot. 

The girl is most of the time all happy-go-lucky and very creative when it comes to cooking. She’s surprisingly rather anti-social tough, because of her intense focus on the dream to take over the diner someday. She also is way more organized than her brother and even uses sarcasm!

Shuyoko

How did they they meet?

On Totsuki in a certain dormitory!

Who developed romantic feelings first?

Ryoko probably. She also admitted her feelings to herself way faster.

Shun was a little confused with his feelings for quite some time. And after he finally acknowledged them, he sure didn’t knew how to tell with them and of course also didn’t ask anyone for help.

Luckily Isshiki and Zenji both noticed at some point (Satoshi did first) and tried to help, each in their way, without making Shun feeling uncomfortable. 

Who is their biggest “shipper?”

Yuki! Defiantly!

Right after Ryoko told her that she started to crush on Shun, Yuki just squealed and was like: “Yes! I approve!” 

I mean yo, Yuki get’s excited about the other people’s relationship and probably loves to hear about her friend’s crushes. 

She gets especially supportive of Ryoko’s and Megumi’s love life. 

And well, luckily for Ryoko Megumi also lives in PSD and can actually calm Yuki down to not make a too obvious move. 

When did they have their first kiss and under what circumstances?

After a date in a restaurant, they walked home, close together and linking arms, peacefully talking.

As they arrived right in front of the door of the dorm, Ryoko turned to Shun and smiled and says that she had a wonderful evening, for which she also thanks him. 

He smiles back and responds. “Glad to hear so.” He turns away from her to open the door and mumbles “Really, I am still glad that you actually enjoy my company….”

She then softly turns his head to her, get’s on her tiptoes and then the soft first kiss happens. 

Who confessed their feelings first?

Shun. Because he surprisingly was just faster, but actually Ryoko had planned a confession as well. She wrote a love letter and actually wanted to confess to him. 

But well he then suddenly approaches her and asks if she would come with him for a second on a sunday. She of course agrees and follows him into the woods. 

They stop at a very beautiful clearing and Shun takes all of his courage together, gulps and then takes out little wood thingies. Turns out he carved a crane and an orchid out of wood. Crane being one of Ryoko’s favorite animals and Orchid is her absolute favorite flower. 

Ryoko’s heart stops as she sees these things in his hand and her eyes widen. 

He then says his carefully prepared confession and well, she takes his gifts with such a carefulness, in fear she could break them or something, and looks at them in awe. Before she smiles and answers. 

She wears his wood crafts on a necklace later by the way. 

What was their first official date?

Picnic in the woods!

How do they feel about double dates/group dates?

Ryoko is fine with them, but Shun is not an all too big fan of it. 

The most double dates they have are with Zenji and Yuki, because after all Zenji is Shun’s best friend and they do come along of course.

Also the four did spend a lot of time together before. 

What do they do in their down time?

Going on walks and while doing so Ryoko often reads Shun some of the stuff she wrote (she likes creative writing) or talks to him about a lot of things on her mind.

He carefully listens and she of course does so too, when he starts talking. 

What was the first meeting of parents as an official couple like?

Oh! Well. Shun was defiantly quite nervous to meet Ryoko’s parents. Her parents were first a little troubled with how silent the guy is. But in the end, they did felt how much he cared for their daughter and how much he loved her. The one who was immediately overexcited at the encounter is Ryoko’s granny (to who she has a very close relationship) but also told Shun that if he’d ever hurt her lil cherry blossom, he’ll go trough hell. 

Meeting Shun’s father was a little more complicated. Ryoko insisted to meet him and at some point Shun gave in. You know Shun’s relationship to his father is rather complicated. Since the death of his wife, the man drowned himself in work and got more and more isolated from his family, which gave Shun the feel that he doesn’t cares at all. The meeting defiantly was quite uncomfortable with an awkward atmosphere. Not really because of Ryoko but just because of the relationship between the two.

What was their first fight over and how did they get past it?

Well again, Shun didn’t really wanted to meet up with his dad but Ryoko did. 

Which one is more easily made jealous?

Shun! 

S H U N!

But Ryoko defiantly can get quite jealous as well.

What is their favourite thing to get to eat?

Each other’s cooking. (Ryoko especially loves when Shun smokes fish)

Who’s the cuddly one? What their favourite cuddling position?

Ryoko is mostly starting the cuddles. 

It’s really often that Ryoko rests her head on Shun’s chest and he lays his arm around her. 

Are they hand holders?

Y E P!

Either hand holding or linking arms!

How long do they wait before sleeping together for the first time? What’s the circumstances?

(light nsfw)

Well they had some talks about it first and then some night, it just happened. 

They shared the same bed, kissed each other, snuggled and well went a little farer…

Who tops?

Varies. 

(Nsfw is over)

What’s the worst first they’ve ever gotten into?

The meeting with Shun’s father. 

Who does the shopping and the cooking?

Shun always does the shopping and the cooking is balanced. Both cook (often also together)

Which one is more organized and prone to tidiness?

Ryoko.

Who proposes?

Shun and he after all knows how romantic Ryoko can be. 

He planned trough the whole day, starting with breakfast at bed. Gave her a bouquet of orchids. After that he got her to the spa. Lunch at her favorite café, followed by a romantic stroll trough town together and ending it with a delicious and expensive dinner in a really fine and nice restaurant, which Shun has booked for this night just for these two. He proposed there after the dinner as she asked her “What this day was all about..” The ring box was made by himself out of wood of course 

She did start crying and gave him a hectic and energetic nod, because she lost her words for seconds but still wanted to inform him that she “defiantly will”. 

Do they have joined Bachelor/Bacheloette parties or separate?

Separate probably. 

Who is the best man/maid of honour? Any other groomsmen or bridesmaids?

Best man is defiantly Zenji and Maid of Honour is Yuki.

Big Ceremony or Small?

A rather small one, but a nice and elegant one defiantly. 

Do they have a honeymoon? If so, where?  

Vienna, Paris, London, Prague or some other European City. I can just picture that. 

Do they have children? How many?

Two kids, a boy and a girl. 

The boy is a calm, friendly and well-behaved fellow who’s rather silent and does need his private time sometimes, but he’s very helpful and liked by a lot of people defiantly. A lot of people view him as a big brother type of person. Does hate loosing tough.

The girl is rather blunt and can defiantly tell you off if she wants to. She’s stoic but also rather polite. 

#*dies* this took quite some time #but was still fun #thanks for asking! #Sorina #Shuyoko #Soma Yukihira #Erina Nakiri #Shun Ibusaki #Ryoko Sakaki #Shokugeki no Soma #Gofer answering to stuff #Lea is headcanoning

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May the Fourth Be With You! Bento

While I’ll be making Star Wars-themed stuff for #maythefork later this month, I had to get in on the action today, so I used my Star Wars Bento and Bento Bag! (The Bottomless Pit had his usual green bento box.) I bought both from tokyu hands and donkihotei respectively when the Bottomless Pit and I went to Japan for our honeymoon. I found it really funny that somehow the Japanese merchandiser decided that “We’re Doomed” was an appropriate phrase for a bento box.

The bentos consisted of:

Tamagoyaki (recipe here)

Marinated tiny shrimp (from a packet)

Cherry Tomatoes and Celery sticks

Umeboshi

Salmon Flakes and Furikake (I got some cheap salmon bits, grilled them, flaked them to remove the bones, then simmered the flakes in a pan with 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp mirin, then topped it with furikake.)

Sakura Denbu on rice

My hashtag for bentos is #bentoideas!

#maytheforkbewithyou #maythefork #fandomfoodies #bento ideas #Bento Box #bento boxes #pescatarian #seafood #we're doomed #tokyu hands #donkihote #starwars #star wars #lunch #lunchbox #death star #darth vader #stormtrooper #tamagoyaki #tamago #salmon #furikake #rice #r2d2 #c3po #star wars merchandise

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Cooking With Anime: Running Boi Bento from "Run With the Wind"

Haiji of Run With the Wind fame, has many talents: running, coercing others into running, building team spirit and being the perfect housewife. I mean, seriously, this guy cooks for all his teammates, which is nice, but he also goes the EXTRA mile by making a specialty bento box creation! These kinds of bento boxes rose to prominence when mothers wanted to show off their skills by making their child's lunch extra fancy, thus inspiring jealousy and intrigue amongst the other children and THEIR mothers. And for good reason! Bento box designs of this quality aren't something you just casually do. They take time, effort and serious planning. Which begs the question: where did Haiji find the time for this?

  I recreated the bento and it took me roughly two and a half hours. That's right, TWO AND A HALF HOURS! In the end, I had a full hour of footage to sort through to crop it down to the mere five minutes you see below. The key is all in the details with these bento designs. If you can't get the nitty gritty design elements down, you'll fall woefully short. That translates to cutting slivers of nori to make the shading between teeth and individually placing each mustache nori hair above the mouth. Something I totally FORGOT to do was the beard!  You don't notice it at first, but it's one of those design elements you really need to make it a perfect bento recreation.  

    The side dishes alone take some care and effort to curate. I bought the burdock root salad and pickles, but hand carved the carrot and made the tamagoyaki. I had to pick up the right cut of salmon from my local Japanese grocery store, but if you go to your butcher you can likely get them to cut you a fillet that looks right. The bacon wrapped asparagus is simple to make, and tasty to boot, but I found the overall challenge was that I had TOO MUCH of everything compared to what was needed for a single bento box. I'd recommend choosing sides based on two things: 1) What you love to eat and 2) What you don't mind eating a lot of, because it's impossible to buy anything in small enough amounts so that you only get what you need for the one bento. 

    Luckily, despite those small snafus, I was really happy with my end design. If you want to try this bento recreation out yourself, I'd recommend taking your time and having patience. If you expect to do this right, it takes planning and care. For example, I made or bought the side dishes a few days before, and spent all my time and energy trying to make the face as perfect as possible. It helps to have a design to follow, like I did, and that can serve as a stencil for your food items. 

Watch the video below to see the full process.

      Ingredients and Tools for the Akihiro Bento

  Ingredients:

-White sliced cheese

-Ham

-Nori Sheets

-Rice

-Salmon furikake

-Salmon fillets, grilled

-Burdock Salad

-Pickles

-Carrot

-Tomato

-Asparagus Wrapped Bacon

-Tamagoyaki

-Cooked Egg Pancake

-Lettuce

  Tools:

-Bento Box

-Paper cup liners for foods

-X-Acto Knife

-Tweezers

    To Make the Akihiro Bento

  1. See the video for the full process! It's part planning and part art, so it's hard to describe with written instructions exactly what you need to do. :)

    I hope you enjoyed this post! Check in next week for another recipe, and to check out more anime food recipes, visit my blog. If you have any questions or comments, leave them below! I recently got a Twitter, so you can follow me at @yumpenguinsnack if you would like, and DEFINITELY feel free to send me food requests! My Tumblr is yumpenguinsnacks.tumblr.com. Find me on Youtube for more video tutorials! Enjoy the food, and if you decide to recreate this dish, show me pics! :D

  In case you missed it, check out our last dish: Hot Tub Tamago from Kakuriyo-Bed and Breakfast for Spirits-. What other famous anime dishes would you like to see Emily make on COOKING WITH ANIME?

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The Great British Sauce Situation.

Have a great time packing lunches along with my detailed overview on How you can Create Bento Boxes! Instead, he uses science and also nutrition simple facts to describe the what, hows, as well as exactly whies. Putting the ended up pancakes in the stove aided establish all of them and also they were actually totally prepared in the center. I brought in these this summertime as an appetizer - my very first time cooking and eating infant octopus- this was DELIGHTFUL!! The majority of days I don't need all of them, however I believe fantastic recognizing I possess a healthy snack food on me in case the appetite beast strikes. As a girl suffering with ulcerative colitis (an inflammatory digestive tract disease) I have located astonishing (as well as, at least immediately) full healing of my indicators with natural medicine as well as vegan eating (my full story is on my little weblog ). Your blog has been actually a HUGE source for me and also huge motivation to continue this healthy street. Our other guides and cheatsheets help those who are actually eating/working out when traveling and/or readying for an exclusive occasion (like a wedding or a vacation) and also need to have a much more strict, timed health and nutrition planning to reach a goal. This was actually type of difficult scorching the chicken with the sausage wrapped around that, yet this aided to make sure that completions were actually all put under the very same side. I possessed a little trouble obtaining the coconut rice cooked right; I needed to maintain incorporating water up until it was cooked. The dish I typically use (coming from the Australian Women's Weekly Best Ever Dishes) includes butter, bacon and also lotion but I are going to definitely try substituting fat deposits for butter! When butter is thawed, add rice and also stir until rice looks tweedy" as well as is thoroughly covered along with fat. Our team are certainly not vegan yet I adore cooking your recipes so maybe our company will definitely function our way towards it! http://vorwartsfurdiegesundheit.info utilized the tofu to create a Korean-style meal-in-a-bowl, piling up kimchi, hard-cooked eggs with furikake (a seaweed-based Eastern spices that must be actually a required in every cupboard), ragged beetroots as well as carrots threw in rice white vinegar, and also roasted peanuts over the top. Underlying all this is an improvement in dealing with how best to improve nourishment, along with a lot less worry on giving added fats and also food items as well as even more on strengthening nourishment through providing micro-nutrients like iron as well as vitamins. Whenever I have some remaining vegetable edge dishes in the refrigerator, I simply stir-fry all of them along with rice and diced kimchi. This are going to be actually another one that I include in my collection and also await cooking for my household. In 1.5 full weeks, I start the (long) adventure to have all my science classes and obtain my MS in nutrition in like, a million years. Making use of a brush, comb the dressing on the chicken, covering that properly, at that point placed the poultry in the oven as well as broil it above for regarding 3-5 moments. To attain 350F, I must specify the stove to 360F as well as wait about 5-10 minutes after the stove tells me this is actually preheated. My most significant difficulty is actually two-fold: 1. I'm merely starting to division into cooking traits that may not be the incredibly rudiments (i.e. boil pasta + incorporate jarred dressing = supper). For an end from the year summation, I create the best well-known 15 healthy and balanced dishes from 2014. I knew how you can produce this gorgeous food tweny years earlier in Chinese food preparation lesson (I am not Oriental yet love the food items). Saute the apples over medium-high warm in a frying pan in the oil up until soft, include the blueberries the last five minutes of preparing food. Bear in mind, the a lot more cells overlaps there are, the tougher this will definitely be for the light to radiate away from the fairy lantern. You have my well-balanced quick and easy cooking videos if you as if to view a dish being prepped.

Steaming is actually the way to go. One study found that softly steaming cabbage rendered the sulforaphane three opportunities a lot more bioavailable in comparison to after highly cooking it. I like to steam my broccoli till it is actually intense eco-friendly and also tender good enough to puncture the stem along with a fork along with an emphatic press. So you can do one thing similar through moving a rimmed cooking piece in the stove before pre-heating at that point position the tin on the top. I make our team each significant smoothies in the early morning so our company can kick our time off on a. healthy and mouth watering note. Over: Pasta: brown rice twisty noodles topped along with a dressing of tomato insert and also sauce, mushrooms, onion, garlic, cabbage, squash, cabbage, and also ground walnuts ahead. http://vorwartsfurdiegesundheit.info/choco-lite-wie-funktioniert-diese-schokolade-schlankheits-cocktail-ihr-preis-lohnt/ of proof recommends that the salad as well as the cool sushi rice will certainly cause a lesser blood glucose feedback and supply the helpful pests in your gut - both advantages. I believe that every early morning when I wake up and consider just what I ate the day previously, I think clean as well as healthy and balanced and glad. Oh, I sure will create the patties - positively my type of preparing food The lord honor as well as good luck for the next year1 And also DO enjoy this!!! Gena is a qualified nutritional expert which is actually enthusiastic about vegan and raw food. I produced this for supper as well as, while that was delicious (the natural yogurt tahini sauce is amazing), I'm not exactly sure that cooking the pork in a patty and then breaking that up truly gave me leads that were actually all that other than merely browning this like you generally will with ground pork. I understand too many Americans who opened the oven door as well as located all their properly rolled-out dark chocolate chip cookies, melded in to one, large ball. I adore that. Can't think of cooking or cooking without that. This concerned $35.00 as well as worth every penny. Put in and make use of exhaust enthusiasts over gasoline food preparation ovens as well as ranges and also always keep the heating elements correctly changed. The Cast from Personalities: Roastin' ears of corn (corn that's still in the husk), whipping cream, pepper, salt, and also butter. However, don't rely upon the cooking opportunity excessive, as well as you have to understand if your meatballs are cooked with or otherwise after cooking insureded for 3 mins. The first night I made this, I scaled some salmon in to the spaghetti (it's what I had on hand), for the last food that is actually visualized here (after an excursion to the store), I made use of zucchini rather.. I'm a big supporter from cold dishes given that it maximizes a great deal of my attend the evenings and also makes that most likely that our team're consuming healthy (I at first created I am actually a huge fridge freezer" lol). Since they were actually so very easy to throw together, I will live on grain and also rice bowls during the full week! Vegan Outlaw mentions it also gives you 60 per-cent your recommended regular thread intake, plus it contains anti-oxidants as well as healthy fats. Your comment concerning oats being actually a great vehicle for healthy and balanced add-ins reminded me that I additionally performed the same along with pureed grains. Replacements are a particular seduction, and problem, with well-balanced preparing food.

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Asian restaurant newcomer takes fresh angle at Plano's Shops at Legacy

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Asian restaurant newcomer takes fresh angle at Plano's Shops at Legacy

A fresh and unexpected restaurant newcomer will open its first location in Texas at the Shops at Legacy in Plano. Shumi Japanese Cuisine will take the location at 7161 Bishop Rd. #G2, next door to Jasper’s and in the space previously occupied by Naan Sushi, which closed in the spring.

Unlike many restaurants that come to DFW, Shumi is not a chain. It’s a small, carefully nurtured concept with two branches in New Jersey.

The concept was founded in 1986 by Tokyo-trained chef Kunihiko “Ike” Aikasa, who presides over the original in Somerville, New Jersey, about 45 miles west of New York City.

A second location was opened by David Seo, who trained under Aikasa, then opened Shumi in Ridgewood, 50 miles north, in 2017.

They happened upon the Plano location while on a scouting trip of the area. “I’ve always been interested in Dallas,” Seo says. “I visited to do research on the market and got lucky to find the Shops at Legacy.”

He feels confident he can introduce dishes and techniques DFW does not currently have.

“Our concept includes an open sushi bar, without the case that usually blocks the customer from the chef,” he says. “The idea is that you can watch how we prepare it, as we caramelize it with a blowtorch, you can smell the aroma. You can listen to the story and culture, taste it, and make it a great experience.”

Seo uses his training in interior design as well as his creative and visual abilities to execute the flavor, texture, and presentation for which Japanese cuisine is known.

His vision is a Japanese restaurant with a focus on omakase, the chef-driven dining experience, which he offers in two options, with either 14 or 21 items.

As for the menu, appetizers include standards such as edamame and tempura, but also galbi, AKA Korean grilled ribs, and unique creations such as fried oyster salad, with tempura-fried oysters set on a bird’s nest of fried matchstick potatoes.

Entrees include Katsu curry, with a fried pork cutlet over rice, and bento boxes including a vegetarian box with a cucumber-avocado roll, wakame salad, mushroom tempura, and an intriguing-sounding tofu katsu. Teriyaki offerings including beef, chicken, salmon, and tofu.

Specialty rolls include soft-shell crab, lobster, and their signature shumi roll with spicy tuna topped with caramelized spicy mayo, eel sauce, sushi ebi, scallion, and furikake crunch.

Individual sushi items include tuna, yellowtail, miyazaki beef, monkfish liver, squid, and yellow clam.

They also have four kinds of ramen, ranging from the classic tonkatsu to one with miso broth.

Seo and “Ike” are aiming for a September opening, and are so committed to seeing it through that they’re relocating to Texas. “As soon as I saw the Dallas market, I felt like we had to have a restaurant here,” Seo says.

Source: http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/07-30-18-shumi-new-jersey-sushi-shops-at-legacy-plano

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Buying A Cigarette smoker.

These goofy potatoes are a preferred comfort food that I have been enjoying typically for many years. Inside the Digest Diet, you will certainly likewise locate a 21 time meal-plan, FIFTY fat releasing dishes along with full different colors pictures, a 12 minute fat deposits release exercise, a body fat release workout calendar, just before and after results tales, laugh that off" sidebars that can help keep viewpoint and also sanity, and also a totally free online destination for pointers, video recordings, shopping lists and also daily food items as well as physical exercise publications in order to help make your weight reduction targets attainable as well as easy. Antibiotics and also bodily hormones aside, the most significant distinction when quantifying meat's marginal benefits to human health and wellness and also health and nutrition - as well as a cow's welfare - is actually whether livestocks finish their brief lives in crowded, limited barnyards eating genetically customized corn and soy beans or even spend each of their time on meadow consuming grass as well as other forage plants, which is just what they grew consuming. The writers of The Rock Soup cooking food blog post are actually about convenience and also performance in the cooking area. I cube all of them into regarding 3/4 ″ items, roll them in olive oil, at that point spread Tony Chachere's Creole Flavoring, and rosemary and after that cook them in a 400 deg oven up until gentle. I really loved the directions to incorporate the vegetables in to the toasting frying pan halfway through the cooking time to make sure that they really did not obtain as well delicate - great! On her blogging site she shares greater than 600 great tasting as well as healthy recipes for any person which is functioning to losing weight. He is a member of the American College of Athletics Medication (ACSM), the International Culture for Sports Health and nutrition (ISSN), the National Toughness as well as Conditioning Organization (NSCA) as well as the International Affiliation for the Study from Weight problems (IASO). This is probably exactly what many of you imagine when you think about a wonderful potato - pale tan skin layer, slightly yellow inside. You may prepare it over a grill (charcoal chosen) or simply in an oven along with a griddle. First, create health your highest possible value and also alone will definitely go a very long way toward maintaining you far from the following trend weight loss diet. If your flowerpot roast is as well completely dry, make certain the pan you are using has a limited fitting cover and also you are actually cooking at the lowest feasible warmth to keep the low simmering. I poured this right into a well-buttered loaf pan to make sure that this made a level regarding 3/4 in deep as well as cooked it until set (concerning 10 minutes), oven heat level declined to 400 ° F, after all the tarts were actually out. One more research study in the Publication from Nutrition found that adding avocado to salad enabled participants to absorb three to five times a lot more carotenoids. I loooooooooove your recipes, they create me healthy and balanced as well as happy, and when I have folks over, I mislead all of them into believing I'm a cooking occultist. I served that along with barbequed salmon, a lovely healthy meal that needed nothing at all else! Transfer the clams as well as the cooking liquid to a huge offering bowl as well as serve with items of toasted breadstuff to soak up the cooking food liquid and extra lemons on the edge. Likewise, thanks for uploading healthy dishes to begin the year ... I absolutely overdid this on the sugary foods this vacation! So as for an unusual to derive any type of health and nutrition off us, they 'd must be actually biochemically identical. But adding some entire surface flour to delicious chocolate smokes as well as rainbow-colored loops does not create the grain a dietary all-star. I complied with dish precisely, used the extra buttermilk and invest oven for 5 mins. Leftovers are actually just as delicious reheated in the stove or even eaten chilly, my child will certainly verify this! This was such a alluring as well as rewarding holiday season treat which experienced totally mild, and yet was actually stuffed with healthy and balanced active ingredients! I would really love to view a crepes recipe with the Glow" spin that creates cooking satisfying and also delectable! It's thus heavy and I would certainly just fear that your buns will rise extremely well or even be light as well as airy. You might probably write a recipe book named Smitten Cooking area's 110 Best Recipes for Cooking food Cardboard" as well as I will still purchase this. Why the Dutch Oven functions: You could roast the chicken in there then maintain all the extracts coming from the poultry in the container as a bottom for the stock - no need to clean the flowerpot after roasting the poultry! So I do not make all of them either, but individuals stand by the dish in Mastering the Craft of French Preparing food by Julia Child. I was stressed they will come out from the oven brown, however they remained wonderful and eco-friendly. Bake tart in the preheated oven for approximately 50 minutes, or till the tart as well as shell are golden brown. http://egeszsegeseletmod-blog.com/eco-slim-velemenyek-gyors-fogyas-fogyokura-nelkul-ar-velemenyek-hatasok-vasarolni-az-amazon-vagy-a-gyarto-honlapjan/ favored smoothie goes a little something similar to this: 1 fruit, 1/2 c. blueberries, 1 packet from on-the-spot oats (dry out), 1/2 c. mango puree, top off along with 1% milk and a well-balanced drizzle from natural honey. If you're utilizing (thin decrease) chick busts, minimize cooking time by 10-15 mins or you'll find yourself with completely dry chicken. If I am actually creating rice crispies or even granola clubs that need to stick together I'll often select brown rice syrup considering that it aids bind them. Sprinkling multicolored furikake (rice seasonings) or even garnishing along with diced parsley and green red onion gives great tones to overall presentation. Each item takes 10 hrs to create and fifteen individuals are actually engageded in the making from each Dutch oven. Combining genes, nutrition, medication and folklore his strategy to our consuming routines and also prepare for how to eat towards wellness are actually believed provoking and also consist of tips worth incorporating into our lives. This is actually such a supplement to Angela's initial recipe book-- even more usable and also well-balanced recipes that will definitely enter into your day-to-day preparing food. I had no suggestion about the reasoning behind eliminating the green little bits yet I rarely utilize garlic without preparing food this (mainly simply guacamole). Staying healthy and balanced is good for your wallets also, in the form of reduced medical care costs and also medical insurance premiums. 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Leaving San Francisco for a 125 mile / 200 kilometer drive to Monterey.

After a quick breakfast of sandwiches, fruit and coffee at Bread and Cacao, next-door to our hotel (199 Sutter Street at Kearny), we headed south on US-101 to San Mateo.

I forgot to back-up the webcam footage that evening, so newer files had unfortunately overwritten this leg of our road trip. Therefore, no footage of the near collisions as some idiots used the ‘remain in your lane’ concept to do a 90mph slalom to still make the exit for SFO. Luckily, we set course to the coast by taking Highway 92 to Half Moon Bay, where we picked up Highway 1 southbound again, readjusting to the laid back pace and amazing scenery.

The only scenic pictures we took along the way was at our first real stop at the Gazos Creek Año Nuevo State Park near Pescadero:

As we wanted to visit the aquarium in Monterey that afternoon, we only had a short stop in Santa Cruz. The Hawaiian food we had in Eureka had struck a chord and due to our craving for a good Poke Bowl, we had selected Pono Hawaiian Grill (120 Union St) for lunch.

Chantal opted for the Salmon-Cilantro & Avocado Poke: cubed salmon filet, sweet onions, green onions, tomato, fresh minced cilantro and sliced avocado, shoyu poke sauce, black sesame seeds and sushi ginger on top. I chose the Creamy Wasabi Poke: cubed Ahi tuna, sweet onion and cucumber mixed with wasabi mayo and topped with Japanese furikake seasoning, sushi ginger and crispy wontons. They were both incredibly tasty! The kids had the Grilled Teriyaki Beef: sirloin tip beef marinated in a shoyu, garlic, ginger and sugar-based marinade topped with sesame seeds and green onion (and steamed rice and macaroni salad of course!) as well as the very nice Kalua pork Quesedilla which came with a very nice sweet and sour sauce.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium was a great experience due to the fact that a number of the tanks relating to the local maritime life are connected with the Monterey Bay. With surf and current simulation and pumping vast amounts of bay water into the tanks, they tried to recreate the natural habitat as much as possible. Also the history of the Cannery Row, immortalised in Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men, was very impressive.

The Lion’s mane and Egg-yolk jellyfishes, the larger species of jellies found in Monterey Bay (and along the entire west coast of the Americas) are truly fascinating, especially the egg-yolk jellyfish pictured here. As if a large egg was cracked and poured into water, their bell is yolk-yellow at the center, with hundreds of tentacles clustered like an underwater spiderweb. I think that despite the crowds I spent about 5 minutes looking at their slow and majestic movements.

With an entrance fee of $50 for adults and $30/40 for children and students respectively, it was one of the priciest visits on our road trip, but well worth it and it was completed packed on an overcast Tuesday afternoon.

As we spent several hours in the Aquarium, we checked in the Hotel Abrego (755 Abrego Street) around 6pm. We spotted a Thai restaurant, Krua Thai in a food court across the street from the hotel (731 Munras Avenue) and their menu also had noodle soups on it, so the kids were in favor of having dinner there.

For starters, Chantal opted for a cup of Tom Yum Soup (Tofu, Lemon grass, tomato, mushroom, cilantro, and lime juice) and the rest shared a portion of the Thai Chicken Satay served with peanut sauce. As said, for mains, the kids opted for beef and chicken noodle soups (rice noodles in chicken/beef broth with bean sprouts, green onion, and cilantro). They had a variety of flat noodles – relatively thick and a width of about 1 1/4 inch / 3 cm – that we had never come across before. The kids loved them and impressed the waiters in how far they managed to eat the adult portion soup.

Chantal had her eyes set on the vegetarian Panang Curry with baby corn, carrots, bell pepper and basil, which was delicious. I chose their signature Laab Kai dish which was ground chicken marinated in lime juice, roasted rice powder, mint, and red onion served with cabbage wedge. This was a truly amazing dish and despite medium hotness, its incredible punch was really addictive. At the least when you visit a Thai restaurant, you already prepare yourself that “medium” hotness level is the equivalent of burning out in a controlled manner under constant supply of Chang and Singha beers… Sweat was beating on the brows, but we just had to dig in again and again… Yum!

Around the World – Pacific Northwest USA (part 11) – San Francisco – Monterey, California Leaving San Francisco for a 125 mile / 200 kilometer drive to Monterey.

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A First Look at North Shore Poke Co. in Westchase

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Poke, according to some of the pundits out there, is "the trending food" in Houston right now. Sigh. While something trending can be a good thing if it gets folks to break out of their old habits and try something new, just because something is trending doesn't mean it's necessarily good. However, if anyone is making good food, it will speak for itself with proof of concept being in the eating and so on. Thankfully in my Westchase 'hood, there is a Poke place that's been open a little over a month called North Shore Poke Co. that has been building an audience very well due to a great product. Full disclosure: it is part of a 4 location chain based out of Huntington Beach, California and is producing a dish that originated in Hawaii. But first a little background: North Shore Poke Company is a family-run business entirely dedicated to creating mind-blowing good Hawaiian poke that opened in March 2012 in Huntington Beach, CA. Just one block shy of Main Street. It was while serving in the Coast Guard Chef Shawn Gole caught the Poke bug and wondered why even Hawaiian restaurants on the mainland were overlooking this tasty fish offering. Shawn teamed up with his father and pastry chef sister, Melissa Gole-Vasquez to bring a Poke fix to Orange County. Since then, four other locations have made landfall, with the first in Houston opening in February of 2017! But for the uninitiated, let's talk about what Poke is first. Per Hawaii Magazine: The word poke (pronounced poh-keh) is Hawaiian, meaning “to slice or cut crosswise into pieces.” The basic poke mixture of cubed raw ahi (tuna), salty seaweed, and crunchy sweet onions. The poke first eaten by native Hawaiians was a simple mixture of raw fish, Hawaiian salt, seaweed and chopped kukui nuts (called inamona in Hawaiian). Post-colonial contact, that basic recipe got a bit more interesting with the introduction of onions and, sometimes, tomatoes to the mix. Go to most fish markets in Hawaii today and you’ll find a wide selection of poke—from tako (octopus) with ginger and garlic to tofu in shoyu with watercress and tomato. We’ve seen poke recipes with raw crab, cooked shrimp, clams, smoked salmon, pipi kaula (dried and smoked beef), even seared ribeye steak. There are now hundreds of poke recipes in Hawaii for every kind of taste. So, think of typical sushi ingredients, served more as a salad, in a bowl, on a base of steamed rice or greens such as cucumber. The Menu at North Shorefeatures what would be considered standard sushi ingredients for mixing in your Poke bowl. We visited North Short Poke Co. over a couple of different days to try a few different items on their menu. We found the fish to be fresh, we found the food to be full of flavour and the staff to be friendly. In the photos on the left, you see two of their Latin Inspired Poke Dishes: the Waimea style Poke Nachos (Waimea Style Salmon Poke Over Tortilla Chips. Topped with House Hot Sauce & Furikake). This is a cool yet spicy crunchy sushi nacho treat! As my daughter Helena is a Fish Taco fan, she went for the Fish Tacos (Waimea style salmon poke, Sunset, or Pipeline Poke. Topped w/ Cabbage on Corn Tortilla). This Echos the trip to San Diego long ago where I first tried fish tacos, but with a different twist--a sushi style salmon hit with some spice. Grades: A and A+ respectively. On one of the other visits, we hit up some different styles of poke bowls in the proper sense. The photos show clockwise from the top: A Pipeline Bowl with Avocado added (Mix of Ahi Tuna and Salmon, Sushi Nori seasoning, Pipeline sauce, Avocado, Mangoes over steamed Jasmine rice); Jason's built it yourself bowl with Salmon, Soy Sauce, Sushi Nori seasoning, with steamed Jasmine rice; and a Waimeia Bowl (Salmon, Waimeia spicy mayo sauce, Nori Seasoning, Macadamia nuts, onions). The main commonality we found was good, cool fresh sushi grade fish, great seasoning and fresh steamed rice. The Waimea sauce is creamy yet spicy, full of umami. The Spicy soy in the Pipeline is like a robust brewed vineagar with a little heat. Everyone enjoyed what they ordered that is for sure! Grades: A+, A and A+ respectively. I'll be checking out a number of other new and established Houston area Poke joints over the next several weeks. North Shore being in my local neighborhood and having a great product has already set a good precedent. As my pal Jack Long has said "It is good to live in Houston if you love to eat a diverse batch of food!" North Shore Poke Co. is located in Westchase at: 11195 Westheimer Rd Near Westhimer/Wilcrest Houston, TX 77042 281 888-1946 Open 7 Days a week 11:30 am-9pm Eat Happy, Y'all!!!吃得开心!!! Ai, Pōmaikaʻi, o oukou a pau!!!Hank

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