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January 2006 - Posts

Creamed spinach with bread, and weekend muffins

Another weeknight meal last week took advantage of some onion-studded rye bread from Essential Bakery. I thought I had a bit more spinach handy, but I guess we used a fair amount of what we had started with at breakfast… anyway, I made a cream-enriched Read More...
Posted Monday, January 30, 2006 12:27 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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Tomatoes in January

Not usually a good idea, you say… and yes, you’re correct. I don’t normally consume tomatoes in the winter, as they tend to be rather tough and flavorless. I’m not deluded into the idea that aroma-free “roma” tomatoes or the B.C. Hothouse winter collection Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:44 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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Utthapam, dosa, and Chinese New Year

We were supposed to do a supermarket demo at the Bellevue Uwajimaya today, but they were a little bit more crowded with Chinese New Year demos than expected and we decided not to become a fire hazard. We did have a fairly substantial delivery for them, Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 28, 2006 11:59 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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My little cold, rice porridge, and Families with Children from China

I came down with a bit of a cold this weekend, and Hiromi thoughtfully prepared some okayu, or rice porridge, for me. This is standard comfort food for anyone the slightest bit ill in Japan. We ate it with some pickles, some of which were Chinese, and Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:16 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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Not enough time, some kind of dinner, blood orange and gin

Monday night we had the dubious pleasure of completing my office shelving work… I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s actually organized, but it looks much less chaotic than it previously did. I’d actually be able to make good use of another shelf, but Read More...
Posted Friday, January 20, 2006 12:46 AM by jason | 2 Comments

Too much information

Lucas of Cooking In Japan tagged me with the “Too Much Information” meme, for which I am invited (commanded?) to present 10 revealing/odd/interesting/random facts about me. I can’t promise much, but since I haven’t revealed terribly Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:06 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Pre-Chinese New Year Demo and various harumaki

We kept ourselves busy the last few weeks, even though last weekend, for example, was a more leisurely kind of busy. I haven't scheduled any product demos since just before the Christmas season. This was our first weekend back in the routine, and we took Read More...
Posted Monday, January 16, 2006 12:09 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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From fried to simmered: apple fritters and cabbage rolls

Apple fritters Yesterday I made apple fritters with some Macintosh apples. I improvised the proportions of ingredients, so I didn’t quite get the balance of flour and liquid right, and they turned out a fair bit oilier than I had hoped. The oil temperature Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:58 PM by jason | 2 Comments
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Attempted nougat and matcha chocolates

During the last week or so most of our home meals have been minor variations of things I’ve made recently, and on late nights, arriving home quite hungry, I haven’t felt much of an urge to photograph the “reruns.” Tonight, though, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:15 AM by jason | 2 Comments
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Mini-vacation in Vancouver

We had planned to make a day trip to Vancouver on Boxing Day, before I remembered something about a signature that most students need to get on their I-20 before departing the country… alas, I realized this just about an hour before we were hoping Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:24 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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Have you seen the owner of this license plate?

This has not been a banner 12 months for me when it comes to cars. This morning, around 10:30 am, I was driving southbound on 2nd Ave in downtown Seattle, on my way to pick up something from one of my vendors. Nobody was at the office yet when I came Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:46 PM by jason | 1 Comments
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Hiromi slaved over osechi

I’m usually more involved in our nightly dinners, but I don’t deserve any credit for tonight’s New Year’s Day dinner. I put my best effort into photography and lighting, but I didn’t contribute much to preparation. Hiromi wanted to make a vegetarian version Read More...
Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 12:34 AM by jason | 5 Comments
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A couple of vaguely Korean meals

This week we had another nabemono craving, this time a reprise of my last kimchi soon dubu jjigae, with a couple of tweaks. I made it with some shirataki, or konnyaku jelly noodles. The next day we made a bibimbap, but in a clay pot, rather than stone. Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 01, 2006 10:37 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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