Daily Menu - March 2005

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2005-03-31 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | one-pot dish of tofu and shimeji mushroom (bamboo shoots) | fried burdock and carrot | simmered beans | pickles | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | fried minke | simmered sweet potato, mochina and shiitake mushroom with miso | pickles (radish, carrot and cucumber) | orange
BETWEEN-MEALS --- banana pancake | coffee
DINNER --- pressed sushi with mackerel | steamed cabbage, salmon and maitake mushroom) | soy milk soup of burdock and potato | simmered baens | pickles | onion bread, raisins bread | cheese | red wine | shaddock

In the morning I boil 4 cups of rice, and we three and two cat finish up all.

2005-03-30 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (radish's leaf and deep-fried tofu) | grilled miso flavored saury | grated yam and natto | sugar flavored kidney beans | fried burdock ad carrot | pickled radish | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled salmon | fried radish and enoki mushroom (minced chicken) | boiled pea | tomato | pickles (radish and carrot) | shaddock
BETWEEN-MEALS --- harden popped rice sweets | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- gohan | fried tofu with hot sauce and boiled komatsuna | simmered mackerel with grated radish | simmered scallop and konjak | jelly of apple and shaddock
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- grilled rice ball | fried tofu with hot sauce and boiled komatsuna | simmered scallop and konjak | simmered radish | sugar flavored kidney beans | pickles

The Starveling-Gang who were back from ski trip have an excellent appetite.

2005-03-29 Tue

BREAKFAST (Poco) --- gohan cooked with roasted soybean, baby sardine, deep-fried tofu, konbu, carrot and burdck) | miso soup (spinach and fu) | simmered kidney bean | pickles (radish, carrot, eggplant and cucumber) | banana
LUNCH (Poco) --- cooked rice (same one of breakfast) | miso soup | simmered radish and radish's leaf | pickles | shaddock
BETWEEN-MEALS --- bun with a bean-jam filling | tea
DINNER (Poco) --- grilled cooked rice (same one of breakfast) | bakes smelt | simmered radish (konbu) | braised hijiki | pickles (radish, carrot, eggplant and cucumber) | tsukudani
DINNER (Tomi and Peco) at sushi bar --- sushi

I cooked rice with roasted black soybean instead of white one. It's good. And grilled one is also good.

2005-03-28 Mon

Closed

2005-03-27 Sun

Closed

2005-03-26 Sat

Please excuse me for taking the spring holiday for three days.

2005-03-25 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (asari clam and dropwort) | braised hijiki | grilled smelt | natto and white radish sprouts | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered potato, onion, carrot, pork gristle and pineapple | simmered radish and radish's leaf | pickles (radsh, carrot and eggplant)
BETWEEN-MEALS --- pound cake of walnut | milk tea
DINNER --- kimuchi udon noodles | fried horse mackerel with starchy sweet vinegar sauce | dressed boiled potato and broccoli with anchovy | simmered radish and radish's leaf | braised hijiki | tsukudani | cheese | strawberry and pineapple

My batteries are almost dead friday. There are various leavings on parade on the dinner table.

2005-03-24 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (burdock and egg) | dressed boiled potato and broccoli with anchovy (eringi mushroom and wienerwurst) | grilled salmon | pickles | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | rolled egg | fried qinggengcai and squid (maitake mushroom) | pickles | pineapple
BETWEEN-MEALS --- pound cake of walnut | coffee
DINNER --- rice gruel with kimushi | baked oyster on the konbu | tomato (shiso dressing) | fried rolled sardine with shiso and fried sweet potato | sauteed lotus root | salad of echalote and squid with vinegar and miso | boiled komatsuna | pickles | strawberry

Potato which produced of Hokkaido and we bought in bulk are very good however I cook.

2005-03-23 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | kimuchi nabe | salad of dried strips of radish, squid, konbu and herring roe | simmered kidny beans | apple
LUNCH (Tomi) --- ?
LUNCH (Peco and Poco) --- gohan | grilled salmon | boiled komatsuna (yuba, deep-fried tofu and shiitake mushroom) | sauteed okara | pickles (radish, carrot and eggplant)
BETWEEN-MEALS --- pudding | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- gohan | simmered mackerel and burdock | sauteed okara | oiled komatsuna | sauteed lotus root
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- kimuchi nabe | rice gruel | salad of echalote and squid with vinegar and miso | salad of dried strips of radish, squid, konbu and herring roe | simmered kidny beans | tsukudani

I made kimuchi nabe using pickles and pork which I ordered on the internet shop. It's very good, too.

2005-03-22 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (wakame seaweed and fu) | simmered potato and onion with egg (cake of pounded fish and kidney bean) | dressed konnyaku with vinegared miso | grated yam and natto | pickles (radish, carrot and eggplant) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | boiled broccoli with starchy sauce of mushrooms and scarrop (shimeji, enoki and eringi mushroom) | spring roll | pickles (radish, carrot and eggplant)
BETWEEN-MEALS --- steamed rice with soybean flour | coffee
DINNER --- simmered satoimo and squid | one-pot dish of tofu and nameko mushroom | rice gruel | Tsukudani | pickles | strawberry

Simmered potato and onion using earthenware pot is taste of Peco's mother, Kimi.

2005-03-21 Mon

BRUNCH --- by each
DINNER --- porcini mushrooms and tomato sauce spagetti | rape blossoms and anchovy spaghetti | simmered cod and leek | rice gruel | fruits salad with acheto balsamic vinegar (strawberry, kiwi and shaddock)

Occasionally Italian.

2005-03-20 Sun

BRUNCH --- baked sweet potato | coffee
DINNER --- gohan | fried pork and kimuchi (onion) | gyoza | simmered radish and konbu | various pickles

Various pickles and pork which we ordered on the internet shop were all very good.

2005-03-19 Sat

Closed today

2005-03-18 Fri

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (potato and pea) | grilled horse mackerel | tomato (shiso dressing) | pickles (radish, carrot, cucumber and eggplant) | apple
LUNCH (Poco) --- gohan | mushroom curry | mozuku seaweed soup | pickles
BETWEEN-MEALS --- shaddock jelly | coffee
DINNER (Poco) --- simmered cod and leek | simmered radish and konbu (roasted soy bean) | spanish omelet | tsukudani | pickles | mushroom udon noodles

Tomi and Peco have gone on a business and vacation trip to Gifu and Nagano.

2005-03-17 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan (with ten kinds of cereals) | miso soup (leek and deep-fried tofu) | spanish omelet (potato, onion, shimeji and salmon) | grated yam | pickles (radish, carrot, cucumber and eggplant) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered radish and konbu (roasted soy bean) | grilled squid | pickles
BETWEEN-MEALS --- bun with a bean-jam and nuts filling | coffee
DINNER --- mushroom udon noodles (eringi, maitake and shimeji mushroom) | simmered lib and lily bud | simmered vegetables (burdock, carrot, lotus root, konnyaku, dried shiitake mushroom, yam, bamboo shoot and konbu) | pickles | tsukudani | orange and kiwi

I long to eat an omelet which potato is not soggy and taste very good sometimes.

2005-03-16 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (spinach and egg) | simmered potato and salmon (ginger flavored) | pickles (radish, carrot, cucumber and eggplant) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered lib and lily bud (dried shiitake mushroom, leek and ginger) | fried burdock and carrot | pineapple
DINNER (Tomi) at soba noodles restaurant --- soba noodles
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- simmered vegetables (burdock, carrot, lotus root, konnyaku, dried shiitake mushroom, yam, bamboo shoot and konbu) | simmered eel and leek with egg | tsukudani | rice gruel, baked rice cake (Peco) | cheese, cracker and wine (Poco)

Simmered dish of potato and salmon which I made on the spur of the moment was a hit.

2005-03-15 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (fu and leek) | grilled salmon | boiled pea | sugar flavored kidney beans | braized kiriboshi-daikon and dried shiitake mushroom | pickles (radish, carrot, cucumber ad eggplant) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered eel and leek with egg (burdock, shimeji mushroom) | spinach with sesame paste | sauteed okara | pickles
BETWEEN-MEALS --- sweet jellied adzuki-bean paste | coffee
DINNER --- rice gruel (greens and ginger) | one-pot dish of tofu and mushroom (eringi, maitake and deep-fried tofu) | salad of Chinese pickles and cucumber (wakame seaweed, tomato and enoki mushroom) | tsukudani | canape (vinegared sardine | Gorgonzola and honey) | wine

If we freezed larger portion dish, when we feel that something is missing, it's convenientand easy.

2005-03-14 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup - grated lotus root | boiled komatsuna and yuba (deep-fried tofu and shiitake) | grated yam | pickles (radish, carrot, eggplant and cucumber) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled mackerel | simmered radish and chicken ball (radish's leaf) | boiled bean sprout and Chinese pickles (shimeji mushroom and corn) | pickles | orange and kiwi
BETWEEN-MEALS --- popped rice with chocolate | coffee
DINNER --- croquette and spit-fried pork | simmered vegetables (burdock, carrot, lotus root, konnyaku, dried shiitake mushroom, yam, bamboo shoot and konbu) | salad (vinegared sardine, white asparagus and tomato) | pressed sushi | strawberry

The cold weather has returned and it's lightly powdered with snow. In this cold morning, miso soup of grated lotus root is good.

2005-03-13 Sun

DINNER (Poco) --- baked oyster | spaghetti with porcini mushroom, anchovy and tomato sauce | strawberry with balsamic vinegar | bread and cheese | white wine and red wine
DINNER (Tomi and Peco) --- pressed sushi | simmered kipper and potatoes | tofu sandwiches | simmered radish and pickled radish's leaf | strawberry

Tomi and Peco were expected to eat out, but owing to some happening they came home. Various leaving dishes were of help.

2005-03-12 Sat

Tomi and Peco go skiing at Shiga highland , Poco goes to Kanazawa. Poco-cat stays alone at home.

2005-03-11 Fri

BREAKFAST (Poco) --- gohan | simmered radish and pickled radish's leaf | simmered kidney beans | apple
LUNCH (Tomi and Peco) at soba noodles restaurant --- soba noodles
LUNCH (Poco) --- gohan | beans curry | pickles
BETWEEN-MEALS --- Japanese bun with a bean-jam filling and fried greens | Chinese tea
DINNER --- fried onion and bacon (maitake mushroom) | simmered kipper and potatoes | rice gruel of kimuchi nabe | grilled cod | various leavings

Tomi and Peco went to a medical examination to good eat and drink from now on.

2005-03-10 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (spinach and egg) | sardine salad (vinegared sardine, tomato, wakame seaweed, white asparagus and lemon) | simmered whelk and konjak | pickles (radish, carrot and eggplant) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | fritter of wihte fish with sweetened vinegar souce and boiled qinggengcai | simmered radish and pickled radish's leaf | pickles | orange and kiwi
BETWEEN-MEALS --- sweetened bun | coffee
DINNER --- marinade of eggplant and white meat | steamed asari clam | vinegared radish | vairous leavings | bread and cheese | red wine

Japanese style, Western one ad Chinese one... today's menu was jumbled this and that ^^.

2005-03-09 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (leek and wakame seaweed) | grilled horse mackerel | simmered kidney bean | braized kiriboshi-daikon and dried shiitake mushroom | pickles (radish, carrot, cucumber and egplant) | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | dressed steamed taro with miso | sauteed lotus root | rolled egg with grated radish | pickles | orange
BETWEEN-MEALS --- ice cream | coffee
DINNER (Tomi) --- gohan | tofu sandwiches (minced chicken, salmon, carrot, dried shiitake mushroom, bamboo shoot and ginger) with spinach | simmered mackerel with miso and leek | fried shredded burdock and carrot | sugar flavored black soybean | orange
DINNER (Peco and Poco) --- tofu sandwiches with spinach | fried shredded burdock and carrot | sugar flavored black soybean | pickles | udon noodles (Peco) | bread and cheese (Poco)

I stuff minced chicken, salmon, dried shiitake mushroom, bamboo shoot and ginger into the dried tofu. It's taste?

2005-03-08 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (fu and leek) | fried cabbage and anchovy | grated yam and natto | simmered soybean | pickles | apple
LUNCH --- unrolled sushi (shredded thin omelet, lotus root, soybean, dreid shiitake mushroom, eel and red ginger) | simmered radish and chicken ball | grilled salmon | pickles | orange and kiwi
BETWEEN-MEALS --- rice cake sweets | tea
DINNER --- boiled potato and broccoli (shimeji mushroom and bacon) | various leavings | tsukudani | pickles | cheese and bread | strawberry

Today's simmered dish of radish was with chicken ball by Peco. And we made unrolled sushi to anticipate the spring.

2005-03-07 Mon

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (Chinese cabbage and deep-fried tofu) | grated yam | cake of pounded fish | baked tofu with miso | ohitashi - spinach and kiriboshi-daikon | apple
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled pickled cod | tofu paste with lotus root, konnyaku and soybean | fried qinggengcai and scallop with starchy sauce (shiitake mushroom) | pickles
BETWEEN-MEALS --- Japanese cheap sweets | coffee
DINNER --- kimuchi nabe | rice gruel | tomato | tsukudani (food boiled down in soy) | pickles | strawberry

When we have not enough dish a bit, tsukudani is very convenient.

2005-03-06 Sun

BRUNCH at soba noodles restaurant --- vegetables tempura | soba noodles | udon noodles | pickles
DINNER --- oden | various leavings | cracker and cheese | orange and apple

We went shopping to get pickles of Yoshida's and as it runs short and we buy the whole five one.

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"Everybody call Pickles shop" shopkeeper says
( 2005-03-06 / Poco )
2005-03-05 Sat

BRUNCH (Tomi and Peco) at udon noodles bar --- udon noodles | rice ball
BRUNCH (Poco) --- rice ball | oden | pickles
DINNER at Japanese restaurant Miyabino --- steamed greenling with starchy sauce of grated turnip | clear soup - ground clam and wakame seaweed | sashimi - sea bream | sashimi - halfbeak | cooked rice seasoned with soy sauce (shredded thin omelet, fuki and shrimp) | fried bean curd cake with crab | grilled fish and grated hot radish | fried sesame pudding | simmered sea bream, turnip and potherb mustard | udon noodles | mashed yam with a bean-jam filling

We had the spirit of Japanese cooking at a much longed-for Miyabino.

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sink deeply into our mind
( at Japanese restaurant / 2005-03-05 / Poco )
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special dinner
( at Japanese restaurant / 2005-03-05 / Poco )
2005-03-04 Fri

BREAKFAST --- rice cooked with pea | miso soup (Chinese cabbage and deep-fried tofu) | grilled cod | sauteed radish's peel (maitake mushroom and baby sardine) | natto and grated radish | pickles (radish, carrot, cucumber and eggplant) | apple
LUNCH --- pressed sushi (mackerel, eel and salmon) | rice cooked with pea | fried scallion and pork (eringi mushroom) | simmered potato, onion and cake of pounded fish with egg | pickles | strawberry and kiwi
BETWEEN-MEALS --- rice-cake sweets | coffee
DINNER --- pressed sushi | rice cooked with pea | oden (radish, taro, konnyaku, bagged egg with deep-fried tofu, tube-shaped fish paste cake) | radish and salmon salad (orange)

When the rice cooked with pea served at our table, spring is just around the corner.

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dignified three kinds of pressed sushi
< plate / Mansaku Nakao >
( 2005-03-04 / Poco )
2005-03-03 Thu

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (field peas) | steamed Chinese cabbage and potato (bacon and shimeji mushroom) | fried leek and egg | pickles (radish, cucumber, carrot and eggplant) | baked sweet potato
LUNCH --- gohan | grilled mackerel | simmered sweet potato and grilled welsh onion | sesame paste with crown daisy | pickles (radish and eggplant) | strawberry
BETWEEN-MEALS --- sweets of yuzu | coffee
DINNER --- rice gruel with salmon | Chinese jellyfish salad (cucumber, white meat, enoki mushroom and wakame seaweed) | pickles sweetfish | simmered pork lib with eringi mushroom and boiled qinggengcai | sauteed okara | chop suey

As it is the Girls' Festival today and I would make unrolled sushi, but I’d clean forgotten it ^ ^.

2005-03-02 Wed

BREAKFAST --- gohan | miso soup (potato and wakame seaweed) | smelt | grated yam and natto
LUNCH --- gohan | simmered pork lib with eringi mushroom and boiled qinggengcai | sugar flavored black soybean | pickles
DINNER --- one-pot dish (duck, leek, burdock, kuzu noodles, mushrooms , tofu and potherb mustard) | sauteed okara (burdock, carrot, corn, soybean, dried shiitake mushroom, kikurage mushroom, ginkgo nut and squid) | various leavinge | strawberry

It is march now, but it is still severe cold and we have hot-hot one-pot dish.

2005-03-01 Tue

BREAKFAST --- gohan (green soy bean) | tofu and mushroom soup (deep-froed tofu and potherb mustard) juice pressed from a bitter orange | grilled pickled sardine with grated radish | fried burdock | simmered kidney bean | apple
LUNCH --- gohan (green soy bean) | chop suey (Chinese cabbage, onion, carrot, corn, field peas, kikurage mushroom, dried mushroom, pork and squid) | grilled horse mackerel | pickles
DINNER --- simmered radish and pickled radish's leaf with sake lees (simmered old pickled radish with sake-kasu) | wheat bun with vegetables filling | salad (white meat, cucumber and gold thread gourd) | soy milk soup (potato, cabbage and shiitake mushroom) | strawberry

The simmered radish and pickled radish's leaf with sake lees is Peco-san's favorite dish. She says "My dream was to eat a full of bowl this when I was child"

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